V. BISWAS
Department of Zoology, Khulna Government Womens’ College, Khulna- 9000, Bangladesh.
ABSTRUCT
A newly recorded spider of the genus Crossopriza Simon namely – C. lyoni (Blackwall) is described. The species is cosmopolitan and recorded for the first time from Khulna, Bangladesh. Generic diagnosis, description together with the distribution of the species are provided herewith.
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