V. BISWAS
Department of Zoology, Khulna Government Womens’ College, Khulna 9000, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT: A new species of spitting spider genus Scytodes Latreille namely – Scytodes tikaderi n. sp. is described and illustrated. Generic diagnosis together with the distribution of the species also provided herewith.
Keywords: New species, Spitting spiders, Scytodes, Araneae, Scytodidae, Bangladesh.
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