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Image of wafer-lid trapdoor spiders

Image of wafer-lid trapdoor spiders

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Figures 57–68.Scanning electron micrographs of Aptostichus atomarius specimens (female MY3432, 57–67; male MY2979 68). 57 left chelicerae, anterior ventral aspect 58 left pedipalp claw, retrolateral aspect 59 leg I, tarsal claw, retrolateral aspect 60 tarsal scopulae, leg I 61 leg IV tarsal claws, retrolateral aspect 62 leg IV preening comb, tarsus/metatarsus junction 63 leg I, tarsus, dorsal aspect, tarsal organ 64 spinnerets 65 spinning field, distal aspect of PLS 66, 67 cleared spermathecae and close-up of left lobe 68 pedipalp, retrolateral aspect, arrow indicates position of spines on cymbium.

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Jason E. Bond
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Bond J (2012) Phylogenetic treatment and taxonomic revision of the trapdoor spider genus Aptostichus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae) ZooKeys 252: 1–209
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