Redescription of the Himalaian Pardosa flavisterna Caporiacco, 1935 (Aranei: Lycosidae) with notes of the Pardosa nebulosa species-group

Yu.M. Marusik and F. Ballarin

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2011, 315(1): 63–69 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2011.315.1.63

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Abstract

Pardosa flavisterna Caporiacco, 1935 from Karakoram, a species known by the original description only, is redescribed on the basis of syntypes and new material collected in Pakistan and India. P. flavisterna belongs to the P. nebulosa species-group, which has over 60 species. An updated diagnosis is provided for this species group and its position within Pardosa is briefly discussed.

Key words

distribution, India, Pakistan, wolf spiders

Submitted September 1, 2010 · Accepted January 11, 2011 · Published March 30, 2011

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