Envia Garciai, a New Genus and Species of Mygalomorph Spiders (araneae, Microstigmatidae) from Brazilian Amazonia
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The genus Envia, comprising only the new species Envia garciai, is proposed. These small mygalomorph spiders were abundantly collected in soil cores and litter samples in primary rain forests near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
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