An update on tropical Ctenidae from Jamaica (Arachnida: Araneae)
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The two known species of Ctenidae from Jamaica are redescribed: Acanthoctenus remotus Chickering, 1960 and Ctenus malvernensis Petrunkevitch, 1910. One new species is described, Ctenus catherine sp. nov., based on a single male. All three species are known only from Jamaica.
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