FEMALE GENITALIA OF A SPECIES OF SPIDER LIVINGIN TURKEY (ARANEAE DRASSIDAE)

Authors : Sevinç KAROL

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Doi:10.1501/Commuc_0000000118

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Publication Date : 1987-01-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The genus of Gnaphosa is rather a large one, ihcluding more then fifty species which are distributed ali över the world. Among the well known species of them, G. lucifuga is mainly a European species which is found, also, in Turkey insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pavesi, 1876; Nosek, 1905; Giltay, 1932; Bris- tow, 1935; Karol, 1966); and in spite of the lackness of knowledge of the countries of near east, it is, also, found in India insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Dyal, 1935);. Gnaphosa lucifuga was first described by Walckenaer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1802); and, later, a key for the family of Drassidae was prepared by Simon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1914);. In these old publications, well drawn figures of female genitalia ■were missing. With the thought of filling this need, this study has been done.
Keywords : FEMALE GENITALIA, SPECIES OF SPIDER, DRASSIDAE