A new electric-blue tarantula species of the genus Chilobrachys Karsh, 1892 from Thailand (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)
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SUBMITTER: Chomphuphuang N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520723 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
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