A new species of Pionothele from Gobabeb, Namibia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae).

ABSTRACT: The mygalomorph spider genus Pionothele Purcell, 1902 comprises two nominal species known only from South Africa. We describe here a new species, Pionothelegobabeb sp. n., from Namibia. This new species is currently only known from a very restricted area in the Namib Desert of western Namibia.

SUBMITTER: Bond JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6557906 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature