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Copulatory organs of Cocalus shendurneyensis sp.n., holotype # (13-14), and Habrocestum mookambikaensis sp.n., holotype $ (15-16). 13 -right male palp, ventral view, 14 -same, retrolateral view; 15 -epigyne, ventral view; 16 -vulva, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (13-14), 0.2 mm (15-16). Рис. 13-16. Копулятивные орагны Cocalus shendurneyensis sp.n., голотип # (13-14), и Habrocestum mookambikaensis sp.n., голотип $ (15-16). 13 -правая пальпа самца, вид снизу, 14 -то же, вид сбоку-сзади; 15 -эпигина, вид снизу; 16 -вульва, вид сверху. Масштаб: 0,5 мм (13-14), 0,2 мм (15-16).
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Two new species of jumping spiders, Cocalus shendurneyensis sp.n., and Habrocestum mookambikaensis sp.n., are described from the South Western Ghats of India. Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnostic features and illustrations of copulatory organs are given. The current distribution of the genus Cocalus C.L. Koch, 1846 and Habrocestum Simon,...
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