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Foordus stefani gen. and sp. nov.: Male holotype (1–6) and female paratype (7–9) 1 male palp, prolateral 2 same, ventral 3 same, retrolateral 4 expanded male palp, ventral 5 same, ventro-basal 6 same, apical 7 epigyne, ventral 8 epigyne, dorsal 9 Diagrammatic course of the insemination ducts. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
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A new monotypic genus Foordusgen. nov. with Foordus stefanisp. nov. as the type species is described. A short discussion on other Salticidae with disjunctive distributions is provided.
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