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Mogrus rajasthanensis sp.n., holotype female (ZSI-CDT-AA560): 10-general appearance, dorsal view; 11-abdomen, dorsal view; 12-carapace, front view; 13-ditto, lateral view; 14-epigyne, ventral view; 15-vulva, dorsal view. Scale bars = (1013) 1 mm, (14, 15) 0.25 mm. Рис. 10-15. Mogrus rajasthanensis sp.n., голотип самка (ZSI-CDT-AA560): 10-общий вид сверху; 11-брюшко, вид сверху; 12-головогрудь, спереди; 13-тоже, сбоку; 14-эпигина, вид снизу; 15-вульва, вид сверху. Масштаб (10-13) 1 мм, (14, 15) 0,25 мм.
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Two new species, Epocilla sirohi sp.n. (♂) and Mogrus rajasthanensis sp.n. (♀), are described from Rajasthan State of India. Partial sequence data of mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase (mtCOI) from the holotypes of both new species were generated. The genus Mogrus Simon, 1882 is recorded from India for the first time.
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