A New Whip Spider Species of the Genus Sarax Simon, 1892 (Amblypygi: Charontidae) from Thailand
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Arachnida, Taxonomy, Morphology, Description, Koh Pha NganAbstract
Abstract. – A new whip spider species of the genus Sarax Simon, 1892 is described based on three specimens collected in Koh Pha Ngan island, Southern Thailand. The new species, Sarax kosulici sp. nov., represents the second species of the genus Sarax described from Thailand, and the sixth species of Amblypygi reported from the country. The new taxon described here raises the total number of currently recognized species for the genus Sarax to 39.
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