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  • article: An unusual setule on type IV urticating setae

    • PERAFÁN, C. & F. PÉREZ-MILES (2010): An unusual setule on type IV urticating setae of Homoeomma uruguayense (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of Arachnology 38: 153-154.

      Abstract:
      We describe a new unusual setule on type IV urticating setae of the theraphosid spider H. uruguayense (Mello-Leitao 1946). These processes have a filiform stalk and a funnel-like apex that arise from the main axis of the urticating seta. The probable function of these structures in passive and active defense is discussed.
    »ARACHNE« – The Journal of the German Arachnology Society
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