Envia garciai
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| Envia garciai Ott & Höfer, 2003 |
Envia garciai is a small (3mm) pale yellow spider from Brazil.
They live in soil and litter of undisturbed rainforest, where they reach up to 17% of the local spider abundance, with 37 individuals found on one m².
[edit] Etymology
According to the authors, the genus name is an arbitrary combination of letters. The species name is in honor of researcher Marcos Garcia.
[edit] Reference
- Ott, R. and Höfer, H. 2003. Envia garciai, a new genus and species of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Microstigmatidae) from Brazilian Amazonia. - Iheringia 93: 373-379. PDF
