Metalepthyphantes vicinus Locket, 1968

Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2020, Linyphiid spiders collected by V. Mahnert in Kenya, with the description of a new genus and two new species (Arachnida: Araneae), Revue suisse de Zoologie 127 (2), pp. 349-360 : 356

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.35929/RSZ.0024
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6986495
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0D2F6C01-FFA8-FFD9-FDC1-FE0CFA3EFD5D
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Metalepthyphantes vicinus Locket, 1968
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Treatment

Material examined: MHNG; 1 male [sample KENYA- 74/44]; KENYA, environs of Nanyuki , 2000 m a.s.l., sifting in bushes; 24.XI.1974; leg. V. Mahnert.

Distribution: This species was hitherto known from Luimbale, 2300 m a.s.l., Angola ( Locket, 1968). It is here recorded for the fauna of Kenya for the first time.