16 January, 2009

Centruroides ornatus restored as valid species

de Armas & Martin-Frias (2008) has done a study on the genus Centruroides in the Mexican state Veracruz. Nine species are described from the state and a key to the species is given. In the context of this, the authors restore Centruroides ornatus Pocock, 1902 as a valid species. This taxa has previously been regarded as a subspecies of Centruroides infamatus.

Reference:
de Armas LF, Martin Frias E. El genero Centruroides Marx, 1890 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) en el estado de Veracruz, Mexico. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(43):7-22. [Subscription required for fulltext for recent years, but free fulltext for older issues]

Family Buthidae

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