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16 October, 2015
Four new buthid species from Amazonian Peru
Frantisek Kovarik and co-workers have recently published an article describing four new species in two buthid genera from a single Amazonian location in Peru.
Ananteris ashaninka Kovarik, Teruel, Lowe & Friedrich, 2015
Tityus dillerorum Kovarik, Teruel, Lowe & Friedrich, 2015
Tityus panguana Kovarik, Teruel, Lowe & Friedrich, 2015
Tityus wachteli Kovarik, Teruel, Lowe & Friedrich, 2015
The article is illustrated with many color pictures.
Abstract:
We describe four new species of buthid scorpions from a single Amazonian locality in Peru, situated at the pre- Andean piedmont: Ananteris ashaninka sp. n., Tityus dillerorum sp. n. (a member of the “melanostictus” species-group), Tityus panguana sp. n.(a member of the “bolivianus” species-group), and Tityus wachteli sp. n.(a member of the “clathratus” species-group). Additional information is given on their taxonomy, distribution, ecology, and reproductive biology, fully complemented with color photos of live and preserved specimens, as well as their habitat
Reference:
Kovarik F, Teruel R, Lowe G, Friedrich S. Four new scorpion species (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Amazonian Peru. Euscorpius. 2015 (210):1-40. [Open Access]
Family Buthidae
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