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08 September, 2017
A new species of Ananteris from Brazil
Andre Felipe de Araujo Lira and co-workers have recently described a new species of Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Buthidae) from the Caatinga biome in Brazil.
Ananteris otovianoi Lira, Pordeus & Ribeiro de Albuquerque, 2017
Abstract:
We describe a new species of scorpion from the Caatinga of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Ananteris otovianoi sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Ananteris by the following combination of characters: blackish brown spots up to the medical surface of the chelicerae; pectinal tooth count and some structures measurements. In addition, data on natural history are showed and discussed.
Reference:
Lira AFA, Pordeus LM, Ribeiro de Albuquerque CM. A New species of Ananteris (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Caatinga biome, Brazil. Acta Arachnologica. 2017;66(1):9-15. [Open Access, but pdf for this issue is not yet available]
Thanks to Andre Lira for sending me their article!
Family Buthidae
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