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30 July, 2018
A new species of Gint from Kenya
Frantisek Kovarik has described a new species of Gint Kovarik, Lowe, Pliskova & Stahlavsky, 2013 (Buthidae) from Kenya.
Gint childsi Kovarik, 2018
Abstract:
Gint childsi sp. n. from Kenya is described and compared with other species of the genus. Additional information is provided on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus Gint, fully complemented with color photos of preserved specimens of both sexes of the new species, as well as of their habitat.
Reference:
Kovarik F. A New Scorpion Species from Kenya, Gint childsi sp. n. (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius. 2018(266):1-9. [Open Access]
Family Buthidae
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