Urophonius Pocock, 1893 in the family Bothriuridae consists of small burrowing scorpions from southern South America. One special feature with this genus is that some of the species are active in winter. Andrés Ojanguren-Affilastro and co-workers have recently described a new species from Andean Mauline Chilean forests.
Urophonius trewanke Ojanguren-Affilastro, Alfaro, Ramirez, Camousseigt-Montolivo & Pizarro-Araya, 2024
The authors have also included a phylogenetic analysis of the genus based on morphological characters.
Abstract:
Urophonius trewanke sp. nov. is described from the Mauline Andean woods of northern Chilean Patagonia. This species belongs to the granulatus species group, which includes the most basal species within the genus. This species is only active in summer as in all species of its group. We performed a phylogenetic analysis of the genus Urophonius based on morphological characters to establish the position and relationships of the new species in the genus.
Reference:
Ojanguren-Affilastro AA, Alfaro FM, Ramírez MJ, Camousseigt-Montolivo B, Pizarro-Araya J. A new species of genus Urophonius Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae), from Andean Mauline Chilean forests, with a phylogenetic re-analysis of the genus. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 2024;100(2):469-82. [Full text supplied by authors]
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