Another new species of Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995 from Madagascar (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

Another new species of Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995 from Madagascar (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

A new species of the endemic Malagasy genus Pseudouroplectes Lourenço (family Buthidae) is described from spiny forests of the southwestern portion of the island. The holotype was obtained in the forests of Ifaty, north of Toliara. With the description of this species, the distributional pattern of...

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Veröffentlicht in:ZooKeys 2010-01, Vol.48, p.1-9
Hauptverfasser: Lourenco, Wilson, Ythier, Eric
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Buthidae
Endemic species
Madagascar
New species
Physical characteristics
Pseudouroplectes
Scorpion
Toliara
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of the endemic Malagasy genus Pseudouroplectes Lourenço (family Buthidae) is described from spiny forests of the southwestern portion of the island. The holotype was obtained in the forests of Ifaty, north of Toliara. With the description of this species, the distributional pattern of this genus is confined to dry forest formations in the south and southwest. A key is proposed to the known species.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.48.448