A new species of Auyantepuia González-Sponga, 1978 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from French Guiana.
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A new species of scorpion belonging to the genus Auyantepuia González-Sponga, 1978 (family Chactidae Pocock, 1893) is described on the basis of three specimens collected in a rainforest formation located in Saut Sabbat, South of Mana, French Guiana. This is the tenth species of the Guiano-Amazonian genus Auyantepuia, and the fifth reported from French Guiana.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- ZooKeys
دوره 539 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015