Two new scorpion species from Paposo, in the coastal desert of Taltal, Chile (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae, Brachistosternus)

Brachistosternus paposo n. sp. and Brachistosternus barrigai n. sp. are described from Paposo, in the coastal transitional desert of northern Chile. Brachistosternus paposo n. sp. is closely related to Brachistosternus roigalsinai Ojanguren-Affilastro 2002, and B. barrigai n. sp. is closely related...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3785; p. 400
Main Authors Ojanguren-Affilastro, Andrés A, Pizarro-Araya, Jaime
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 04.04.2014
Subjects
Animals
Biodiversity
Chile
Demography
Desert Climate
Female
Male
Scorpions - anatomy & histology
Scorpions - classification
Chile
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Summary:Brachistosternus paposo n. sp. and Brachistosternus barrigai n. sp. are described from Paposo, in the coastal transitional desert of northern Chile. Brachistosternus paposo n. sp. is closely related to Brachistosternus roigalsinai Ojanguren-Affilastro 2002, and B. barrigai n. sp. is closely related with Brachistosternus kamanchaca Ojanguren-Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini 2007.
ISSN:1175-5326
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3785.3.4