Title
Rumikiru, n. gen. (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae), a new scorpion genus from the atacama desert
Date Issued
01 February 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Abstract
Rumikiru, n. gen., a new bothriurid scorpion genus from the coastal Atacama Desert, Chile, is described. This is the first scorpion genus endemic to northern Chile. It is most closely related to Pachakutej Ochoa, 2004, from the inter-Andean valleys of Peru. Orobothriurus lourencoi Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2003, is transferred to the new genus and redescribed, creating Rumikiru lourencoi (Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2003), n. comb., and a second species of the genus, Rumikiru atacama, n. sp., is described. Copyright © 2012 American Museum of Natural History.
Start page
1
End page
43
Issue
3731
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Subjects
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84857514731
Source
American Museum Novitates
ISSN of the container
00030082
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Directorio de Producción Científica
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