Systematic revision of the Andean scorpion genus Orobothriurus Maury, 1976 (Bothriuridae) : with discussion of the altitude record for scorpions. (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 359)

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dc.contributor.authorOchoa, J. A. (José A.)
dc.contributor.authorOjanguren-Affilastro, Andrés A.
dc.contributor.authorMattoni, Camilo I.
dc.contributor.authorPrendini, Lorenzo.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-28T17:56:31Z
dc.date.available2011-11-28T17:56:31Z
dc.date.issued2011-11-23
dc.description90 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe systematics of the Andean scorpion genus, Orobothriurus Maury, 1976 (Bothriuridae Simon, 1880), is revised. New locality records, obtained during recent field expeditions, distribution maps, and a key to identification of the 15 known species, are provided. Six new species are described: Orobothriurus calchaqui, n. sp., from northwestern Argentina; Orobothriurus compagnuccii, n. sp., from the central Andes of Argentina; Orobothriurus huascaran, n. sp., from central Peru; Orobothriurus quewerukana, n. sp., from southern Peru and northern Chile; Orobothriurus ramirezi, n. sp., from central Chile; and Orobothriurus tamarugal, n. sp., from northern Chile. The known distribution of Orobothriurus and the altitude record for scorpions are discussed. The world's altitude record for a scorpion, previously reported as 5550 m, is demonstrated to be 4910 m.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/6140
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Museum of Natural History.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 359.en_US
dc.subjectOrobothriurus.en_US
dc.subjectBothriuridae.en_US
dc.subjectScorpions.en_US
dc.subjectAndes.en_US
dc.titleSystematic revision of the Andean scorpion genus Orobothriurus Maury, 1976 (Bothriuridae) : with discussion of the altitude record for scorpions. (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 359)en_US
dc.title.alternativeRevision of Orobothriurus Maury, 1976.en_US

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