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1 December 2009 New data on the genus Urophonius in Patagonia with a description of a new species of the exochus group (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae)
Andrés Alejandro Ojanguren-Affilastro, German Cheli
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Abstract

New data on the distribution and systematics of Patagonian species of the scorpion genus Urophonius Pocock 1893 are provided. A species of this genus from Península Valdés in central eastern Argentinean Patagonia, Urophonius martinezi new species, is described. The surface activity period of most of the species of the genus is reviewed and clearly established. A distribution map as well as a key for the Patagonian species of the genus are provided.

Andrés Alejandro Ojanguren-Affilastro and German Cheli "New data on the genus Urophonius in Patagonia with a description of a new species of the exochus group (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae)," The Journal of Arachnology 37(3), 346-356, (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.1636/H08-76.1
Received: 17 September 2008; Published: 1 December 2009
KEYWORDS
Neotropics
Patagonia
Scorpiones
summer vs. winter activity
systematics
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