The first troglobite scorpion from israel and a new chactoid family (arachnida: scorpiones)

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-96

  Levy, Gershom ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Karst fauna; Middle East; New family; Subterranean fauna; Troglobite scorpion

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW SPECIES; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

ARACHNIDA; CHACTOIDEA; CRUSTACEA; PSEUDOSCORPIONES; SCORPIONES;

EID: 34249028518     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2007.10638209     Document Type: Article

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