New evidence for a disrupted distribution pattern of the 'Tityus confluens' complex, with the description of a new species from the State of Pará, Brazil (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

Amazoniana

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 77-86

  Lourenco W R ^a   Da Silva, Aparecida E ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

'Tityus confluens' complex; Brazil; Marajo Island; New species; Scorpion; State of Par

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; NATIVE SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; SAVANNA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; MARAJO ISLAND; PARA [BRAZIL]; RIO NEGRO [SOUTH AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

BUTHIDAE; CONFLUENS; SCORPIONES; TITYUS;

EID: 57849158396     PISSN: 00656755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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