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Rev. Iber.
Aracnol., Vol. 8 (2003)
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Description of
the male of Heteroscorpion magnus Lourenço & Goodman, 2002
(Scorpiones, Heteroscorpionidae) |
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Wilson R. Lourenço1,
Steven M. Goodman2, Martin Raheriasena3 & Olga
Ramilijaona4 |
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1 Département
de Systématique et Evolution, Section Arthropodes (Arachnologie), Muséum
National d'Histoire Naturelle, 61 rue Buffon 75005 Paris, France.
arachne@mnhn.fr |
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2 Field Museum
of Natural History, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,
Illinois 60605, USA, and WWF, BP 738, Antananarivo (101), Madagascar. |
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3 Département
de Biologie Animale, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo
(101), Madagascar and Ecology Training Program, WWF, BP 738,
Antananarivo (101), Madagascar |
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4 Département
de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences BP 906, Université
d'Antananarivo 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar. |
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Abstract: |
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In a recent paper
concerning scorpions collected in the Daraina forests of northeastern
Madagascar a new species of Heteroscorpion (Heteroscorpionidae),
H. magnus Lourenço & Goodman, 2002, was described based on adult
females. More recenly adult males of H. magnus were collected in
the region, and are described in this paper. In the previous pater by
Lourenço & Goodman (2002), it was suggested that males of H. magnus
should reach up to 180 mm in total length. One of the males described
here is 187 mm in total length, confirming therefore this prediction.
These values make H. magnus the largest scorpion ever found in
Madagascar. |
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Key words:
Scorpiones, Heteroscorpionidae, Heteroscorpion magnus,
Madagascar. |
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Taxonomy:
Heteroscorpion magnus Lourenço & Goodman, 2002, description of |
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Descripción del macho
de Heteroscorpion magnus Lourenço & Goodman, 2002 (Scorpiones,
Heteroscorpionidae) |
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Resumen: |
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En un reciente
trabajo sobre los escorpiones colectados en la región de Daraina
(Noreste de Madagascar) se describió nueva especie de Heteroscorpión
(Heteroscorpionidae), H. magnus Lourenço & Goodman, 2002, a
partir de hembras adultas. Recientemente han sido colectados en la misma
región machos adultos de esta especie, los cuales se describen en el
presente trabajo. En el trabajo previo (Lourenço & Goodman, 2002) se
sugería que los machos de H. magnus podrían superar los 180 mm de
longitud total. Uno de los machos ahora descritos alcanza los 187 mm,
confirmando dicha previsión. Esta cifra convierte a H. magnus en el
mayor escorpión de Madagascar |
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Palabras clave:
Acari, Oribatida, faunistics, systematic checklist, new records, Iberian
Peninsula, |
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Taxonomía:
Heteroscorpion magnus Lourenço & Goodman, 2002, descripción of |
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