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Rev. Iber.
Aracnol., Vol. 10 (2004)
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New
considerations on the status of Tityus magnimanus Pocock, 1897
(Scorpiones: Buthidae), and description of a new species of Tityus
from the State of Roraima, Brazil |
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Wilson R.
Lourenço1 & Evellyn C. Bruehmueller Ramos2 |
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1 Département de Systématique et Evolution, USM 0602, Section
Arthropodes (Arachnologie), CP 053, Muséum National d'Histoire
Naturelle, 61 rue Buffon 75005 Paris, France. arachne@mnhn.fr |
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2 Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Mato
Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil: viva@brturbo.com |
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Abstract: |
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New considerations on
the taxonomy, geographical range and distribution of the scorpion
Tityus magnimanus Pocock, 1897 are discussed in this paper. This
species, which belongs to the 'Tityus asthenes' group is
associated with the Tityus androcottoides subgroup. It was
described from Brazil without any precise locality being given. We now
suggest that it does not in fact occurs in Brazil, but is more probably
restricted to Venezuela. A new species of Tityus Koch from the
State of Roraima, Brazil is also described. It is the first genuine
element of the Tityus androcottoides subgroup to be found in that
country. |
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Key words:
Scorpiones, Buthidae, Tityus magnimanus, Roraima, Brazil. |
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Taxonomy:
Tityus elizabethae sp. n. |
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Nuevas consideraciones sobre el
estatus de Tityus magnimanus Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones: Buthidae)
y descripción de una nueva especie de Tityus del estado de
Roraima, Brasil |
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Resumen: |
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Se discuten nuevas
consideraciones sobre la taxonomía, rango geográfico y distribución del
escorpión Tityus magnimanus Pocok, 1897. Esta especie,
perteneciente al grupo de 'Tityus asthenes' se asocia con el
subgrupo de Tityus androcottoides. Se describió de Brasil sin
precisar localidad concreta. Se sugiere ahora que la especie no está
presente en Brasil y está restringida a Venezuela. Se describe una nueva
especie de Tityus Koch del Estado de Roraima, Brasil, que
constituye el primer elemento genuino del subgrupo Tityus
androcottoides encontrado en ese país. |
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Palabras clave:
Scorpiones, Buthidae, Tityus magnimanus, Roraima. Brasil. |
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Taxonomía:
Tityus elizebethae sp. n. |
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