Rumikiru, n . gen. (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae), a new scorpion genus from the Atacama Desert

Title Variants

Alternative: New scorpion genus from Atacama

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3731

By

Ojanguren Affilastro, Andrés A.
Mattoni, Camilo I.
Ochoa, José Antonio
Prendini, Lorenzo

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Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2012

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"February 8, 2012."

Rumikiru, n. gen., a new bothriurid scorpion genus from the coastal Atacama Desert, Chile, is described. This is the first scorpion genus endemic to northern Chile. It is most closely related to Pachakutej Ochoa, 2004, from the inter-Andean valleys of Peru. Orobothriurus lourencoi Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2003, is transferred to the new genus and redescribed, creating Rumikiru lourencoi (Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2003), n. comb., and a second species of the genus, Rumikiru atacama, n. sp., is described.

Subjects

Arachnida , Atacama Desert , Chile , Classification , Pacific coast , Rumikiru , Rumikiru atacama , Rumikiru lourencoi , Scorpions

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3731 2012

Identifiers

OCLC: 775598184