A new synopsis of the scorpion fauna of the Manaus region in Brazilian Amazonia, with special reference to an inundation forest at the Tarumã Mirím river
A new species of Buthidae, Tityus lokiae, is described from a blackwater inundation forest at the Tarumã Mirim river near Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. This is the second member to join the 'Tityus adisi' group of species. So far, 14 scorpion species are known from the region of Manaus. First ecol...
| Autor principal: | Lourenc¸o, Wilson Roberto |
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| Outros Autores: | Adis, Joachim U., Souza Araújo, Juliana de |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | English |
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Amazoniana
2020
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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18804 |
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A new species of Buthidae, Tityus lokiae, is described from a blackwater inundation forest at the Tarumã Mirim river near Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. This is the second member to join the 'Tityus adisi' group of species. So far, 14 scorpion species are known from the region of Manaus. First ecological aspects are given for all six species occurring in the inundation forest. © MPI für Limnologie, AG Tropenökologie, Plön; INPA, Manaus. |