The genus Hadruroides Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones, Iuridae), in Peru : new records and descriptions of six new species

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Alternative: Hadruroides Pocock, 1893

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3687

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Ochoa, José Antonio

Prendini, Lorenzo

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Book

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New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, c2010

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"June 25, 2010."

We review the taxonomy of the Hadruroides Pocock, 1893 (Iuridae: Caraboctoninae), scorpions of Peru, describe six new species from the north of the country, and report new records of other poorly known species. The description of these species raises to 16 the number of described species in the genus, 13 of which occur in Peru. Four species inhabit dry forest in northern Peru: H. charcasus (Karsch, 1879); H. chinchaysuyu, n. sp.; H. geckoi, n. sp.; H. leopardus Pocock, 1900. Three species occur in inter-Andean valleys along the Cordillera: H. bustamantei Ochoa and Chaparro, 2008; H. carinatus Pocock, 1900; H. mauryi Francke and Soleglad, 1980. Six species inhabit desert along the Pacific coast: H. aguilari Francke and Soleglad, 1980; H. graceae, n. sp.; H. juanchaparroi, n. sp.; H. lunatus (L. Koch, 1867); H. tishqu, n. sp.; H. vichayitos, n. sp. Most species of Hadruroides have restricted distributions, except H. charcasus and H. lunatus, which are apparently more widely distributed. We consider it necessary to reassess all previous records of the latter two species, because we suspect several are based on misidentifications.

Subjects

Arachnida , Classification , Geographical distribution , Hadruroides , Peru , Scorpions

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QL1 .A436 no.3687 2010

Language

English

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OCLC: 645107715