Open AccessVENEZUELAN ARACHNIDES: TWO NEW SPECIES OF THE Tityus GENUS (SCORPIONIDA: BUTHIDAE) IN THE STATE OF LARA
Author(s) -
M. A. Gonzales-Sponga
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the journal of venomous animals and toxins/the journal of venomous animals and toxins
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1678-4936
pISSN - 0104-7930
DOI - 10.1590/s0104-79301997000200006
Subject(s) - buthidae , genus , scorpion , zoology , table (database) , geography , biology , ecology , computer science , venom , data mining
Two new scorpion species of the Buthidae family, Tityus ivic-nancor and Tityus sanarensis, are described in this paper. Both species belong to the "androcottoides" group and live from 1300 to 1400 m. above sea level near the town of Sanare (69º42'17.8"W, 9º45'3.9"N) in the southern part of the state of Lara in Venezuela. The number of Tityus species already known in Venezuela increases to 28 with the inclusion of these two new species. This paper includes a descriptive diagnosis and also a differential diagnosis of the species of Tityus that are geographically related to T. ivic-nancor and T. sanarensis. Drawings of the significant morphological characteristics of male and female specimens and a morphometric table are also included