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5 November 2020 A new species of Troglotayosicus Lourenço, 1981 (Scorpiones: Troglotayosicidae) from southern Ecuador
Alberto Sánchez-Vialas, Javier Blasco-Aróstegui, Jaime García-Gila, Wilson R. Lourenço
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Abstract

A new epigean species belonging to the genus TroglotayosicusLourenço, 1981 is described from southern Ecuador based on morphological traits. This enigmatic group of scorpions was known from a single locality in Ecuador and four localities in Colombia. Troglotayosicus muranunkaesp. n. is morphologically similar to the hypogean (troglobite species) T. vachoniLourenço, 1981, but it differs from it by the trichobothrial pattern, shape of the carapace, and tegument sculpture. The new species was found actively wandering on the surface at night, which provides relevant ecological information and expands the distribution range of the genus 130 km southwards.

Alberto Sánchez-Vialas, Javier Blasco-Aróstegui, Jaime García-Gila, and Wilson R. Lourenço "A new species of Troglotayosicus Lourenço, 1981 (Scorpiones: Troglotayosicidae) from southern Ecuador," Arachnology 18(6), 612-618, (5 November 2020). https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2020.18.6.612
Published: 5 November 2020
KEYWORDS
Cordillera del Cóndor
Mura Nunka
Nangaritza
Tepuys
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