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On one of the smallest Amazonian scorpions: a new species of Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Brazil, with amended diagnosis and potential distribution analysis for the genus

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  • 1. Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History New York, Central Park West at 79th Street, 10024-5192, New York City, NY (United States)
  • 2. Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Dr. Vital Brasil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP (Brazil) bertani.rogerio@gmail.com
  • 3. Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Amílcar Ferreira Sobral, BR 343, KM 3.5, Bairro Meladão, s/no. CEP 64808-660, Floriano, PI (Brazil) carvalho@ufpi.edu.br

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Moreno-González, Jairo A., Bertani, Rogério, Carvalho, Leonardo S. (2024): On one of the smallest Amazonian scorpions: a new species of Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Brazil, with amended diagnosis and potential distribution analysis for the genus. Zoosystema 46 (10): 245-268, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a10, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/zoosystema2024v46a10_0.pdf

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