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Somalibuthus sabae sp. n., a new buthid scorpion from Kenya (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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Kovařík, František, Njoroge, Laban (2021): Somalibuthus sabae sp. n., a new buthid scorpion from Kenya (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 332: 1-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5742065

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