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Review of Orthochiroides Kovařík 1998 with description of a new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme (2022): Review of Orthochiroides Kovařík 1998 with description of a new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 349: 1-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7162704

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