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Scorpions of China: an updated checklist with comments on some taxonomic issues (Arachnida: Scorpiones)

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Tang, Victoria (2022): Scorpions of China: an updated checklist with comments on some taxonomic issues (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Euscorpius 355: 1-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7475296

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