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Predation of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Buthidae) by an assassin bug (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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  • 1. , Victor Luiz Nascimento de ARAÚJO
  • 2. , Cleide Maria Ribeiro de ALBUQUERQUE

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Felipe, André, Lira, de Araujo, Nascimento, Victor Luiz, Araújo, Nascimento de, Ribeiro, Cleide Maria, Albuquerque, Ribeiro de (2016): Predation of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Buthidae) by an assassin bug (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Turkish Journal of Zoology 40 (2): 294-296, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1504-27, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1504-27

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