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Two new species of Tyrannochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 (Pseudoscorpiones: Chthoniidae) from caves in Brazilian semiarid region.

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  • 1. Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG. CEP 37200-900, Brazil

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Guimarães, Lucas, Prado, Guilherme C., Ferreira, Rodrigo L. (2025): Two new species of Tyrannochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 (Pseudoscorpiones: Chthoniidae) from caves in Brazilian semiarid region. Zootaxa 5706 (3): 367-382, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5706.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.3.3

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