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Trypanothacus gen. n., a new genus of burrowing scorpion from the Arabian Peninsula (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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  • 1. Monell Chemical Senses Center, 3500 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-3308, USA
  • 2. P.O. Box 27, CZ - 145 01 Praha 45, Czech Republic
  • 3. Im Hoek 20, D-48477 Hörstel-Riesenbeck, Germany
  • 4. Department of Zoology, Charles University, Viničná 7, CZ-128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic

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Lowe, Graeme, Kovařík, František, Stockmann, Mark, Šťáhlavský, František (2019): Trypanothacus gen. n., a new genus of burrowing scorpion from the Arabian Peninsula (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 277: 1-30, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2019.vol2019.iss277.1

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