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A new scorpion genus and species from China, Qianxie solegladi gen. et sp. n. (Scorpiones: Pseudochactidae)

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Tang, Victoria (2022): A new scorpion genus and species from China, Qianxie solegladi gen. et sp. n. (Scorpiones: Pseudochactidae). Euscorpius 351: 1-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7475337

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