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A new monotypic genus and species from China Langxie feti gen et sp. n. (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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Tang, Victoria, Jia, Qingquan, Liu, Leonhard (2023): A new monotypic genus and species from China Langxie feti gen et sp. n. (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 370: 1-101, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10831453

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