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Rare or poorly known scorpions from Colombia. II. Redescription of Tityus columbianus (Thorell, 1876) (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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Teruel, Rolando, H, Luis Fernando García (2008): Rare or poorly known scorpions from Colombia. II. Redescription of Tityus columbianus (Thorell, 1876) (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 64 (63): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2008.vol2008.iss63.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2008/iss63/1/

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