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A review of the genus Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with descriptions of four new species from Asia and Australia

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Kovařík, František (2003): A review of the genus Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with descriptions of four new species from Asia and Australia. Euscorpius 10 (10): 1-19, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2003.vol2003.iss10.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2003/iss10/1/

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