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The genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 (Scorpiones, Chaerilidae) in the Himalayas and description of a new species

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  • 1. Museum national d Histoire naturelle, Paris, France
  • 2. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, , France

Description

A new species is described belonging to the genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877. Chaerilus annapurna sp. n. was discovered in the high plateaux of the Himalayas in Central-Western Nepal. For comparative purposes a precise re-diagnosis is proposed for Chaerilus truncatus Karsch, 1879, originally described from an imprecise locality in Himalaya. This species has recently been discussed by several authors: nevertheless, it has sometimes been the subject of misidentification.

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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4ED67D84-F7C9-4430-9995-016F3627B80E
LSID
urn:lsid:plazi.org:pub:4D5BFFFAE90EFFA2FFE4FFC4FF8DEF0B
URL
http://publication.plazi.org/id/4D5BFFFAE90EFFA2FFE4FFC4FF8DEF0B

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.3789335 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/B1628782E90CFFA1FF68FE92FBA6EB81 (URL)
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.3789337 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6EB5ECF8-DBEF-4120-BB45-A3CAA50E4FCC (LSID)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/B1628782E90DFFA8FF68FB02FE35EABF (URL)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.3767280 (DOI)
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Dataset: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/e88901ca-0462-458b-8c97-ee56e79fe9c1 (URL)

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