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A review of the genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with description of four new species from the Arabian Peninsula

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  • 1. Monell Chemical Senses Center, 3500 Market St, Philadelphia, USA
  • 2. Alaşehir Vocational School, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
  • 3. P. O. Box 27, CZ - 145 01, Praha 45, Czech Republic

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Lowe, Graeme, Yağmur, Ersen Aydın, Kovařík, František (2014): A review of the genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with description of four new species from the Arabian Peninsula. Euscorpius 191: 1-129, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2014.vol2014.iss191.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2014.vol2014.iss191.1

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