Taxonomic and ecological observations on the scorpions collected in the Forest of Ankazomivady-Ambositra and on the «RS dIvohibe», Madagascar
During the three months of field work between October and December 1997 by the junior author in the in the Réserve Spéciale dIvohibe and in the Forêt dAnkazomivady-Ambositra, Province of Fianarantsoa, a collection of scorpions was made, mainly with the use of pitfall buckets. The species collected were Grosphus limbatus (Pocock), Grosphus madagascariensis (Gervais), and new species of Tityobuthus Pocock (Scorpiones, Buthidae), which is described from Ivohibe based on two female specimens. Tityobuthus ivohibe n. sp., is the eleventh species described in the genus from Madagascar. Some comments concerning the taxonomic position of the new species are also presented.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
1999
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000300020 |
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