Orobothriurus compagnuccii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Scorpiones Subordo: Neoscorpionina

Familia: Bothriuridae
Genus: Orobothriurus
Species: Orobothriurus compagnuccii

Name

Orobothriurus compagnuccii Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2011: 41, figs. 14B, 18E, F, 20B, 21C, 24B, 32C, D, 33–35, 36A–C, 54; table 3

Holotype: MACN-Ar, ♂, i.2003, A. Ojanguren Affilastro and P. Korob.

Type locality: ARGENTINA: La Rioja Province: General Lamadrid Department: Laguna Brava Provincial Park, road to Laguna Brava, El Peñón refuge, 28°32´18.6´´S 68°45´11.9´´W, 3200 m.

Etymology: This species is named after Argentine entomologist Luis Compagnucci (MACN), who participated in several expeditions and collected part of the type material of this species.

References

• Ochoa, J.A. (José A.); Ojanguren-Affilastro, Andrés A.; Mattoni, Camilo I.; Prendini, Lorenzo., 2011: Systematic revision of the Andean scorpion genus Orobothriurus Maury, 1976 (Bothriuridae): with discussion of the altitude record for scorpions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 359: 1–90. [1]