Rumikiru atacama

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Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Rumikiru
Species: Rumikiru atacama

Name[edit]

Rumikiru atacama Ojanguren-Affilastro et al., 2012: 11

Holotype: MNHNS, ♂, 25.i.2005, C.I. Mattoni and A.A. Ojanguren-Affilastro, UV detection, full moon.
Type locality: : CHILE: Region III (Atacama): Huasco Province, Llanos de Challe National Park: administration building, hills nearby, 28°09′39.8″S 71°03′20″W, 205 m.
Etymology: The specific epithet, atacama, is a noun in apposition, referring to the Chilean Region III, to which this species appears to be endemic. This region forms part of the Atacama Desert, which extends from southern Peru to northern Chile.

References[edit]

  • Ojanguren-Affilastro, A.A.; Mattoni, C.I.; Ochoa, J.A.; Prendini, L. 2012: Rumikiru, n. gen. (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae), a new scorpion genus from the Atacama Desert. American Museum novitates, (3731) DOI: 10.1206/3731.2