Rumikiru atacama
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Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
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