Tityus ottenwalderi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Buthoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Scorpiones Subordo: Neoscorpionina Infraordo: Orthosternina Parvordo: Buthida Superfamilia: Buthoidea

Familia: Buthidae
Genus: Tityus
Species: Tityus ottenwalderi

Name

Tityus ottenwalderi Armas, 1999

Type locality: Dominican Republic, Santiago Province, Jánico, (Northeastern) Parque Nacional “Armando Bermudez", Loma Alto de la Bandera (19º07’45.1” N, 70º50’27.9” W, 1597 meters elevation). (= Originally "Loma Alto de la Bandera (1597 m a.s.l, 19º07’45.1” N, 70º50’27.9” W), NE Parque Nacional “Armando Bermudez", Jánico, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic.")

Typus: Holotype Male ♂, IES-3.2889, legit L.F. Armas, 12.III.1999.

Synonymy

• Tityus ottenwalderi Armas, 1999: 108 (Original combination)
• Tityus anasilviae Armas & Abud-Antún, 2004: ?; Junior subjective synonym of Tityus ottenwalderi in Teurel, 2007: 2, Figs 1,6.
  • Type locality: Dominican Republic, Monseñor Nouel Province (Cordillera central), Bonao Municipality, Blanco, Arroyón [= Los Guázaros] (700 meters elevation).
    • Typus: Holotype Male ♂, IES-CZACC-3.3145, legit A. Abud, A.S. Reynoso, 08.IX.2002. "inside pillowcase in house".

References

Primary references

• de Armas, L.F. 1999. Quince nuevos alacranes de La Española y Navassa, Antillas Mayores (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Avicennia 10/11: 101-136. Reference page. 
• Teruel, R. 2017. Some taxonomic corrections to the genus Tityus C.L. Koch, 1836 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Hispaniola, Greater Antilles. Euscorpius 242: 1–9. PDF Reference page. 

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