Auyantepuia aurum

Auyantepuia aurum

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: Chactidae
Genus: Auyantepuia
Species: Auyantepuia aurum

Name

Auyantepuia aurum Ythier, 2018

ZooBank: 71974C08-003E-4D34-9882-D4882268AF6B

Holotype: MNHN, one male.

Type locality: French Guiana, Saül, Gros arbres trail, J. Chevalier, B. Tan & R. Legallic coll., 21–22/VIII/2017.

Etymology: from the Latin aurum (gold) allusiving to gold paning.

References

Primary references

• Ythier, E. 2018. A synopsis of the scorpion fauna of French Guiana, with description of four new species. ZooKeys 764: 27–90. Reference page. 

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