Brachistosternus diaguita

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: Brachistosternus
Species: Brachistosternus diaguita

Name

Brachistosternus diaguita Ojanguren Affilastro et al., 2023: 22

Type locality: ARGENTINA, Catamarca Province, San Francisco international path, around a highland wetland (“Mallín”), 27°13'47.885" S, 68°6'22.993" W, 3715 m.

Holotype: MACN. male ♂. II.2022. legit Ojanguren-Affilastro, Barrios-Montivero, Iuri, Magalhaes & Piancentini. MACN-Ar 42875.

References

Primary references

• Ojanguren Affilastro, Ceccarelli, F.S., Mattoni, C.I., Salas, L., Iuri, H.A., Ochoa, J.A. & Barrios, A. 2023. On the southernmost high Andean scorpion species, with the identification of a cryptic new species of Brachistosternus (Bothriuridae) through morphology, molecular data and species distribution models. Zoologischer Anzeiger 302: 248-259. Reference page.