Brachistosternus philippii

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 philippii

Name

Brachistosternus philippii Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018: 162.

Type locality: Chile, Antofagasta Region, Paposo Norte Natural Monument, about 60 km N. from the Village of Paposo (24º32'30.23S, 70º34'19.40 W), 1 m a.s.l. (dunes close to the beach)

Holotype: MNHN. male ♂. 19.XI.2014. legit A.A. Ojanguren-Affilastro, J. Pizarro-Araya, F.M. Alfaro, P. Agusto, J.E. Barriga.

References

Primary references

• Ojanguren-Affilastro, A.A., Pizarro-Araya, J. & Ochoa, J.A. 2018. Five new scorpion species of genus Brachistosternus (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae) from the deserts of Chile and Peru, with comments about some poorly studied diagnostic characters of the genus. Zootaxa 4531(2): 151–194. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.2.1 Reference page.