Orobothriurus grismadoi

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: Orobothriurus
Species: Orobothriurus grismadoi

Name

Orobothriurus grismadoi Ojanguren Affilastro, Campón, Silnik, & Mattoni, 2009: 29 figs. 1, 3–13, 15–17, 20–24, 35, Tables 1 & 2

Holotype: MACN-Ar, 17986, ♂, Fernández Campón & Lagos Silnik coll.

Type locality: ARGENTINA, Mendoza Province, Malargüe Department, Cerro Nevado. Holotype male: 35º35’45.06"S; 68º30´24.12"W, 3130 m a.s.l.

Paratypes: Same data, 6 males, 2 females (MACN-Ar 17987); 2 males (CDA); 1 juvenile (IADIZA). 35º36´2.46"S; 68º30´40.92"W, 2953 m a.s.l., Fernández Campón & Lagos Silnik coll., 25/II/2006, 5 males (IADIZA), 1 male (AMNH); II/2006, 1 male (AMNH.35º36´4,08"S 68º30´44,28"W, 2949 m a.s.l., Fernández Campón & Lagos Silnik coll., 7/I/2006, 1 juvenile, (IADIZA). 35º36´4,08"S 68º30´44,28"W, 2900 m a.s.l., G. Flores coll., 16/XI/2004, 1 female (CDA).

Etymology: This species is named after the Argentinean arachnologist Cristian Grismado from the MACN, who has been very helpful identifying part of the spiders collected in the Andean campaigns of the IADIZA and providing information on the subject, whenever he was asked.

References

• Ojanguren Affilastro, Campón, Silnik & Mattoni, 2009: The genus Orobothriurus Maury in central Argentina with description of a new species from El Nevado mountain chain in Mendoza Province (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae). Zootaxa, 2209: 28–42. [1]