Orobothriurus quewerukana

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 quewerukana

Name

Orobothriurus quewerukana Ochoa, Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2011: 70, figs. 15C, 19C, 20D, 23F, 24D, 40D, E, 41–43, 53; table 3

Holotype: AMNH, ♂, 16.i.2005, A. Ojanguren Affilastro, C.I. Mattoni and J.A. Ochoa, UV and under stones.

Type locality: CHILE: Región I (Tarapacá): Parinacota Province, Putre, 6 km W, 18°13´26.8´´S 69°32´47.1´´W, 3732 m,

Etymology: The specific name is a noun in apposition composed of two Quechua words, quewe, meaning ‘‘curved,’’ and rukana, meaning ‘‘finger.’’ It refers the strong curvature of the movable finger of the pedipalp chela in the adult male.

Synonyms

• Orobothriurus dumayi: Maury, 1976: 21, figs. 40–44; Acosta and Ochoa, 2000: 136, 143. [misidentification].

References

• Ochoa, J.A. (José A.); Ojanguren-Affilastro, Andrés A.; Mattoni, Camilo I.; Prendini, Lorenzo., 2011: Systematic revision of the Andean scorpion genus Orobothriurus Maury, 1976 (Bothriuridae): with discussion of the altitude record for scorpions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 359: 1–90. [1]