MACNBR   00242
MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES "BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The genus Brachistosternus in Chile (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) with the description of two new species.
Autor/es:
ANDRES ALEJANDRO OJANGUREN AFFILASTRO; CAMILO IVAN MATTONI; LORENZO PRENDINI
Revista:
AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES
Referencias:
Lugar: Nueva York, USA; Año: 2007 p. 1 - 44
ISSN:
0003-0082
Resumen:
We summarize the information about the Brachistosternus scorpions from Chile, providing diagnosis and an illustrated key for all the species, and actualizing the distributions with additional records and maps. Two new species, Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) chango n. sp. and Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) kamanchaca n. sp., are described from northern Chile. The phylogenetic affinities of Br. chango n. sp. are unclear. Some characters suggest that this species may be related to Brachistosternus (L.) artigasi Cekalovic, 1974 but others suggest that it may be related to Brachistosternus (L.) roigalsinai Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002. Brachistosternus kamanchaca n. sp., in contrast, appears to be closely related to Brachistosternus (L.) donosoi Cekalovic, 1974 and other species from the plains of northern Chile and southern Perú.