Orobothriurus atiquipa, a new bothriurid species (Scorpiones) from Lomas in southern Perú.

OCHOA, J.A.; ACOSTA, L.E.

JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY

American Arachnological Society

Lugar: Lubbock, Texas; Año: 2002 vol. 30 p. 98 - 103

0161-8202

Orobothriurus atiquipa, new species (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) from Lomas formations in the coastal desert of southern Perú is described and illustrated. This species belongs to the alticola species-group, and within the group, it is closely related to O. alticola (Pocock), O. paessleri (Kraepelin) and O. curvidigitus (Kraepelin). The spine formula (4 + 3) on tarsi III?IV is probably an autapomorphy for the new species. Some features of the habitat (the Lomas formation are green isolates in the coastal desert), as well as a distribution map are provided.