Systematic revision of granulatus group of the scorpion genus Urophonius Pocock 1893 (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae); with the description of a new species from central Chile

OJANGUREN-AFFILASTRO, A. A.; OCHOA, J.A.; MATTONI, C.I.; PRENDINI, L.

AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES

AMER MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY

Lugar: New York; Año: 2010 vol. 3695 p. 1 - 40

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A systematic revision of the granulatus group of the bothriurid scorpion genus Urophonius Pocock, 1893 is presented. Urophonius pizarroi, n. sp., a new species from central Chile, is described. Urophonius granulatus Pocock, 1898, Urophonius somuncura Acosta, 2003, and Uro­phonius tregualemuensis Cekalovic, 1981, are redescribed using modern standards. The adult males of U. somuncura and U. tregualemuensis are described for the first time. A distribution map and key to the species of the granulatus group are provided, along with a discussion of their phenology.