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Discovery and description of the male of Tityus uquirensis (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from the Paria Peninsula, northeastern Venezuela

Abstract:

The male specimen of Tityus uquirensis González-Sponga, 2001, a buthid scorpion species endemic to the Paria Peninsula, Sucre State, eastern Venezuela, is described for the first time. The male differs from the female in having elongated and slender pedipalps, a character also found in the males of T. nematochirus, T. meridanus, T. surmeridensis, and T. quirogae. Data are provided on T. uquirensis biology and morphological variations. Tityus uquirensis is the second northeastern Venezuelan scorpion (together with T. quirogae) exhibiting elongated pedipalps. Tityus uquirensis geographical distribution is hereby extended to the west, including the southern slope of the Paria Peninsula. Copyright © 2008 Magnolia Press.