The first report of Tityus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela: a new species
Tityus gonzalespongai n. sp. is a species endemic to the high mountains of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela. It is found between 1,600 and 2,200 m in ''La Laguna'' mountain. Its habitat includes the area of ''Bosque Húmedo Montano Bajo'' with the type of vegetation...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:656f610840ea4f2eb7fb554dc6d2effd 2023-05-15T15:10:12+02:00 The first report of Tityus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela: a new species M. Quiroga L. de Sousa P. Parrilla-Álvarez J. Manzanilla 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992004000100003 https://doaj.org/article/656f610840ea4f2eb7fb554dc6d2effd EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992004000100003 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992004000100003 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/656f610840ea4f2eb7fb554dc6d2effd Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 10-33 (2004) scorpion Buthidae Tityus gonzalespongai new species Turimiquire Anzoátegui Venezuela Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2004 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992004000100003 2022-12-31T10:10:39Z Tityus gonzalespongai n. sp. is a species endemic to the high mountains of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela. It is found between 1,600 and 2,200 m in ''La Laguna'' mountain. Its habitat includes the area of ''Bosque Húmedo Montano Bajo'' with the type of vegetation of ''Bosque Ombrófilo Montano Siempreverde'' (''Bosques Nublados Costeros'' that includes the ''Subpáramos Arbustivos''). It is distinguished from other Tityus species (T. caripitensis, T. monaguensis, and T. nororientalis) by the following characteristics: 1- the disposition of the trichobothria in the pedipalps; 2- ventral keels of the caudal segments of the metasoma (segment II, double and parallel in the proximal two thirds, then convergent and finally divergent in the base; segments III and IV, double and parallel in the basal third, then convergent in a single keel that divides in the base); 3- the number of lines of denticles of the movable finger of the right pedipalp (male = 14; female = 14); 4- pectineous teeth (right/left: male = 15/15: female = 16/15); 5- color: movable and fixed fingers dark brown; prosoma and metasoma, ochre; caudal segment IV, slightly darker than the previous ones; V and the telson, dark brown. T. gonzalespongai belongs to the ''androcottoides'' group and presents a marked sexual dimorphism. It is the first species of the Tityus genus described and reported in Anzoátegui State, expanding this taxa distribution in Venezuela. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Ochre ENVELOPE(166.550,166.550,-78.233,-78.233) Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 10 1 10 33 |
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Tityus gonzalespongai n. sp. is a species endemic to the high mountains of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela. It is found between 1,600 and 2,200 m in ''La Laguna'' mountain. Its habitat includes the area of ''Bosque Húmedo Montano Bajo'' with the type of vegetation of ''Bosque Ombrófilo Montano Siempreverde'' (''Bosques Nublados Costeros'' that includes the ''Subpáramos Arbustivos''). It is distinguished from other Tityus species (T. caripitensis, T. monaguensis, and T. nororientalis) by the following characteristics: 1- the disposition of the trichobothria in the pedipalps; 2- ventral keels of the caudal segments of the metasoma (segment II, double and parallel in the proximal two thirds, then convergent and finally divergent in the base; segments III and IV, double and parallel in the basal third, then convergent in a single keel that divides in the base); 3- the number of lines of denticles of the movable finger of the right pedipalp (male = 14; female = 14); 4- pectineous teeth (right/left: male = 15/15: female = 16/15); 5- color: movable and fixed fingers dark brown; prosoma and metasoma, ochre; caudal segment IV, slightly darker than the previous ones; V and the telson, dark brown. T. gonzalespongai belongs to the ''androcottoides'' group and presents a marked sexual dimorphism. It is the first species of the Tityus genus described and reported in Anzoátegui State, expanding this taxa distribution in Venezuela. |
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The first report of Tityus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela: a new species |
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The first report of Tityus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela: a new species |
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The first report of Tityus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela: a new species |
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The first report of Tityus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela: a new species |
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The first report of Tityus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela: a new species |
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