A fossil scorpion Tityus geratus new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Dominican Amber |
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| Authors: | Jorge A. Santiago‐Blay George O. Poinar Jr. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Entomological Sciences , University of California , Berkeley, CA, 94720, US |
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| Abstract: | A fossil scorpion, Tityus geratus (Scorpioncs: Buthidae) n. sp., is described from Dominican amber. This is the third described amber Tityus sp. and the third Dominican amber scorpion. On the basis of the amber finds and available knowledge on the present distribution of Tityus spp. in the Antilles, the vicariance model of Caribbean biogeography can be evoked to best explain the present distribution of this genus. |
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| Keywords: | Tityus geratus n. sp Scorpiones Buthidae amber Dominican Republic |
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