Ojanguren-Affilastro AndrÉs A, Pizarro-Araya Jaime, Ochoa JosÉ A
División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia (CONICET), Avenida Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Zootaxa. 2018 Dec 12;4531(2):151-194. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.2.1.
Five new scorpion species of genus Brachistosternus of Chile and Peru are described. Brachistosternus gayi n. sp. is a high Andean species of north central Chile. Brachistosternus philippii n. sp. occurs near the coast of Antofagasta. Brachistosternus misti n. sp. occurs at intermediates altitudes of southern Peru. Brachistosternus contisuyu n. sp. occurs in Lomas formation in southern Peru. Brachistosternus anandrovestigia n. sp. occurs in coastal areas of southern Peru, and is the second known species of the genus without metasomal glands or androvestigia. Two diagnostic characters are discussed: the Internal Laminar Apophysis of the right hemispermatophore, and the sternum macrosetae.
描述了来自智利和秘鲁的5种新的短胸蝎属蝎子。盖伊短胸蝎新种是智利中北部安第斯山脉高处的一种蝎子。菲利普短胸蝎新种出现在安托法加斯塔海岸附近。米斯蒂短胸蝎新种出现在秘鲁南部的中等海拔地区。孔蒂斯尤短胸蝎新种出现在秘鲁南部的洛马斯地层。无雄附器短胸蝎新种出现在秘鲁南部沿海地区,是该属已知的第二种没有后体腺或雄附器的物种。讨论了两个诊断特征:右半精荚的内部片状突和胸板大刚毛。