Redescripción taxonómica de Tityus (Tityus) proseni Ábalos 1954 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) y primer registro para los departamentos de Beni y Santa Cruz - Bolivia
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J. Selva Andina Res. Soc.
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En 1954 Abalos describió a la especie Tityus proseni con especímenes hallados en Cochabamba-Bolivia, sin embargo, desde ese entonces a la actualidad no se actualizaron los datos de la especie. Recientemente se capturaron nuevos especímenes procedentes de los departamentos de Beni y Santa Cruz - Bolivia. Con el objetivo de realizar una redescripción detallada y ampliación de datos de distribución de la especie en Bolivia, estos fueron revisados según: su morfología externa, patrones de pigmentación y datos morfométricos. Los datos resultantes del análisis proporcionan nuevos caracteres para la especie, no contemplados en la descripción original, nuevos rangos en variables morfométricas previamente analizadas, nuevos datos sobre patrones de pigmentación. Por otro lado, se presentan los datos morfológicos y morfométricos diferenciales de T. proseni con los de T. argentinus y T. sorataensis, ya que son especies aparentemente similares dentro del país.
In 1954 Abalos described the species Tityus proseni with specimens found in Cochabamba-Bolivia, however, since then the data of the species have not been updated. New specimens were recently captured from the departments of Beni and Santa Cruz - Bolivia. In order to carry out a detailed redescription and expansion of the distribution data of the species in Bolivia, these were reviewed according to: its external morphology, pigmentation patterns and morphometric data. The data resulting from the analysis provide new characters for the species, not contemplated in the original description, new ranges in morphometric variables previously analyzed, new data on pigmentation patterns. On the other hand, the differential morphological and morphometric data of T. proseni with those of T. argentinus and T. sorataensis are presented, since they are apparently similar species within the country.
In 1954 Abalos described the species Tityus proseni with specimens found in Cochabamba-Bolivia, however, since then the data of the species have not been updated. New specimens were recently captured from the departments of Beni and Santa Cruz - Bolivia. In order to carry out a detailed redescription and expansion of the distribution data of the species in Bolivia, these were reviewed according to: its external morphology, pigmentation patterns and morphometric data. The data resulting from the analysis provide new characters for the species, not contemplated in the original description, new ranges in morphometric variables previously analyzed, new data on pigmentation patterns. On the other hand, the differential morphological and morphometric data of T. proseni with those of T. argentinus and T. sorataensis are presented, since they are apparently similar species within the country.
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Vol. 16, No. 2