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A new species of Diplocentrus (Scorpionidae: Diplocentrinae) from western Izabal, Guatemala

2016; Volume: 2016; Issue: 225 Linguagem: Inglês

10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss225.1

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Luis F. de Armas, Rony E. Trujillo,

Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Diplocentrus izabal sp. n. is herein described on basis to one male (holotype) and two females from El Estor municipality, Izabal department, eastern Guatemala. It seems to be a close relative of Diplocentrus lachua Armas, Trujillo & Agreda, 2012, from which it differs by having carapace almost smooth, with anteromedian notch V-shaped; pectines with 11 teeth in both sexes, and carapace clearly longer than pedipalp manus and metasomal segment V (D. lachua has carapace minutely granulate, with anteromedian notch U-shaped; pectines with 13 teeth in the males (female unknown), and carapace as long as both pedipalp manus and metasomal segment V).