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Trinidad Scorpions - Trinidad, Tobago / Caribbean - Posted: 20th Apr, 2011 - 3:36pm
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Name: Dovi
Comments: What kind of scorpions are indigenous to Trinidad and Tobago?
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We have many different species of scorpions in Trinidad and Tobago. This is what I found:
QUOTE Kjellesvig-Waering (1966) provided the first synopsis of the scorpion fauna of Trinidad and Tobago, wherein he recognized eight species in two families, Buthidae and Chactidae, and described a new buthid genus and species, Microtityus rickyi Kjellesvig-Waering 1966, and a new chactid species, Broteochactas laui Kjellesvig-Waering 1966. Francke & Boos (1986) subsequently revised the chactid scorpions
of the islands, and described another new species, Chactas raymondhansi Francke
& Boos 1986, from Trinidad. Sissom (2000) changed this name to Chactas raymondhansorum Francke & Boos 1986, in accordance with Article 31(a)(ii) of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1985), since it is named after two people (Raymond A. Mendez and Hans Boos).
Recently, Lourenc¸o & Huber (1999) published additional records of scorpions from
Trinidad and Tobago, based on a large series of new material. These authors described another new buthid, Microtityus starri Lourenc¸o & Huber 1999, and provided a brief account of the taxonomic status and geographical distribution
of six of the other nine species known from Trinidad and Tobago: Ananteris
cussinii Borelli 1910; M. Rickyi; Tityus discrepans (Karsch 1879); Tityus melanostictus Pocock 1893; Tityus trinitatis Pocock 1897; Broteochactas nitidus Pocock 1893. Source 8
of the islands, and described another new species, Chactas raymondhansi Francke
& Boos 1986, from Trinidad. Sissom (2000) changed this name to Chactas raymondhansorum Francke & Boos 1986, in accordance with Article 31(a)(ii) of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1985), since it is named after two people (Raymond A. Mendez and Hans Boos).
Recently, Lourenc¸o & Huber (1999) published additional records of scorpions from
Trinidad and Tobago, based on a large series of new material. These authors described another new buthid, Microtityus starri Lourenc¸o & Huber 1999, and provided a brief account of the taxonomic status and geographical distribution
of six of the other nine species known from Trinidad and Tobago: Ananteris
cussinii Borelli 1910; M. Rickyi; Tityus discrepans (Karsch 1879); Tityus melanostictus Pocock 1893; Tityus trinitatis Pocock 1897; Broteochactas nitidus Pocock 1893. Source 8
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