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Leiurus hoggarensis (Lourenço, Kourim & Sadine, 2018)

Leiurus hoggarensis (Lourenço, Kourim & Sadine, 2018)

image.pngFigs. 1­4. Leiurus hoggarensis sp. n. Habitus. 1­2. Male holotype. 3­4. Female paratype.

image.pngFig. 15. Map of Algeria showing in detail the region of El Ahaggar (Tamanrasset), with the type locality of
Leiurus hoggarensis sp. n. (black star).

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image.pngFig. 18. A pre­adult male of Leiurus hoggarensis sp. n. alive in its natural habitat

Reference:
Lourenco WR, Kourim ML, Sadine SE. Scorpions from the region of Tamanrasset, Algeria. Part II. A new African species of the genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Arachnida - Rivista Aracnologica Italiana. 2018;4(16):3-14.