Santos-Da-Silva, Andria De Paula; Carvalho, Leonardo Sousa; Brescovit, Antonio Domingos
Two new species of Bothriurus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) from Northeastern Brazil
FIGURE 1. Habitus and habitat of Bothriurus asper (A, C, D), B. delmari n. sp. (B, E, F) and B. aguardente n. sp. (G, H): (A) Adult male of Bothriurus asper (CHNUFPI 891), from Palmares National Forest, Altos, Piauí, Brazil; (B) Juvenile of Bothriurus delmari n. sp. from Morro do Chapéu, Bahia (CHNUFPI 1737); (C) Shrubland caatinga at Serra da Capivara National Park, Coronel José Dias, Piauí, Brazil; (D) Semideciduous dry forest at Palmares National Forest, Altos, Piauí, Brazil; (E) Arboreal caatinga in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia, Brazil; (F) Shrubland caatinga in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia, Brazil; (G) Galery forest and at Serra do Barbado, district of Catolés, Abaíra, Bahia, Brazil; (H) Shrubland caatinga at Serra do Barbado, district of Catolés, Abaíra, Bahia, Brazil. Photos: L. S. Carvalho (A – G) and F. R. Q. Bravo (H).
FIGURE 6. Geographical distribution of Bothriurus asper species-group: Bothriurus aguardente n. sp. (red square), Bothriurus delmari n. sp. (blue triangle); Bothriurus asper (yellow circles) and Bothriurus sp. (red star; data from Mattoni & Peretti, 2004). The grayish shaded area represents the Chapada Diamantina ecoregion.
Distrito de Irrigacao dos Tabuleiros Litoraneos
Brasileira and Piracuruca (Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades
Altos (Floresta Nacional de Palmares, 20 km NE from Teresina
Castelo do Piaui (ECB Rochas Ornamentais do Brasil LDTA, Fazenda Bonito
ECB Rochas Ornamentais LTDA, Fazenda Bonito
Guaribas (Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusoes
Crateus (Reserva Natural Serra das Almas
Caninde do Sao Francisco (Canion do Xingo, Fazenda Porto Belo
Paulo Afonso (Estacao Ecologica Raso da Catarina
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