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Published: 2007-12-19
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A new species of sun-spider from sand dunes in Coahuila, Mexico, (Arachnida: Solifugae: Eremobatidae)

Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, Instituto de Biología, Departamento de Zoología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria. Apartado Postal 70-153 México D. F., C. P. 04510
Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, Instituto de Biología, Departamento de Zoología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria. Apartado Postal 70-153 México D. F., C. P. 04510
Scorpiones Taxonomy Eremobatinae Eremocosta solpugid solifugid

Abstract

A new species of Eremobatinae solifugid, Eremocosta arenarum is described from “Dunas de Bilbao”, Coahuila, Mexico. This is the fourth known species of the montezuma species-group.

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