Se acaba de describir una nueva especie de escorpión, encontrada en la Cueva del Edén (Colombia) y que se ha denominado Tityus (Tityus) grottoedensis.
El trabajo ha sido publicado en la prestigiosa revista taxonómica ZOOTAXA por Ricardo Botero-Trujillo y Eduardo Flórez D., y titulado como "A new species of Tityus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from El Edén Cave, Colombia".
El resumen de este trabajo os lo pongo a continuación, así como el enlace del mismo (pincha aquí).
ABSTRACT:
A new scorpion species, Tityus (Tityus) grottoedensis sp. nov., is herein described based on male and female specimens collected in El Edén Cave and its vicinities (Tolima department, Colombia). The new species, which becomes the first scorpion described from a Colombian cave, is probably a eutroglophile or subtroglophile element; however, additional studies are needed to determine the degree of association of the species to the cave. Among other features, the new species is characterized by having a relatively thin body, a yellow-to-chestnut coloration, sternites IV to VI with visible lateral longitudinal carinae, and the basal piece of the middle lamella of the pectines dilated in male and female.
Espero que os guste.
