Notes on the occurrence of Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in the Western areas of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Authors

  • Luis Roberval Bortoluzzi Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Museu de Ciências Naturais
  • Marcus Vinícius Morini Querol Universidade Federal Do Pampa
  • Enrique Querol Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Museu de Ciências Naturais

Keywords:

Tityus serrulatus, yellow scorpion, distribution, Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The yellow scorpion Tityus serrulatus is recorded for the first time for the western Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Two specimens were collected in the municipality of Uruguaiana (29° 45' 23'' S and 57° 05' 37'' W) in june 2006. The occurrence of specimens of T. serrulatus in Rio Grande do Sul represents an increase of 2127km in relation to his known distribution area.
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Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Bortoluzzi, L. R., Querol, M. V. M., & Querol, E. (2007). Notes on the occurrence of Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in the Western areas of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 7(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/340

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2007): v7n3

Section

Short Communications