DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2018.vol2018.iss258.1
Abstract
Liocheles australasiae (Fabricius, 1775) is reported for the first time from Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan population is fully complemented with color photos of live and preserved females, as well as its habitat.
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Recommended Citation
Kovařík, F., Ranawana, K. B., Jayarathne, V. S., Karunarathna, S., & Ullrich, A. 2018 . Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part II. Family Hormuridae. Euscorpius, No. 258: 1-5.
