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https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2018.vol2018.iss260.1

Abstract

Compsobuthus maidensis sp. n. from Somaliland is described and fully complemented with color photos of specimens, as well as its habitat. Data on the occurrence of the genus Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 in the Horn of Africa is summarized.

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