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DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2019.vol2019.iss272.1

Abstract

Gint banfasae sp. n. from Somaliland is described and compared with other species of the genus. Additional information is provided on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus Gint, fully complemented with color photos of specimens of both sexes of the new species, as well as of their habitat. Included is a key for Gint.

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