Buthus kunti

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Buthus kunti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Buthus
Species:
B. kunti
Binomial name
Buthus kunti
Yağmur, Koç & Lourenço, 2011

Buthus kunti is a scorpion species found in Cyprus. [1]

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References

  1. Yağmur, E.A.; Koç, H.; Lourenço, W.R. 2011: A new species of Buthus Leach, 1815 from Cyprus (Scorpiones, Buthidae). ZooKeys, 115: 27–38. doi : 10.3897/zookeys.115.1135