Review of the genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Arachnida, Scorpiones, Buthidae), with descriptions of Barbaracurus gen. n. and two new species from Oman and Yemen

Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Šťáhlavský, František (2018): Review of the genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Arachnida, Scorpiones, Buthidae), with descriptions of Barbaracurus gen. n. and two new species from Oman and Yemen. Euscorpius 267: 1-41, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6544157
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