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Hexapoda

Androctonus sumericus sp. nov., a new scorpion from Dhi Qar Province, Iraq (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Azhar Mohammed Al-Khazalia Department of Science, College of Basic Education, University of Sumer, Dhi Qar, Iraq
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Ersen Aydın Yağmurb Alaşehir Vocational School, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Alaşehir, Manisa, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 410-419 | Received 23 Jun 2023, Accepted 03 Nov 2023, Published online: 17 Nov 2023

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