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FERNANDEZ CAMPON, Florencia  e  LAGOS SILNIK, Susana. First record of Tityus trivittatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Mendoza province (Argentina). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.68, n.1-2, pp.219-221. ISSN 0373-5680.

This note reports the first record on the scorpion Tityus trivittatus Kraepelin in Mendoza province in the locality of Campo Papa, Godoy Cruz. T. trivittatus is one of the species of scorpion of medical importance in Argentina, due to the fact that its neurotoxic venom can damage the nervous system and may even be fatal in some cases, especially among children.

Palavras-chave : Scorpionism; Tityus trivittatus; Mendoza.

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