True lateral eye numbers for extant buthids: a new discovery on an old character.

This study reports the results of a re-analysis of the number of lateral eyes in extant buthids. Specimens studied were confined mostly to those from China and the adjacent areas. 353 specimens belonging to 20 species (subspecies) and 8 genera were rechecked and found to have 5 pairs of lateral eyes...

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Main Authors: Xiao Feng Yang, Yusoff Norma-Rashid, Wilson R Lourenço, Ming Sheng Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559446?pdf=render