title: [Centruroides Schmidti (scorpiones: Buthidae) in Costa Rica].
abstract: Centruroides schmidti Sissom, 1995 is the new identification designate of the scorpions previously known as C. thorelli (Kraepelin, 1891) in Northwest Costa Rica. The geographical distribution of the species in this country is established on the basis of new collected material. Its distribution includes the Pacific slope of the Guanacaste volcanic range, and the Pacific and Atlantic slopes of the Tilarán volcanic range between 50 and 775 m elevation above sea level, within the Costa Rican Guanacaste and Alajuela provinces.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Apartado Postal 8029, Habana 8, C. P. 10800, Cuba. ecologia@unepnet.inf.cu
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: de Armas
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Víquez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011153:Population; D012605:Scorpions / Q000145:classification*