title: Two new scorpion species from Paposo, in the coastal desert of Taltal, Chile (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae, Brachistosternus).
abstract: Brachistosternus paposo n. sp. and Brachistosternus barrigai n. sp. are described from Paposo, in the coastal transitional desert of northern Chile. Brachistosternus paposo n. sp. is closely related to Brachistosternus roigalsinai Ojanguren-Affilastro 2002, and B. barrigai n. sp. is closely related with Brachistosternus kamanchaca Ojanguren-Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini 2007.
authors.affiliation: División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia (CONICET), Avenida Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Email: andres.ojanguren@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrés A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ojanguren-Affilastro
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Entomología Ecológica, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Serena, Casilla 599, La Serena, Chile.; Email: japizarro@userena.cl.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pizarro-Araya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002677:Chile; D003710:Demography; D003889:Desert Climate; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*