Baalrog
Monjaraz-Ruedas R., Prendini L., Francke O.F. 2019. Systematics of the short-tailed whipscorpion genus Stenochrus Chamberlin, 1922 (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae), with descriptions of six new genera and five new species // Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 435: 1-91 (Описание: с. 27.)
Род выделен из рода Stenochrus Chamberlin, 1922. Типовой вид: Schizomus firstmani Rowland, 1973 [= Baalrog firstmani (Rowland, 1973)].
Картинка (один из видов рода):
Вид Baalrog magico, ♂ и ♀, масштаб 1 мм. Рисунок из первоисточника, fig. 15 d,e. Шкала: 1 мм.
Etymology: "The genus name is a compound word derived from two different words. Baal is a Mayan word for “devil.” “Balrogs” are fictitious demons from the “Legendarium” and “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is masculine in gender" (op. cit., p. 32).
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