05 August, 2008

Taxonomical updates

Three new papers has recently been published with new species and taxonomical updates:

Teruel & Roncallo (2008):

Ananteris hasshy Teruel & Roncallo, 2008 (Buthidae) from Colombia (new species).

Teruel & Rodriguez (2008):

Didymocentrus armasi Rolando & Rodriguez, 2008 (Scorpionidae) from Cuba (new species).
Didymocentrus jaumei Armas, 1976 (Scorpionidae) from Cuba (restored species status).
Didymocentrus sanfelipensis Armas, 1976 (Scorpionidae) from Cuba (restored species status).

Lourenço, Qi & Goodman (2008):

Tityobuthus betschi Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 (Buthidae) from Madagascar (new species).
Tityobuthus chelbergorum Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 (Buthidae) from Madagascar (new species).
Tityobuthus mccarteri Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 (Buthidae) from Madagascar (new species).

This paper also has a historical review of the genus Tityobuthus and a redescription of Tityobuthus baroni (Pocock, 1890).

In other news:

Lourenco (2008) has described the male of Chaerilus agilis Pocock, 1899 from Malaysia.

Teruel (2008) has confirmed the occurence of Centruroides gracilis (Latreille, 1805) in Jamaica.

The gallery of the Scorpion Files has recently been updated with several new pictures of rarly seen species. A big thanks to all that have submitted pictures to the Scorpion Files!

References:
Teruel R, Roncallo CA. A new species of Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Scorpiones: buthidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia. Euscorpius. 2008(72):1-7. [Free fulltext]

Teruel R, Rodriguez TM. La subfamilia Diplocentrinae (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) en Cuba. Quinta parte: el genero Didymocentrus Kraepelin 1905. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(42):53-78. [No fulltext]

Lourenco WR, Qi JX, Goodman SM. The identity of Tityus baroni (Pocock, 1890) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) and description of three new species from Madagascar. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(42):89-102. [No fulltext]

Lourenco WR. Description de mâle de Chaerilus agilis Pocock, 1899 (Scorpiones, Chaerilidae). Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(42):139-42. [No fulltext]

Teruel R. Confirmation of the occurence of Centruroides gracilis (Latreille 1805) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Jamaica. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(42):370. [No fulltext]

Family Buthidae
Family Scorpionidae
Family Chaerilidae

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