A new species of Buthus from northern Morocco

Wilson Lourenco and co-workers have published a new species of Buthus Leach, 1815 (Buthidae) from northern Morocco. The new species may be the first known link between African and European species of Buthus.

Buthus confluens Lourenco, Touloun & Boumezzough, 2012

Abstract:
A new species belonging to the genus Buthus Leach, 1815 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) is described from the region of Alhamra near the road between Chefchaouen and Tétouan, in northern Morocco. Buthus confluens sp. n., shows clear morphological affinities with Buthus ibericus, described from Cádiz province in southern Spain. The new species may represent the first known link between African and European species of Buthus.

Reference:
Lourenco WR, Touloun O, Boumezzough A. Un nouveau Buthus Leach, 1815 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) du nord du Maroc; possible lien entre les populations Marocaines et Européennes. Revista Iberica de Arachnologia. 2012 (21):21-5.

Thanks to professor Lourenco for sending me his paper!

Family Buthidae