A new species of Buthus from Algeria

 

Eric Ythier and co-workers have recently described a new species of Buthus Leach, 1815 (Buthidae) from the Hoggar Massif in southern Algeria.

Buthus ahaggar Ythier, Sadine, Haddadi & Lourenco, 2021

Abstract:
A new species of Buthus is described from the Hoggar Massif located in the South of Algeria. This new species most certainly represents a vicariant element of Buthus tassili Lourenço, species equally described from a Massif formation, the Tassili N’Ajjer, in the South of Algeria. Both species are distributed in high altitudes in these massifs. The studies performed up to now on the Algerian Buthus have a major advantage over those performed for other regions in Africa since done with more precise methods and a better definition of the populations. The number of confirmed species of Buthus in Algeria is raised to ten.

Reference:
Ythier E, Sadine SE, Haddadi ML, Lourenco WR. A new species of Buthus Leach, 1815 from Algeria (Scorpiones: Buthidae) and an interesting new case of vicariance. Faunitaxys. 2021;9(21):1-9. [Open Access]

Family Buthidae