As with Euscorpius in Europe Thorell, 1876 (Euscorpiidae), the genus Buthus Leach, 1815 (Buthidae) in Southwestern Europe has also turned out to be a species complex with many hidden species. E.g., the number of species in the Iberian Peninsula has increased from one to 14 in the last decade. One of these species is a newly described species from the Algarve region, in the South of Portugal.
Buthus gabani Ythier, 2021
Abstract:
A new species of Buthus is described on the basis of one male and one female collected from Cape St. Vincent (Cabo de São Vicente), located in the Algarve region, in the South of Portugal. This new scorpion taxon represents the 3rd known species of the genus Buthus reported from Portugal and the 14th reported from the Iberian Peninsula. In light of recent studies on the genus Buthus in the Iberian Peninsula (Teruel & Turiel, 2020, 2021; Lourenço, 2021) and considering the geographical distribution presented by the new species with respect to the geographically closest species and their respective habitats, previous records of specimens from Algarve originally considered to belong to Buthus ibericus (Lourenço
Reference:
Ythier E. The southwesternmost scorpion species in Europe: Buthus gabani sp. n. from Cape St. Vincent, Algarve, Portugal (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Faunitaxys. 2021;9(25):1-6. [Open Access]
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