Micro-scorpions like the species found in the humicolous genus Microananteris Lourenço, 2003 (Buthidae) are undercollected because of their small size and cryptic lifestyle. Wilson Lourenco and Johan Chevalier have now described a new species in this genus from French Guiana.
Microananteris abounami Lourenco & Chevalier, 2022
An identification key for the genus is proposed.
Abstract:
Subsequently to the recent descriptions of two new species of the humicolous micro-buthid genus Microananteris Lourenço, 2003, one more new species was found in French Guiana and is described here. The new description is based on three adult specimens, one female and two males collected not underground, but from the soil surface, using intensive night search with the use of UV lights. The geographic distribution of the genus Microananteris remains limited to the only territory of French Guiana.
Reference:
Lourenço W, Chevalier J. A further new species of the genus Microananteris Lourenço, 2003, from French Guiana (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 2022;127:91-9. [Subscription required for full text]
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