Updated information about the distribution of scorpions in Sudan

 

Manal Siyam and co-workers have recently published a study with updated information about the scorpion fauna of Sudan. Of special interest is the new distributional data about medical important species like Androctonus amoreuxi (Audouin, 1826), Leiurus quinquestriatus (Ehrenberg, 1829) and Parabuthus abyssinicus (Pocock, 1901) (Buthidae). 

Abstract:
Six species of scorpion (Arachnida: Scorpiones) are documented from eighteen localities in seven different states within the Republic of the Sudan. Combining this new data with historical records in the Sudan Natural History Museum and the published literature enables the first provisional distribution maps for Sudanese scorpions. New state records could be added for three medically significant species: Androctonus amoreuxi (Audouin, 1826) from Khartoum, North Kordofan and North Darfur, Leiurus quinquestriatus (Ehrenberg, 1829) from Kassala, River Nile, White Nile and North Darfur, and Parabuthus abyssinicus (Pocock, 1901) from Kassala. Among the less venomous species, we offer new state records for Buthacus leptochelys (Ehrenberg, 1829) in White Nile State, for Compsobuthus werneri (Birula, 1908) in North Kordofan, White Nile and Kassala States and for Orthochirus olivaceus (Karsch, 1881) in River Nile, Northern and Kassala States. Further information about the taxonomy, distribution and toxicity of Sudanese scorpions is presented.

Reference:
Siyam M, Dunlop JA, Kovařík F, Mohammad A. Additions to the distribution of Sudanese scorpions. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 2023;99(1). [Open Access]

Thanks to Matt Simon for informing me about this article!