19 August, 2024

Three new species in the buthid genus Gint from Ethiopia and Somaliland

Frantisek Kovarik and co-workers have recently published a new article in their ongoing study of the scorpion fauna of The Horn of Africa. This time, three new species in the genus Gint Kovarik, Lowe, Pliskova & Stahlavsky, 2013 (Buthidae) are described from Somaliland and Ethiopia.

Gint abshiri Kovarik, Elmi & Stahlavsky, 2024 (Ethiopia)

Gint derbiae Kovarik, Elmi & Stahlavsky, 2024  (Ethiopia)

Gint sahil Kovarik, Elmi & Stahlavsky, 2024 (Somaliland)

The article has an updated identification key for the genus. 

Abstract:
Three new species, Gint sahil sp. n. from Somaliland and Gint abshiri sp. n. and G. derbiae sp. n. from Ethiopia are described and compared with other species of the genus. Additional information is provided on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus Gint, fully complemented with color photos of specimens of the new species, as well as of their habitats. Furthermore, alongside the analyses of external morphology and hemispermatophores, we have provided description of the karyotype of G. abshiri sp. n. This species exhibits karyotype with 2n=27. Included is distribution map and a key for the genus Gint.

Reference:
Kovarik F, Elmi HSA, Stahlavsky F. Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part XXXIII. Three new species of Gint from Ethiopia and Somaliland (Buthidae). Euscorpius. 2024(392):1-25. [Open Access]

Family Buthidae

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