A new species of Tityus from Colombia

 

Leo Laborieux just published an article describing a new species of Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) from the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia.

Tityus icarus Laborieux, 2024

PS! Check out the the explanation (etymology) for the name chosen for this new species! :)

Abstract:
A new species belonging to the genus Tityus (Atreus) (family Buthidae, C. L. Koch, 1837) is described from the Colombian Cordillera Oriental on the basis of three specimens collected in La Vega (Cundinamarca department). Specimens of Tityus (Atreus) icarus sp. n. were collected in a patch of medium-altitude broadleaf rainforest, 1350 a.s.l. The new species shares affinities with T. (Atreus) antioquensis Lourenço & Otero-Patiño, 1998, and T. (Atreus) nematochirus Mello-Leitão, 1940, but can be readily distinguished from these two taxa based on morphometric differences and a combination of several characters. The new species is the 229th described in the genus.

Reference:
Laborieux L. A new species of Tityus Koch, 1836 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), from the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia). Faunitaxys. 2024;12(41):1-9. [Open Access]

Thanks to Gerard Dupre for sending me this article!

Family Buthidae