A new species of Uroplectes from Cameroon

 

Frantisek Kovarik and co-workers recently published the description of a new species of Uroplectes Peters, 1861 (Buthidae) from Cameroon.

Uroplectes ebogo Kovarik, Stahlavsky & Govorov, 2024

Abstract:
A new species Uroplectes ebogo sp. n. is described from Cameroon, fully illustrated with color photos showing its morphology and habitus. Uroplectes ebogo sp. n. is the only species of the genus with a combination two characters: metasoma without carinae and metasoma V and telson without punctuation. In addition to morphology and hemispermatophore, we also present the information about the karyotype of Uroplectes ebogo sp. n. (2n=24).

Reference:
Kovarik F, Stahlavsky F, Govorov V. Uroplectes ebogo sp. n. (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Cameroon. Euscorpius. 2024(397):1-13. [Open Access]

Family Buthidae