Jian Huang and co-workers have described a new species of Reddyanus Vachon, 1972 (Buthidae) from China.
Reddyanus wenjieae (Huang, Liu & Di, 2025)
The authors have described this species as Isometrus (Reddyanus) wenjieae Huang, Liu & Di, 2025, because they do not accept the genus status for Reddyanus. There is no justification or formal decision about this genus in the article. This genus is valid in The Scorpion Files, and the new species is therefore placed in Reddyanus.
In addition, the authors states that they do not accept the synonymization of Reddyanus tibetanus (Lourenço & Zhu, 2008) with Reddyanus assamensis (Oates, 1888). They do not provide any justification for this, neither do they present a formal decision. Because of this, this synonymization is still valid in The Scorpion Files.
There are some disagreement on the status of these taxa in China. See Tang (2025) for more information.
Abstract:
Isometrus (Reddyanus) wenjieae sp. n. from Guangdong Province (China), is described and properly illustrated. The new species shows a combination of distinctive morphological characters: (i) a total length ranging from 30.6 mm to 43.9 mm, (ii) pectinal teeth count 13 to 16 in males and 14 to 15 in females, (iii) fulcra present (iv) legs with markings, (v) ventral side of the subaculear tooth with two granules. A distribution map for the members of subgenus Reddyanus in China is equally provided.
Reference:
Huang J, Liu Z, Di Z. Isometrus wenjieae sp. n., a new species of the subgenus Reddyanus from China (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Faunitaxys. 2025;13(49):1–8. [Open Access]
Thanks to Eric for sending me this article!
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