Two new species of Ananteris from Brazil

Lourenco & Duhem have recently published two new species in the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Buthidae) from Brazil:

Ananteris madeirensis Lourenco & Duhem, 2010
Ananteris roraima Lourenco & Duhem, 2010

The number of Ananteris species from Brazil is now raised to 19.

Abstract:
Two new species of the genus Ananteris Thorell have been discovered in Brazil. Ananteris roraima sp. n. is described from 6 males and 11 females collected in the region of ‘Ilha de Maraca’, State of Roraima, and Ananteris madeirensis sp. n. from one male callected in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The number of Ananteris species described from the Amazon region of Brazil is raised to nine, although the region of Roraima is principally covered by savannah-like formations. The number of Ananteris species present in the scorpion fauna of Brazil is now raised to 19.

Reference:
Lourenco WR, duhem B. Further considerations on the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Brazilian Amazonia and description of two new species. Boletin de la SEA. 2010(47):33-8.


Family Buthidae