Two new species of Cicileus from Hoggar Mountains, Algeria

Wilson Lourenco and Andrea Rossi have described two new species of Cicileus Vachon, 1948 (Buthidae) from Hoggar Mountains in Algeria.

Cicileus hoggarensis Lourenco & Rossi, 2015

Cicileus montanus Lourenco & Rossi, 2015

Abstract:
Following the recent results published on the genus Cicileus Vachon, 1948 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), an intensive research in the collections of the Museum in Paris led to the characterization of two more new species, Cicileus hoggarensis sp. n. and Cicileus montanus sp. n., collected in the Hoggar Mountains in the south of Algeria. At present, the number of species is raised to five. With the description of two more new species, the distribution pattern of the genus is confirmed as associated with the Saharian Massifs. Moreover, an altitudinal pattern of speciation seems to take place in the Hoggar Mountains.

Reference:
Lourenco WR, Rossi A. Two new species of Cicileus Vachon, 1948 from Hoggar Mountains in Algeria. Arachnida - Rivista Aracnologica Italiana. 2015;1(4):2-12.

Thanks to Dr. Rossi for sending me this article!

Family Buthidae