Five new species of Reddyanus from Southeast Asia

Frantisek Kovarik and Frantisek Stahlavsky have recently published a revision of the rare genus Reddyanus Vachon, 1972 (Buthidae) from Southeast Asia. Five new species are described.

Reddyanus furai Kovarik & Stahlavsky, 2019 (Vietnam)

Reddyanus hofereki Kovarik & Stahlavsky, 2019 (Malaysia)

Reddyanus Majkusi Kovarik & Stahlavsky, 2019 (Malaysia)

Reddyanus rolciki Kovarik & Stahlavsky, 2019 (Vietnam and Cambodia)

Reddyanus schwotti Kovarik & Stahlavsky, 2019 (Thailand and Cambodia)

An identification key for the genus in Southeast Asia is included.

Abstract:
Five new species are described: Reddyanus furai sp. n. from Vietnam, R. hofereki sp. n. and R. majkusi sp. n. from Malaysia, R. rolciki sp. n. from Vietnam and Cambodia, and R. schwotti sp. n. from Thailand and Cambodia, fully complemented with color photographs of live and preserved specimens, as well as their habitats. New species are compared with all other species from this region. In addition to the analysis of external morphology, we also describe the karyotypes of R. furai sp. n. (2n=14), R. majkusi sp. n. (2n=16), R. rolciki sp. n. (2n=14), and R. schwotti (2n=11). A key and distribution map to Reddyanus Vachon, 1972 in Southeast Asia (14 species) are included.

Reference:
Kovarik F, Stahlavsky F. Revision of the genus Reddyanus from Southeast Asia, with description of five new species from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius. 2019(295):1-45. [Open Access]

Family Buthidae