A new species of Leiurus from Mali

 

Wilson Lourenco has recently described a new species of Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Buthidae) from Mali.

Leiurus saharicus Lourenco, 2020

Abstract:
A further species belonging to the genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 is described based on one male collected in the region between Taoudenni and Trhaza; in the north deserts area of Mali. Although close to L. hoggarensis, several characteristics attest however that this population is clearly distinct from the one found in the Hoggar region of Algeria. The type locality of the new species corresponds to an almost abiotic environment of the erg type, whereas the population from from the Hoggar inhabits a more mesic habitat. An almost absent reaction to UV-light was observed in the new species, which represent a peculiar feature for a buthid species.

Reference:
Lourenco WR. A remarkable new species of Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 from the north deserts of Mali (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Revista Iberica de Arachnologia. 2020(37):147-52. [No full text available]

Thanks to Eric Ythier for sending me this article!

 Family Buthidae