A new species of Tityus from Panama and Costa Rica

 

Roberto Miranda and co-workers have recently published a new species of Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) from Panama and Costa Rica.

Tityus jaimei Miranda, Bermudez, Florez D & de Armas, 2020

Abstract:
The Central American population of scorpions previously misidentified Tityus pachyurus Pococok, 1897 is described as a new species, which is endemic for most parts of Panama and Limon Province in Costa Rica. As recorded by several authors, those two species are responsible for most of the serious cases of scorpion stinging in Colombia and Panama.

Reference:
Miranda RJ, Bermudez S, Florez D E, de Armas LF. A new species of Tityus from Panama and Costa Rica previously identified as Tityus pachyurus Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Revista Iberica de Arachnologia. 2020(37):197-204. [No full text is available]

Thanks to Michiel Cozijn for sending me this article!

Family Buthidae