A new species of Hottentotta from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

Eric Ythier and Gerard Dupre have recently published a new species of Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (Buthidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Hottentotta lacroixi Ythier & Dupre, 2021

Abstract:
A new species belonging to the genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837) is described on the basis of three females and three males collected in Likasi, Katanga province, in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This new scorpion taxon represents the 56th known species of the genus Hottentotta and the 22nd reported from Africa.

Reference:
Ythier E, Dupre G. Description of a new species of Hottentotta Birula, 1908, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Faunitaxys. 2021;9(5):1-5. [Open Access]

Thanks to Eric for sending med their article!

Family Buthidae