A new species of Androctonus from Burkina Faso

 

Eric Ythier has describe a new species of Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Buthidae) from the Sahelian wooded steppes of Burkina Faso. 

Androctonus burkinensis Ythier, 2021

Abstract:
A new species of Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 is described on the basis of one male specimen collected in the wooded steppes of Sahel in Northern Burkina Faso. The new species is characterized by a small size in relation to other species of the genus, a yellowish coloration without any darker spots, and metasomal segments narrow with a moderately deep dorsal depression. This new scorpion taxon represents the 30th known species of the genus Androctonus.

Reference:
Ythier E. A new species of Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 from the Sahelian wooded steppes of Burkina Faso (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Faunitaxys. 2021;9(31):1-7. [Open Access]

Family Buthidae