Redescription and new information about the little known scorpion Buthiscus bicalcaratus from Northern Africa

 

Faraj Aboshaala and co-workers have recently published an article with a redescription and updated information about the little known scorpion Buthiscus bicalcaratus Birula, 1905 (Buthidae) based on new materials from Libya.

Abstract:
The monotypic genus Buthiscus was described by Birula (1905) with the species Buthiscus bicalcaratus from the Sahara Desert of southern Tunisia. Until now, huge gaps exist in the knowledge of this species which is classified as endemic to North Africa. This paper aims to enrich the existing knowledge on this poorly known species with redescribing specimens of both sexes collected from Libya using widely illustrated redescription, in light of modern standards ruling the taxonomy of scorpions.

Reference:
Aboshaala F, Yağmur EA, Sadine SE, Ghaliow M, Badry A. On the poorly known species Buthiscus bicalcaratus Birula, 1905 (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Serket. 2022;18(3):263-73.

Thanks to Ersen Yagmur for sending me this article!