A new species of Orthochirus from Afghanistan

 

The scorpion fauna of Afghanistan is still little known due to both topography challenges and the political sitation making fauna surveys difficult. Ersen Yagmur and Faizurrahman Khalili have now described a new species of Orthochirus Karsch, 1891 (Buthidae) from the Takhar Province  north in Afghanistan.

Orthochirus kovariki Yagmur & Khalili, 2022

Abstract:
A new species, Orthochirus kovariki sp. n. is described and illustrated based on both sexes from Takhar Province of Afghanistan. O. kovariki sp. n. appears to be close to O. feti Kovařík, 2004, reported from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan; both species have the movable finger of pedipalp without outer denticles. Detailed illustrations of O. kovariki sp. n. are given.

Reference:
Yagmur EA, Khalili F. Orthochirus kovariki sp. n. from Takhar Province, Afghanistan (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius. 2022(352):1-16. [Open Access]

Family Buthidae