The distribution of the genus Buthus Leach, 1815 (Buthidae) in Africa has been expanded for the last decade. Eric Ythier and Wilson Lourenco have recently described a new species, which is the first in the genus reported from Kenya.
Buthus turkana Ythier & Lourenco, 2022
Abstract:
A new species of scorpion, Buthus turkana sp. n. (Scorpiones: Buthidae), is described from the northwest of Kenya, in the Turkana County nearby Lake Turkana, in the Kenyan Rift Valley. This is the first record of a Buthus species in Kenya, enlarging the pattern of distribution of the genus.
Reference:
Ythier E, Lourenco WR. First record of the genus Buthus Leach, 1815 from Kenya (Scorpiones: Buthidae) and description of a new species. Serket. 2022;19(1):1-6. [Open Access]
Thanks to Hisham K. El-Hennawy and Eric Ythier for informing me about this article!
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