A new species of Androctonus from Saudi Arabia

 

Abdulaziz Alqahtani and co-workers have recently described a new species of Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Buthidae) from the Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia.

Androctonus tihamicus Alqahtani, Yagmur & Badry 2023

Abstract:
We describe and illustrate a new scorpion species, Androctonus tihamicus sp. nov., from the Mecca Province of southwestern Saudi Arabia. The new species is compared to the genus Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828, which is distributed throughout the Middle East, and especially to A. australis (Linnaeus, 1758). We provide the molecular phylogeny for this species.

Reference:
Alqahtani AR, Yagmur EA, Badry A. Androctonus tihamicus sp. nov. from the Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). ZooKeys. 2023(1152):9-34. [Open Access]

Thanks to Matt Simon and Gerard Dupre for sending me this article!

Family Buthidae