Eric Ythier recently published a new article describing a new species in the African genus Opistophthalmus C. L. Koch, 1837 (Scorpionidae) from Namibia.
Opistophthalmus tumas Ythier, 2023
Abstract:
A new species of Opistophthalmus C. L. Koch, 1837 is described on the basis of one adult male and one adult female collected in the inselberg of Tumasberg, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Erongo region, Namibia. Opistophthalmus tumas sp. n. shows similarities with O. holmi (Lawrence, 1969) and O. jenseni (Lamoral, 1972) but can be easily distinguished from both species by several morphological features. The new taxon described here raises the number of known species for the genus Opistophthalmus in Namibia to 30, and the total number of currently recognized species for the genus to 60.
Reference:
Ythier E. A new species of Opistophthalmus C. L. Koch, 1837 from Namibia (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae). Faunitaxys. 2023;11(23):1-6. [Open Access]
Thanks to Eric for sending me this article!
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