24 July, 2023

A revision of the genus Nebo in Saudi Arabia and a description of a new species from the Jazan Province

 


Bassam Abu Afifeh and co-workers have recently published a revision of the genus Nebo Simon, 1878 (Diplocentridae) in Saudi Arabia and a description of a new species from  the Jazan Province.

Nebo jazanensis Abu Afifeh, Aloufi, Al-Saraireh & Amr, 2023

Notes on the new species' habitat is also provided.

Abstract:
The genus Nebo Simon, 1878 in Saudi Arabia is revised based on morphometric and morphological characters for adult specimens. The presence of Nebo hierichonticus (Simon, 1872) has been justified for the first time from Saudi Arabia and compared with materials collected from Jordan. More specimens of Nebo yemenensis Francke, 1980 including adult males and females were collected and recorded in this study. Nebo jazanensis sp. n. is described and fully illustrated based on adult males and females collected from Jazan Province and compared with other species of the genus Nebo known from the Arabian Peninsula and Jordan. Notes on its habitats are provided.

Reference:
Afifeh BA, Aloufi A, Al-Saraireh M, Amr ZS. Revision of the Genus Nebo (Simon, 1878) in Saudi Arabia with a Description of a New Species from the Jazan Province (Scorpiones: Diplocentridae). Jordan Journal of Natural History. 2023;10(1):40-56. [Full text provided by authors]

Family Diplocentridae

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A new breed of arachnids & the descendant of the scorpion family native to Saudi Arabia Egypt Libya Morocco Yemen Iran Iraq Afghanistan & other countries to breed all the creatures in the desert world.