A new species of Androctonus from Iraq

 

Azhar Mohammed Al-Khazali and Ersen Aydın Yağmur just published an article presenting a new species of Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Buthidae) from the Dhi Qar Province in Iraq. 

Androctonus sumericus Al-Khazali & Yagmur, 2023

We have to assume that the new species is medical important as its relative A. crassicauda (Olivier, 1807).

Abstract:
A new species Androctonus sumericus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Dhi Qar Province of Iraq, based on the material previously misidentified as A. crassicauda (Olivier, 1807). Therefore, the new species were compared particularly with that species, as well as with all species of Androctonus distributed in the Middle East, using their published descriptions.

Reference:
Al-Khazali AM, Yagmur EA. Androctonus sumericus sp. nov., a new scorpion from Dhi Qar Province, Iraq (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Zoology in the Middle East. 2023;Published Online 17.11.23. [Subscription required for full text]

Thanks to Ersen for sending me their new article!

Family Buthidae