A new species of Hadruroides from Peru

 

Eric Ythier and Wilson Lourenco have recently described a new species of Hadruroides Pocock, 1893 (Caraboctonidae) from Southern Peru.

Hadruroides apu Ythier & Lourenco, 2023

The new species has been collected at an impressive elevation of 3,317 m.

Abstract:
A new species belonging to the genus Hadruroides Pocock, 1893 (family Caraboctonidae Kraepelin, 1905) is described on the basis of specimens collected in Apurimac region in Southern Peru. H. (Lourencoides) apu sp. n. appears to be related to H. (L.) mauryi Francke & Soleglad, 1980 and H. (L.) bustamantei Ochoa & Chaparro, 2008 but can be distinguished notably by a smaller size, different pigmentation pattern, reduced granulation, lower pectinal tooth count, metasoma with only the first segment wider than long and pedipalp chela slenderer in male and broader in female with fixed finger straight without proximal gap between fingers in both sexes. This new taxon represents the 18th known species of the genus Hadruroides reported from Peru and the 23rd species of the subgenus Lourencoides Rossi, 2014. The total number of Hadruroides species is now raised to 25.

Reference:
Ythier E, Lourenco WR. A new species of Hadruroides Pocock, 1893 from Peru (Scorpiones: Caraboctonidae). Faunitaxys. 2023;11(76):1-7. [Open Access]

Thanks to Eric for informing me about their new article!

Family Caraboctonidae