The 400th issue of the open access journal “Euscorpius” is dedicated to the memory of the Cuban scorpion expert and friend to many of us in the scorpion community, Rolando Teruel, who we lost way too early in 2023.
In the current issue, Frantisek Kovarik and co-workers describe a new species of Tityopsis Armas, 1974 (Buthidae) from Cuba. The new species was collected by Rolando, but he died before he could describe it. The new species is named in his honor.
Tityopsis rolandoi Kovarik, Stockmann, Stahlavsky & Yong, 2024
Abstract:
A new species Tityopsis rolandoi sp. n. is described from Cuba, fully illustrated with color photos showing its morphology and habitus. T. rolandoi sp. n. is the only species of the genus with a combination of two characters: movable finger shorter than carapace and chela length/width ratio 3.6 in male. This species also has a characteristic shape of a median smooth patch of sternite V, which is almost oval in male. In addition to morphology, we present the information about the karyotype of T. rolandoi sp. n. (2n=20) and T. sheylae (2n=22).
Reference:
Kovarik F, Stockmann M, Stahlavsky F, Yong S. Tityopsis rolandoi sp. n. (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Cuba. Euscorpius. 2024(400):1-15. [Open Access]
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