21 August, 2025

A new species in the rare genus Lanzatus from Ethiopia

 


Frantisek Kovarik and Graeme Lowe published recently a description of a new species in the rare genus Lanzatus Kovarik, 2001 (Buthidae) from Ethiopia. 

Lanzatus fuscipalpis Kovarik & Lowe, 2025

Abstract:
The rare Horn of Africa buthid genus Lanzatus Kovařík, 2001, known only from Somalia and Somaliland, is recorded for the first time from Ethiopia. We describe a new species Lanzatus fuscipalpis sp. n. fully illustrated with color photographs showing its morphology, habitus, hemispermatophore, and collection sites.

Reference:
Kovarik F, Lowe G. Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part XLIII. Lanzatus fuscipalpis sp. n. from Ethiopia (Buthidae). Euscorpius. 2025(421):1–13. [Open Access]

Family Buthidae

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