Mohamed Mousaid and co-workers recently published the discovery of the previously lost holotype of the scorpion Buthus barbouri Werner, 1932 (Buthidae), later known as Androctonus barbouri (Werner, 1932). Analysis of the holotype have revealed a misidentification by several previous authors, and the true identity of the holotype is actually Hottentotta gentili (Pallary, 1924).
Because of this, Androctonus barbouri (Werner, 1932) is synonymized with Hottentotta gentili (Pallary, 1924).
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Reference:
Mousaid M, Flores Z, Rivera A, Lansari A, Bouazza A. Rediscovery of the enigmatic holotype of Buthus barbouri Werner, 1932 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with a new synonymy. Zootaxa. 2026;5768(4):597–600. [Open Access]
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