Ananteridae is raised to family status

 

In a recent article, Eric Ythier has raised the subfamily Ananterinae Pocock, 1900 (in family Buthidae) to family status. Seven extant genera with associated species are transferred to the new family (see family page for more details).

Ananteridae Pocock, 1900

        Ananteris Thorell, 1891

        Ananteroides Borelli, 1911 

        Himalayotityobuthus Lourenço, 1997

        Lychasioides Vachon, 1974

        Microananteris Lourenço, 2003

        Tityobuthus Pocock, 1893

        Troglotityobuthus Lourenço, 2000 

Three extinct genera are also included in this family.

        Palaeotityobuthus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000

        Palaeoananteris Lourenço & Weitschat, 2001

        Archaeoananteroides Lourenço, 2016

A new species of Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Ananteridae) from Brazil is described in the article.

        Ananteris lourencoi Ythier, 2024

Abstract:
A new species belonging to the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (family Ananteridae Pocock, 1900, stat. n.) is described on the basis of one male specimen collected at the Pico da Neblina, Brazil. Ananteris lourencoi sp. n. was collected between 2000-2300 m altitude, representing to our knowledge the highest altitude record for the genus Ananteris. The description of this new species brings further evidence about the biogeographic patterns of distribution presented by most species of the genus Ananteris, which are highly endemic in most natural formations of South America. This new scorpion taxon represents the 97th described species among the currently recognized species for the genus Ananteris (the 31st described from Brazil) and the 128th species described for the family Ananteridae stat. n. which is hereby confirmed as a valid family. The composition, distribution and altitude for the members of this family are discussed.

Reference:
Ythier E. A new high-altitude scorpion species of the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Scorpiones: Ananteridae) from the Pico da Neblina, Brazil. Faunitaxys. 2024;12(19):1-9. [Open Access]

Thanks to Eric for sending me this article!

Family Ananteridae

Family Buthidae

Taxonomical updates

Three new papers has recently been published with new species and taxonomical updates:

Teruel & Roncallo (2008):

Ananteris hasshy Teruel & Roncallo, 2008 (Buthidae) from Colombia (new species).

Teruel & Rodriguez (2008):

Didymocentrus armasi Rolando & Rodriguez, 2008 (Scorpionidae) from Cuba (new species).
Didymocentrus jaumei Armas, 1976 (Scorpionidae) from Cuba (restored species status).
Didymocentrus sanfelipensis Armas, 1976 (Scorpionidae) from Cuba (restored species status).

Lourenço, Qi & Goodman (2008):

Tityobuthus betschi Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 (Buthidae) from Madagascar (new species).
Tityobuthus chelbergorum Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 (Buthidae) from Madagascar (new species).
Tityobuthus mccarteri Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 (Buthidae) from Madagascar (new species).

This paper also has a historical review of the genus Tityobuthus and a redescription of Tityobuthus baroni (Pocock, 1890).

In other news:

Lourenco (2008) has described the male of Chaerilus agilis Pocock, 1899 from Malaysia.

Teruel (2008) has confirmed the occurence of Centruroides gracilis (Latreille, 1805) in Jamaica.

The gallery of the Scorpion Files has recently been updated with several new pictures of rarly seen species. A big thanks to all that have submitted pictures to the Scorpion Files!

References:
Teruel R, Roncallo CA. A new species of Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Scorpiones: buthidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia. Euscorpius. 2008(72):1-7. [Free fulltext]

Teruel R, Rodriguez TM. La subfamilia Diplocentrinae (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) en Cuba. Quinta parte: el genero Didymocentrus Kraepelin 1905. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(42):53-78. [No fulltext]

Lourenco WR, Qi JX, Goodman SM. The identity of Tityus baroni (Pocock, 1890) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) and description of three new species from Madagascar. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(42):89-102. [No fulltext]

Lourenco WR. Description de mâle de Chaerilus agilis Pocock, 1899 (Scorpiones, Chaerilidae). Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(42):139-42. [No fulltext]

Teruel R. Confirmation of the occurence of Centruroides gracilis (Latreille 1805) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Jamaica. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 2008(42):370. [No fulltext]

Family Buthidae
Family Scorpionidae
Family Chaerilidae