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Arachnida

Further considerations on the genus Butheolus Simon, 1882 and description of one new species from Saudi Arabia (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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Pages 91-97 | Published online: 28 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

New considerations are put forward regarding the buthid genus Butheolus Simon, 1882, and a new species is described from the region of the Hijaz Southern Plateau, E of Khamis Mushayt in the south-western part of the Arabian Peninsula. With the description of Butheolus arabicus sp. n., two species are now confirmed from this country and the total number of Butheolus species is raised to five. Some additional comments are added as to the validity of the genus Neobuthus.

Kurzfassung

Bezüglich des taxonomischen Ranges der Skorpion-Gattung Butheolus Simon, 1882, werden neue Überlegungen angestellt, und aus der Region des südlichen Hijaz-Plateaus, östlich von Khamis Mushayt im Südwesten Saudi-Arabiens, wird eine neue Art beschrieben. Mit der Beschreibung von Butheolus arabicus sp. n. sind nun zwei Arten aus Saudi-Arabien bekannt, und die Gesamtzahl der Butheolus-Arten steigt damit auf fünf. Es werden zusätzliche Kommentare zur Validität der Gattung Neobuthus gemacht.

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