A new species of Compsobuthus from Saudi Arabia (Arachnida: Scorpiones)

Abstract

A new species of scorpion belonging to the genus Compsobuthus is described based on a single male specimen collected from Ain El-Hamah, Khaybar, Saudi Arabia. The new species, Compsobuthus khaybari sp. n., belongs to the werneri group of Compsobuthus and is closely related with C. longipalpis and C. fuscatus. A key for species of the genus Compsobuthus known from Saudi Arabia is given. With this new species, the number of Compsobuthus species increases to six.

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Keywords:

• Compsobuthus khaybari
• Khaybar
• scorpions
• Arabian Peninsula

Acknowledgement

Special thanks are extended to Prof. David Warrell for improving the English of the manuscript.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.