A new species of Buthus Leach, 1815 from Cyprus (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

By

Yağmur, Ersen Aydın

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

115

Pages

27-38

Subjects

Buthus , Cyprus , new species , Scorpion

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.115.1135

 

Abstract

During the last decade, several contributions to the genus Buthus Leach, 1815 (family Buthidae) and especially to the ‘Buthus occitanus’ species complex were proposed. These contributions led to the definition of several species, previously considered only as subspecies or varieties, and also to the description of new species. In the present study, the questionable presence of the genus Buthus in the Cyprus is rediscussed and a new species Buthus kunti sp. n. is described.