title: [A new genus of Malagasy scorpion, possible link between the Microcharmidae and the Buthidae].
abstract: A new genus belonging to the family Microcharmidae is described from the northern range of Madagascar. The new genus appears as a possible link between the Microcharmidae and the Buthidae within the Buthoidea. Phylogenetic considerations are proposed in relation to the observed morphological characters.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de zoologie (Arthropodes), Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France. arachne@mnhn.fr
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Lourenço
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008270:Madagascar; D010802:Phylogeny; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*