The remarkable peri-Saharan distribution of the genus Butheoloides Hirst (Scorpiones, Buthidae), with the description of a new species from Cameroon.
A new species belonging to the genus Butheoloides Hirst, 1925 (subgenus Butheoloides Hirst, 1925) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) is described from northern Cameroon, a region of transition between savannahs and the Sahel. With the description of Butheoloides (Butheoloides) savanicola sp. n., the peri-Saharan pattern of distribution presented by the species of this genus is confirmed.
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, département systématique et évolution, UMR 7205, CP 053, 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: arachne@mnhn.fr.
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D000352:Africa, Northern; D000818:Animals; D002163:Cameroon; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
Butheoloides; Buthidae; Cameroon; Cameroun; Espèce nouvelle; New species; Peri-Saharan; Péri-saharienne