title: A new scorpion species of genus Diplocentrus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Diplocentridae) endemic to Islas de la Bahia, Honduras.
abstract: Three species of genus Diplocentrus are found in north-northwestern Honduras. These species represent the southern east limits of Diplocentrus' distribution. In recent years, a broad survey of arachnids in Honduras has yielded a collection of several specimens of an undescribed species from two islands in northern Honduras. This new species represents the second species of the genus inhabiting an island. The present contribution describes this new species, and compares it against its most similar relatives. A dichotomous key for the identification of the species of Diplocentrus in Honduras is also included.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorios de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras.
authors.forename: Kevin O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Sagastume-Espinoza
authors.affiliation: Life Collections, Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUNMH), Parks Road, Oxford OXI 3PW, United Kingdom; Operation Wallacea, Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire PE23 4EX, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Longhorn
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca (UNAM), Morelos, Mexico. Electronic address: cae@ibt.unam.mx.
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Santibáñez-López
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006721:Honduras; D062312:Islands; D012605:Scorpions / Q000145:classification*
keywords: Diplocentrid; Diplocentrus; Island endemic species; New species