Neobuthus erigavoensis

Neobuthus erigavoensis
	Male specimen of Neobuthus erigavoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Neobuthus
Species:	N. erigavoensis
Binomial name
	Neobuthus erigavoensis; Kovařík, Lowe, Awale, Elmi, & Hurre, 2018

Neobuthus erigavoensis is a species of scorpion from the family Buthidae found in Somaliland.

Taxonomy

Specimens of N. erigavoensis may have been collected and temporarily categorized as Neobuthus ferrugineus since 2012.[1] They were defined as a separate species once a larger number of samples could be collected between 2016–2018. The species was named after its type location, which is near Erigavo city.[1]

Description

Males have an average of 20–25 mm in length, while females have 21–25.5 mm. The pedipalps are relatively slender, of yellow colour, with a matte, finely granulated texture in males, and smooth and glossy on females. The body's base colour is of a pale yellow, and female pedipalps don't exhibit dark spots. The dorsal metasomal carinae is missing in females, a characteristic present only in this species and in Neobuthus montanus.[1]

Distribution

N. erigavoensis can be found in Somaliland, on rocky areas of semi-desert. Its type location is the outskirts of the village of Buq, near Erigavo, in the Sanaag region. The localities of Neobuthus erigavoensis are near to the localities of Neobuthus montanus.[1]

References

Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Awale, Ahmed Ibrahim; Elmi, Hassan Sh Abdirahman; Hurre, Ali Abdi (12 December 2018). Fet, Victor (ed.). "Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part XVII. Revision of Neobuthus, with Description of Seven New Species from Ethiopia, Kenya and Somaliland (Buthidae)" (PDF). Euscorpius. 271.

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[lowe2018-1] Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Awale, Ahmed Ibrahim; Elmi, Hassan Sh Abdirahman; Hurre, Ali Abdi (12 December 2018). Fet, Victor (ed.). "Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part XVII. Revision of Neobuthus, with Description of Seven New Species from Ethiopia, Kenya and Somaliland (Buthidae)" (PDF). Euscorpius. 271.