Notes on the type material of Compsobuthus acutecarinatus (Simon, 1882) and C. maindroni (Kraepelin, 1900), and description of a new species from United Arab Emirates Scorpiones: Buthidae

• Published in: Zoology in the Middle East Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 119 - 126
• Main Authors: Lourenço, Wilson R., Leguin, Elise-Anne, Duhem, Bernard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Buthidae; Compsobuthus; new species; Oman; Scorpion; type material; United Arab Emirates; Yemen

Two species of the genus Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949, C. acutecarinatus (Simon) and C. maindroni (Kraepelin), have been the subject of several publications in the last three decades. Nevertheless, some doubts remain about their precise identity and range of geographic distribution. We give here precis...