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[Arachnida • 2023] Leiurus nigellus • A New remarkable Species of Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Saudi Arabia
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| Leiurus nigellus Abu Afifeh, Aloufi & Al-Saraireh, in Afifeh, Aloufi, Al-Saraireh, Badry, Al-Qahtni et Amr, 2023. |
Abstract
A new remarkable buthid scorpion, Leiurus nigellus sp. nov., was discovered in Al Ula Governorate, north of Al Madinah Al Monawwarah Province, Saudi Arabia. The new species is described, fully illustrated, and compared with other species of the genus Leiurus reported from the Arabian Peninsula. Notes on its habitats are provided.
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| Habitus of Leiurus nigellus sp. nov., male paratype and female holotype. A. male in dorsal view. B. male in ventral view. C. female in dorsal view. D. female in ventral view. Scale bar = 20 mm. |
Leiurus nigellus sp. nov. Abu Afifeh, Aloufi & Al-Saraireh
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| Leiurus nigellus sp. nov., female paratype from Al Buriakah, Al Ula governorate, Saudi Arabia. |
Bassam Abu Afifeh, Abdulhadi Aloufi, Mohammad Al-Saraireh, Ahmed Badry, Abdulmani H. Al-Qahtni and Zuhair S. Amr. 2023. A New remarkable Species of Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 from Saudi Arabia (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Ecologica Montenegrina. 69; 91-106. DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.69.9
