Graeme Lowe has recently published a revision of the genus
Butheolus
Simon, 1882 (Buthidae) mainly based on materials from Oman. The main conclusions are:
Xenobuthus
Lowe, 2018 (new genus distributed in Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen).
Xenobuthus anthracinus
(Pocock, 1895) (redescribed and moved from
Butheolus
).
Xenobuthus arabicus
((Lourenço & Qi, 2006) (moved from
Butheolus
).
Xenobuthus xanthus
Lowe, 2018 (new species from Oman).
Butheolus harrisoni
Lowe, 2018 (new species from Oman).
The article has has an identification guide for the genera
Butheolus
and
Xenobuthus
.
Abstract:
The genus Butheolus Simon, 1882 is revised based on new material from Dhofar Province in Oman. B. gallagheri Vachon,
1980 is redescribed, and a related new species, B. harrisoni sp. n., is also described. The species B. anthracinus (Pocock,
1895) is redescribed and moved to a new genus Xenobuthus gen. n., that is differentiated from Butheolus by size, pedipalp
finger dentition, setation, granulation and hemispermatophore structure, and a related new species, X. xanthus sp. n., is also
described. Revised diagnoses are provided for the genus Butheolus, and for the species B. thalassinus Simon, 1882, and B.
villosus Hendrixson, 2006, a key is given for the species examined in this study, and the status of other related species
discussed.
Reference:
Lowe G. The genera
Butheolus
Simon, 1882 and
Xenobuthus
gen. nov. (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Oman.
. [Open Access]