Systematic Revision of the Sand Scorpions, Genus Buthacus Birula, 1908 (Buthidae C.L. Koch, 1837) of the Levant, with Redescription of Buthacus arenicola (Simon, 1885) from Algeria and Tunisia

Scorpions of the State of Kuwait

“…The status of Buthacus leptochelys (Ehrenberg, 1829) reported from Kuwait by Kovařík (2005) was not confirmed. Recent revision of the genus Buthacus in North Africa and the Middle East showed that distribution range of this species is confined to Egypt, Sudan, and perhaps Libya (Cain et al, 2021). If further specimens of this genus are collected, they may represent a new species, or it may belongs to Buthacus nigroaculeatus group or Buthacus macrocentrus.…”

“…If further specimens of this genus are collected, they may represent a new species, or it may belongs to Buthacus nigroaculeatus group or Buthacus macrocentrus. Buthacus macrocentrus was synonymized with B. leptochelys by Cain et al (2021). Al-Khalifa et al (2012) mentioned two species of scorpions from Al-Wafra, Androctonus crassicauda and Uroplectes alstoni Purcell, 1901(=Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890.…”

Species Composition and Spatial Distribution of Medically Important Scorpions in the Northern Part of Kerman Province, Iran

“…The specimens were preserved in ethanol (80%) and stored in the Medical Entomology laboratory of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Species identification was done with the aid of following traditional dichotomous keys for scorpions of northern Kerman ( 8 – 12 , 15 ): 1 . Pedipalp patella with ventral trichobothria; sternum pentagonal ………………….......... 2 – Pedipalp patella without ventral trichobothria; sternum triangular .................................. 3 2 .…”

Morphometric and meristic diversity of the species Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Saudi Arabia

“…The morphometric characters were; the total body length, carapace (length, anterior width and posterior width), mesosoma tergite and sternite 7th (length and width), metasomal segments from I-V (length, width and height), telson length, telson vesicle (length and width), pedipalp femur (length and width), pedipalp patella (length and width), pedipalp chela length, pedipalp chela manus (length, width and height), the movable finger length and pectine length ( Files S1 and S2 ). We followed the definitions of all measurements as proposed by Sissom, Polis & Watt (1990) and Cain, Gefen & Prendini (2021) . Specimens were examined for meristic characters under dissecting microscope and morphometrics were measured with digital calipers in millimeters.…”

“…Recently, Three new species of genus Buthacus were described in the Levant, bringing the total to seven species by using qualitative and quantitative morphological characters, and multivariate analysis of morphometric data. As well as carapace dimensions, chela shape, metasomal segments proportions, telson vesicle, and aculeus proportions, pectinal tooth counts, pilosity, and density of macrosetae on metasoma and telson, and macrosculpture of the metasomal carinae, were the most informative morphological characters for species identification ( Cain, Gefen & Prendini, 2021 ). Thus, the knowledge about the scorpion taxonomy and identification plays a role in significant scorpion envenomation.…”