[Parabuthus]

Wilson Lourenco has described a new species of Butheoloides Hirst, 1925 (Buthidae) from Morocco, bringing the number of species in the genus up to 13:

Butheoloides slimanii Lourenco, 2010

The paper also record Butheoloides monodi Vachon, 1950 from Guinea Bissau for the first time.

Abstract:
A new species belonging to the genus Butheoloides Hirst, 1925 (subgenus Butheoloides Hirst, 1925) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) is described from the northern range of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. With the description of Butheoloides (Butheoloides) slimanii sp. n., the total number of species known from Morocco is
raised to four. Butheoloides (Butheoloides) monodi Vachon, 1950 is also recorded from Guinea Bissau for the first time.

Reference:
Lourenco WR. A new species of Butheoloides Hirst, 1925 from Morocco (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2010;15(183):183-9.

Thanks to Gerard Dupre for sending me this paper!

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