Description of a New Species of Androctonus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Jordan

• Date: 2025
• Main Authors: Yağmur, E. A., Al-Saraireh , M., Abu Afifeh , B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025
• Online Access: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/782
• Journal Title: Journal Zoodiversity

A new scorpion species, Androctonus ammoneus sp. n., is described and illustrated from Zarqa Province, Jordan. Previous reports classified several Androctonus populations in Jordan as A. crassicauda. However, a comparative analysis with the neotype of A. crassicauda and other related species from Tu...