A remarkable new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 from Burmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae)

 


A remarkable new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 from Burmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae)

Abstract

The study of one new Palaeoburmesebuthidae scorpion from Cretaceous Burmite leads to the description of a new species belonging to the genus Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015. Although the number of species in this genus was greatly improved in recent years, the new species can be defined based on quite distinct characters. The discovery of this new element confirms, once again, the existence of an important diversity within the Burmite fauna.

Wilson R. Lourenço, Jürgen Velten. A remarkable new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 from Burmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae). Faunitaxys, 2023, 11 (78), pp.1-5. ⟨hal-04330833⟩