A new scorpion species for the genus Burmesescorpiops Lourenço, 2016 from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Scorpiones: Palaeoeuscorpiidae: Archaeoscorpiopinae)

 

A new scorpion species for the genus Burmesescorpiops Lourenço, 2016 from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Scorpiones: Palaeoeuscorpiidae: Archaeoscorpiopinae)

Abstract 

In this contribution one new species of the rare genus Burmesescorpiops Lourenço, 2016 is described. The discovery of this new element of the family Palaeoeuscorpiidae Lourenço, 2003 and subfamily Archaeoscorpiopinae Lourenço, 2015 further confirms the validity of the genus Burmesescorpiops which however, remains poorly speciose. The remarkable degree of diversity in the Burmese amber-producing forests is once again highlighted. 

Lourenço W. R., 2024. – Une nouvelle espèce de scorpion pour le genre Burmesescorpiops Lourenço, 2016 de l’ambre Crétacé du Myanmar (Scorpiones : Palaeoeuscorpiidae : Archaeoscorpiopinae). Faunitaxys, 12(4): 1 – 5. 

https://doi.org/10.57800/faunitaxys-12(4) - https://zoobank.org/03674E75-0BCE-4F3A-A15C-368B2084023E