One more new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 trapped in Burmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae)

 

One more new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 trapped in Burmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae)

Abstract 

One more new species of fossil scorpion belonging to the genus Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço,2015, is described from the Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Burma). The new species is characterized bya combination of several morphological features and in particular a strongly elongated carapace with largemedian eyes, a conspicuous granulation on the telson and an aculeus enlarged at its base, and the absenceof any major granulations or apophysis in both femur and patella of pedipalps. The description of the newspecies confirms, once again, that the genera of the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae are most certainly themost speciose among those found in the Burmese amber-producing forests.

Lourenço W. R. & Velten J., 2025. – One more new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 trapped inBurmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae). Faunitaxys, 13(57): 1 – 4. https://archive.org/details/faunitaxys-f-395