Androctonus rostami

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Scorpiones Subordo: Neoscorpionina

Familia: Buthidae
Genus: Androctonus
Species:

Name

Androctonus rostami Barahoei, Mirshamsi, Amiri, Moeinadini & Rakhshani, 2025.

Type locality: Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Nimruz (30°58′N, 60°31′E).

Holotype Female ♀, RIZ-And-237, legit M.N. Barahoei, 05.VII.2017 (of 2♀*). [Also Paratypes including Male ♂, RIZ-And-235, legit M.N. Barahoei, 09.VI.2020 (of 2♂*)].

Synonymy

Androctonus rostami Barahoei et al. 2025: 53, figs. 3-7 (3,4 =♂ paratype, 5,6 =♀ Holotype, 7=live) (Original combination)

References

Primary references

Barahoei, H., Mirshamsi, O., Amiri, M., Moeinadini, A. & Rakhshani, E. 2025. Integrative taxonomy reveals the existence of a new species of fat-tailed scorpions, Androctonus (Buthidae), in Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 49(2): 48–74. DOI: 10.55730/1300-0179.3213 ResearcGate Reference page.