Afghanobuthus

Afghanobuthus
	Afghanobuthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Afghanobuthus; Lourenço, 2005
Synonyms[1]
	Mesobuthus parthorum (Vachon, 1950);

Afghanobuthus is a little known monotypic genus of pale yellow psammophilic scorpions. The genus contains a single species, Afghanobuthus naumanni, which is endemic to Afghanistan. [2]

Afghanobuthus naumanni (Lourenço, 2005)

The adults grow to 25 millimetres (1 in) - 27.5 millimetres (1 in) in length, with pale yellow carapace, mesosoma, metasoma and appendages. The eyes are surrounded in black and they have pale reddish aculeus (stingers) and chelicerae (jaws). The ventral surface and sternites are also pale yellow.[3]

References

Rein, Jan Ove. "Taxonomical updates in The Scorpion Files for Buthidae" (PDF). The Scorpion Files. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
Lourenço, Wilson R. "A new genus and species of scorpion from Afghanistan (Scorpiones, Buthidae)" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Afghanobuthus naumanni". Clinical Toxology Resources. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 7 April 2010.

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[1] Rein, Jan Ove. "Taxonomical updates in The Scorpion Files for Buthidae" (PDF). The Scorpion Files. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[Lourenço2005-2] Lourenço, Wilson R. "A new genus and species of scorpion from Afghanistan (Scorpiones, Buthidae)" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] "Afghanobuthus naumanni". Clinical Toxology Resources. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 7 April 2010.