Androctonus ajjer

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Scorpiones Subordo: Neoscorpionina

Familia: Buthidae
Genus: Androctonus
Species: Androctonus ajjer

Name

Androctonus ajjer Ythier, Sadine, Alioua & Lourenço, 2025

Type locality: Algeria, Djanet Wilaya, Eferi, foothills of the Tassili n’Ajjer, 1010 meters elevation (42°29'N - 009°29'E)

Typus: Holotype Male ♂, MNHP, legit Y. Alioua, 09.XI.2022.

Synonymy

• Androctonus ajjer Ythier, Sadine, Alioua & Lourenço, 2025: 2, Fig. 1-10}. (Original combination)

References

Primary references

• Ythier, É., Sadine, S.E., Alioua, Y. & Lourenço, W.R. 2025. A new species of Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 from the Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Faunitaxys 13(08): 1–8. DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(08) Reference page. 

Links

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