Androctonus australis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ythier, Eric & François, Alexandre, 2023, The scorpion fauna of the Oriental region in Morocco (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae) with description of three new species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758., Faunitaxys 11 (3), pp. 1-15 : 2

Androctonus australis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined ( 2 ex.).

- Morocco, Tendrara, N 17, 32.89624 lat. -2.05353 lon., ID 15534, 15/ IX/2013 ( J. Gabbard), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Tendrara , 32.74671 lat. -2.36698 lon., ID 15845, 02/V/ 2014 ( L. Bacon), ECWP .

Distribution and remarks. – A. australis, a species widely distributed in the neighboring Algeria, was recorded for the first time in Morocco by Geniez ( 2009) in the south-east of the Oriental region, between Bouarfa and Tendrara (Touloun et al., 2014, Dupré, 2017, Touloun, 2019, Ythier & Lourenço, 2022). The examined material extends its distribution 30 km to the west ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

Fig. 1-4. Topographic map of the Oriental region in Morocco and surroundings areas showing the collection sites of Androctonus, Buthus, Hottentotta and Scorpio species (symbols with white cross showing the type localities). 1. Androctonus. 2. Buthus. 3. Hottentotta. 4. Scorpio.