More about the geographical pattern of distribution of the genus Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Madagascar

详细信息    查看全文

• 作者：Wilson R. Lourenç ; o^a ; ^{arachne@mnhn.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Lucienne Wilmé ; ^b ; ^{lucienne.wilme@mobot-mg.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Patrick O. Waeber^c ; ^{patrick.waeber@usys.ethz.ch" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Scorpion ; Pseudouroplectes ; Madagascar ; Bemaraha ; Tsingy ; New species ; Neogrosphus rule ; Biogeography
• 刊名：Comptes Rendus Biologies
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：339
• 期：1
• 页码：37-43
• 全文大小：1979 K

文摘

The genus Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995 (Buthidae) remains among the less speciose Malagasy genera and all the known species are extremely rare. A new species is described from the dry forests in the Tsingy formations of the National Park Bemaraha, extending the distribution of the genus further north. Once again, the single holotype specimen was obtained by extraction with the use of Berlese system. With the description of the new species, the distributional pattern of this genus is confirmed for dry forest formations from the south to the middle of the island; however, for the first time the group's distribution overlaps that of another micro-scorpion genus, Microcharmus Lourenço, 1995. The distribution patterns of the humicolous micro-scorpions endemic to Madagascar are considered to further explore the “Neogrosphus rule” as a possible explanation of global species distribution patterns in changing environments.