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Issue: Vol. 5768 No. 4: 12 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5768.4.12
Page range: 597-600
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Rediscovery of the enigmatic holotype of Buthus barbouri Werner, 1932 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with a new synonymy

Laboratoire Génie Géo-Bio-Environnement et Innovation; Faculté polydisciplinaire of Taroudant; Ibn Zohr University-Agadir; Taroudant 83000; Morocco
Museum of Comparative Zoology; Harvard University; 26 Oxford Street; Cambridge; MA 02138; United States of America
Museum of Comparative Zoology; Harvard University; 26 Oxford Street; Cambridge; MA 02138; United States of America
Laboratoire Génie Géo-Bio-Environnement et Innovation; Faculté polydisciplinaire of Taroudant; Ibn Zohr University-Agadir; Taroudant 83000; Morocco
Laboratoire Génie Géo-Bio-Environnement et Innovation; Faculté polydisciplinaire of Taroudant; Ibn Zohr University-Agadir; Taroudant 83000; Morocco
Scorpiones Buthus barbouri Androctonus Hottentotta gentili

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How to Cite

Mousaid, M., Flores, Z., Rivera, A., Lansari, A. & Bouazza, A. (2026) Rediscovery of the enigmatic holotype of Buthus barbouri Werner, 1932 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with a new synonymy. Zootaxa, 5768 (4), 597–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5768.4.12