Buthus albengai Lourenço, 2003

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 : 4-6

Buthus albengai Lourenço, 2003

Material examined (54 ex.).

- Morocco, Bouârfa , Aïn Larak, 32.60435 lat. -2.50391 lon., ID 18770, 11/III/2014 (A. François), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Debdou , 34.06452 lat. -2.98199 lon., ID 14938, 08/VI/2013 (A. François, L. Castro), ECWP ;

- Morocco, betweenAïn Bni Mattar and Maatarka, 34.020708lat.-2.12397lon., ID 12440, 05/VII/2012 (A. François, C. Galkowski, M. Sbai), ECWP;

- Morocco, between Outat el Haj and Maatarka , 33.58163 lat. -3.31162 lon., ID 8338, 24/V/2011 (A. François, H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, between Outat el Haj and Maatarka , 33.57178 lat. -3.36583 lon., ID 8339, 24/V/2011 (A. François, H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, between Outat el Haj and Maatarka , 33.56384 lat. -3.23189 lon., ID 8340, 24/V/2011 (A. François, H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Maatarka , 33.21395 lat. -2.78115 lon., ID 8822, 26/IV/2011 (M. Chambouleyron, H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Maatarka , 33.23927 lat. -2.74412 lon., ID 10556, 15/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Maatarka , 33.23927 lat. -2.74412 lon., ID 10560, 11/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Oriental, 32.9859 lat. -3.60719 lon., ID 21741, 14/IV/2015 ( T. Dieuleveut, C. Lucas), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Almis des Marmoucha, Jbel Tsiouant, 32.2745 lat. -4.17783 lon., ID 14992, 15/IV/2013 (A. François, J. Gabbard), ECWP;

- Morocco, Enjil , 33.12101 lat. -4.59676 lon., ID 10570, 12/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Enjil , 33.2113 lat. -4.6638 lon., ID 18623, 15/IV/2014 (A. François), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Enjil , ECWP, 33.14769 lat. -4.58389 lon., ID 21769/21783, 20/V/2014 (J.M. Touzet), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Enjil , ECWP, 33.15998 lat. -4.58624lon., ID 10569, 09/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Enjil , ECWP, 33.15049 lat. -4.606 lon., ID 22916, 16/V/2014 (M. Chambouleyron, H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Enjil , ECWP, 33.14769 lat. -4.58389 lon., ID 22917, 20/V/2014 (J. M. Touzet), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Enjil , ECWP, gazelle pen, 33.17226 lat. -4.41112 lon., ID 10568, 13/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Enjil , Enjil lake, hillbetween lake andvillage,33.22819lat.-4.66391lon., ID 585, 21/III/2008 (A. François), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Lamjalil , 33.89885 lat. -3.94569 lon., ID 10571, 20/VII/2009 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Lamjalil , 33.87449 lat. -3.98817 lon., ID 10573, 18/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Midelt Aouli , abandoned mining village, 32.81851 lat.-4.58497lon., ID 14993, 05/VI/2013 (L. Bacon), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.22951 lat. -4.07098 lon., ID 582, 15/VI/2002 (Y. Hingrat, J. Yvernault), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.20759 lat. -4.05286 lon., ID 588, 19/XII/2001 (Y. Hingrat, J. Yvernault), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.22951 lat. -4.07098 lon., ID 589, 15/II/2002 (Y. Hingrat, J. Yvernault), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.22951 lat. -4.07098 lon., ID 590, 17/V/2002 (Y. Hingrat, J. Yvernault), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.29897 lat. -4.80173 lon., ID 593, 22/V/2002 (Y. Hingrat, J. Yvernault), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.1997lat. -3.92071 lon., ID 2795, 16/IV/2002 (J. Yvernault), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.17877lat.-3.94202lon., ID2796, 22/IV/2002 (J. Yvernault), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.2294lat. -4.07156 lon., ID 2797, 22/IV/2002 (J. Yvernault), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Al Baten, 33.16887 lat. -3.94317 lon., ID2809, 16/V/2002 (Y. Hingrat), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Douar Igli, 33.00586 lat. -3.94871 lon., ID 10557, 15/VI/2010 (( H. Hdidou), ECWP;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976 lon., ID 23250, 09/V/2016 (M. Sbai), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour, ECWP, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976lon., ID 581, 24/IV/2008 (A. François, E. Le Nuz, G. Levêque), ECWP;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976lon., ID 586, 15/VI/2000 (Y. Hingrat), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour, ECWP, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976 lon., ID 7105, 07/X/2010 (H. Chaker, H. Hdidou, J. F. Léger), ECWP;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976 lon., ID10011, 30/IX/2011 (A. Chlih), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, 33.00251lat. -4.10432 lon., ID 10572, 07/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976 lon., ID 13382, 19/X/2012 (G. Levêque), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976 lon., ID 24202, 23/VIII/2021 (M. Sriri), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, insemination laboratory, 33.00722lat.-4.0976lon., ID 8829, 07/VII/2011 (N. Abbou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, villa F2.10, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976 lon., ID 15034, 05/IX/2013 (A. François), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, villa F2.3, 33.00722 lat. -4.0976 lon., ID 14937, 10/VIII/2013 (E. Le Nuz), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, villa F2.6, 33.0119 lat. -4.09692 lon., ID 6450, 20/VII/2010 (A. François), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , ECWP, villa F2.6, 33.0119 lat. -4.09692 lon., ID 10433, 22/X/2011 (A. François), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Missour , Jbel Missour, pic, 33.00133 lat. -4.16963 lon., ID 5703, 24/VI/2010 (A. François, K. Benlafkih, M. Sbai), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Ouled Ali Atchana , 33.5307 lat. -3.92263 lon., ID 14902/14935, 03/VIII/2013 (A. François, A. Achou, C. Heyd, V. Liéron), ECWP ;

- Morocco, OuledAli BouNaceur , Tizi n’Silla, 33.56052lat. -3.90465 lon., ID 14936, 04/VIII/2013 (A. François, A.Achou, C. Heyd, V. Liéron), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Tighnest , 33.4051 lat. -3.7733 lon., ID 10559, 17/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Tighnest , 33.40538 lat. -3.77373 lon., ID 10563, 07/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Tighnest , 33.42168 lat. -3.79447 lon., ID 10564, 10/VI/2010 (H. Hdidou), ECWP ;

- Morocco, Zerzaia , 33.65271 lat. -3.47184 lon., ID 21784, 20/IV/2015 (A. François), ECWP .

Distribution and remarks. – B. albengai , described from the south of Ifrane, is widely distributed to the east of its type location, mainly in the middle Moulouya river basin, but also up to western part of the high plateaus of the Oriental region (Vachon, 1952, Lourenço, 2003, 2017,Touloun et al.,2014,Dupré, 2017,El Hidan etal.,2017, Sousa et al., 2017, Touloun, 2019) ( Fig. 2 ). Touloun et al. (2014) referred to Buthus paris (C. L. Koch, 1839) specimen(s) collected in the south of Ain Beni Mathar. This (these) might rather be referred to B. albengai , since B. paris is a species distributed in the high massifs of the coastal zones of Tunisia and eastern Algeria (up Algiers) and does not occur in Morocco, where it is ‘replaced’ by its ‘occidental form’ B. oudjanii .

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.