A new species of Isometrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from southern India

Authors

• Shauri Sulakhe
• Nikhil Dandekar
• Shomen Mukherjee
• Malay Pandey
• Makarand Ketkar
• Anand Padhye
• Deshabhushan Bastawade

Abstract

A new species of Isometrus (Buthidae) is described from India using integrated taxonomic approach. Isometrus kovariki sp. n. is closely related to I. thurstoni, and differs in morphological features and raw genetic divergence of more than 9%.

Recommended Citation

Sulakhe, Shauri; Dandekar, Nikhil; Mukherjee, Shomen; Pandey, Malay; Ketkar, Makarand; Padhye, Anand; and Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020) "A new species of Isometrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from southern India," Euscorpius: Vol. 2020: Iss. 310, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33470/1536-9307.1341
Available at: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2020/iss310/1