Babycurus sp.

Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Seiter, Michael, Plíšková, Jana & Šťáhlavský, František, 2015, Scorpions of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part II. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Buthidae), with description of two new species, Euscorpius 196, pp. 1-31 : 30

Babycurus sp.

( Figures 123–125)

Babycurus zambonellii: Kovařík, 2003: 137 ; Kovařík & Whitman, 2005: 106.

COMMENTS. Only known specimen is a single juvenile after the second or third ecdysis located in MZUF collected by B. Lanza et al. 15.IV. 1971 in Ethiopia, Awash N. P., Crater Mt. Fantale (Kovařík & Whitman, 2005: 106, Figs. 124–125). This juvenile was cited as Babycurus zambonellii Borelli, 1902 (type locality Eritrea, Chenafena) but with a notice "(det.?)" (see Kovařík, 2003: 137) because it is not possible to identify the sole juvenile correctly at the species level. We visited directly the crater on 29.XI.2014 and we found there Buthus awashensis Kovařík, 2011 , Compsobuthus abyssinicus (Birula, 1903) , and Parabuthus liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828) ( Figs. 124–125, locality 14EV, Ethiopia, Oromia State, East Shewa, Fantale zone, Fantale Mt. near Metahara, 09°00'56"N 39°51'21"E, 1050 m a.s.l.). Neither on this volcanic crater nor in the vicinity did we find Babycurus specimens although the area was investigated thoroughly between 2011 and 2014 and is near the type localities of three recently described scorpion species Buthus awashensis Kovařík, 2011 , Neobuthus awashensis Kovařík et Lowe, 2012 (both with type locality Metahara env., 08°54'N 39° 54'E), and Pandinus (Pandinurus) awashensis Kovařík, 2012 (Awash N. P., 08°52'35.15"N 40°05'39.8"E).