A phylogenomic analysis of the genus Auyantepuia (Scorpiones: Chactidae) in French Guiana with the descriptions of two new species

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Ythier, Eric, Chevalier, Johan, Moreau, Lucie, Murienne, Jérôme (2026): A phylogenomic analysis of the genus Auyantepuia (Scorpiones: Chactidae) in French Guiana with the descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1034: 31-57, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1034.3147, URL: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3147/14023 Abstract.

A review of the scorpions of the genus Auyantepuia (Scorpiones, Chactidae) in French Guiana is conducted using an integrative taxonomic approach combining molecular analysis performed on the mitochondrial genome of most species occurring in the territory and more traditional morphological analyses, leading to the descriptions of two new species, Auyantepuia kwata sp. nov. and Auyantepuia manmandinan sp. nov. Diagnoses are presented for all Auyantepuia species occurring in French Guiana and an identification key is proposed.