Title: Scorpions from Ennedi, Kapka and Tibesti, the mountains of Chad, with descriptions of nine new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae)
Abstract: Treating a collection of scorpions from the Ennedi, Kapka and Tibesti mountain massifs in Chad reveals an interesting fauna with several elements possibly endemic to these areas.Nine new species are described: Androctonus pallidus sp.n., Buthacus golovatchisp.n., Butheoloides (s.str.)granulatus sp.n., Buthus hassanini sp.n.,Compsobuthus boucheti sp.n., Hottentotta mateui sp.n., Orthochirus minorsp.n., Orthochirus tibestisp.n.(Buthidae) and Scorpio ennedi sp.n.(Scorpionidae).Biogeographic comments are also added on the scorpion faunas of other Saharan massifs.