Humiculous scorpions: On the genera Ananteris Thorell, 1891 and Microananteris Lourenco, 2004 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with the description of a new species from French Guiana

A new species of humicolous buthid scorpion is described on the basis of a single male specimen collected in a rainforest in French Guiana. The collection was performed by extraction with the use of Winkler methods. New considerations about the ecology and biogeography of micro-scorpions of the 'Ananteris group' (sensu subfamily Ananterinae Pocock, 1900), are proposed in relation to their possible evolution from endogeous to epygean environments. (C) 2012 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.