New genus and new species of scorpion from Egypt, belonging to the family Buthidae Simon.

The new genus Egyptobuthus and the new species Egyptobuthus vaissadei belon ging to the Buthidae family are described from Egypt. This new genus is pro bably an enclaved endemic element, isolated from the typical saharian and p erisaharian faunas. Its discovery represents an interesting contribution to the knowledge of the distributional patterns and affinities of some elemen ts of the African and Northern African faunas.