DESCRIPTION OF THREE NEW SPECIES OF SCORPION

(Scorpiones, Buthidae) are described from the region of Loka in the Southern region of Sudan. With the description of Buthus jianxinae sp. n., a second species of this genus is confirmed in the country. The descriptions of both Babycurus solegladi sp. n. and Neobuthus sudanensis sp. n. represent the first confirmation of these genera for Sudan. Some additional comments are added on the validity of the genus Neobuthus