The genus Belisarius Simon, 1879 (Scorpiones: Troglotayosicidae), with the description of a new vicariant species from the south of Spain

Intensive investigation in the collections of the Natural History Museum in Paris led to the location of the original specimens of Belisarius xambeui described by Eugène Simon (Simon No. 2675) from the Territoire de Conat in the Pyrénées-Orientales, France. The two females registered under No. 2675 are now considered as the holotype and paratype of B. xambeui. This investigation on the Belisarius material also led to the discovery of another interesting specimen collected by J. Malhomme in the "Sierra de las Nieves" in the south of Spain. This specimen is described herein as a new species. Comments are also proposed on the mesic environmental conditions, which prevails in "Sierra de las Nieves" region, and on the possible palaeoclimatic events that resulted in the present disrupted distribution of the genus Belisarius.