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Arachnida

Description of a new species of Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from southern Iran

Pages 79-86 | Published online: 28 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

A new species of Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 is described; the specimen was collected near Persepolis in Fars Province, south-western Iran. Compsobuthus petriolii n. sp. belongs to the “werneri” group on the basis of the rows of denticles on the movable fingers, which appears as external accessory granules. The new species is of a slender appearance with particularly elongated pedipalp chelae, and is easy to distinguish from all congeneric taxa. Meristic data, drawings, and an identification key are provided.

Kurzfassung

Die hier beschriebene neue Art aus der Gattung Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 wurde in der Nähe von Persepolis in der Fars-Provinz im Südwesten des Iran gefunden. Compsobuthus petriolii n. sp. lässt sich aufgrund der Dentikelreihen am Digitus mobilis, welche als externe akzessorische Granula erscheinen, der “werneri”-Gruppe zuordnen. Die neue Art besitzt einen schlanken Habitus mit auffallend verlängerten Pedipalpen-Scheren und ist somit leicht von allen anderen beschriebenen Arten dieser Gattung zu unterscheiden. Die vorliegende Arbeit enthält biometrische Daten, Zeichnungen sowie einen Bestimmungsschlüssel.

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