Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997

Pirali-Kheirabadi, Khodadad, Navidpour, Shahrokh, Fet, Victor, Kovařík, František & Soleglad, Michael E., 2009, Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part V. Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province, Euscorpius 78 (78), pp. 1-23 : 6

Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997

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Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997a: 41 ; Kovařík, 1998: 111; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 144, Kovařík, 2007: 86; Navidpour et al., 2008a: 10; Navidpour et al., 2008d: 5.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Iran, Fars prov., cca 1000 m a.s.l., Zagros Mts., Abshar vill. env., 30°23'N 51°30'E ; FKCP.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Fars Province, cca. 1000 m a.s.l., Zagros Mts., Abshar vill. env., 2.- 3.V.1996 1♂ (holotype) 1♂ (im.) and its ecdysis (paratype No. 1), leg. J. Pitulová, 1♀ (allotype, Fig. 129) 2juvs. (paratypes No. 2 and No. 3), leg. V. Šejna , 1juv. (paratype No. 4), leg. D. Král, FKCP .

CHAHAR MAHAL & BAKHTIYARI PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Bazoft , Abikarolya Village, 32°29'28"N 49°36'02"E (Locality No. SH-1), 2007, 4♂ 3♀ 2 juvs., RRLS , 1♀ im., FKCP, leg. Pirali & Khosravi ; Lordegan , Shahidane Baraftab Village, 30°56'05"N 51°21'32"E (Locality No. SH-2), V.2008, 3♀ RRLS 1juv. FKCP, leg. Pirali & Khosravi ; Farsan , 32°35'43"N 49°39' 27"E, 1981 m (Locality. No. SH-6), V.2008, 2♀ 1♀ im., RRLS , 1juv., FKCP, leg. Pirali & Khosravi ; Ardal , Dareh Bid and Dareh Yas Villages, 31°46'47"N 50°46'18"E, 1401 m a.s.l. (Locality. No. SH-11), V.2008, 2♀ 1♀ im., RRLS , 1im., FKCP, leg. Pirali & Khosravi; Bazoft to Kohrang road, 32°42'05"N 49°33'12"E, 1262 m a.s.l., V.2008, 2♀ 1juv., RRLS, leg. Pirali & Rashidi ; Lordegan , Marvan Village, 31°33' 14"N 51°06'08"E, 1892 m a.s.l., X.2007, 4♂, RRLS, leg. Pirali & Khosravi ; Ardal , Dorak Village, 31°47'30"N 50°43'47"E, 1359 m a.s.l., V.2008, 2♀, RRLS, leg. Pirali & Rezaie ; Ardal , Dopolan Village, 31°53'46"N 50°37' 04"E, 1652 m a.s.l., V.2008, 2♂ RRLS, leg. Pirali & Rezaie ; Ardal , Madan Village, 31°55'56"N 50°48'38"E, 1398 m a.s.l., V.2008, 2♂ im., RRLS, leg. Pirali & Rezaie.

DISTRIBUTION: Iran, known from provinces Fars, West Azerbaijan, Khoozestan (see Kovařík, 2007: 86), Khoozestan (Navidpour et al., 2008a: 10), Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad (Navidpour et al., 2008d: 5), and Chahar Machal & Bakhtiyari (first report) .

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Figure 9: Map of Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province showing distribution of Hottentotta saulcyi and H. zagrosensis collected in this study.

Figures 2–3: Iran, Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province. 2. Lordegan, Shahidane Baraftab Village, 30°56'05"N 51°21'32"E (Locality No. SH-2). Recorded occurrence of Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997, Orthochirus zagrosensis Kovařík, 2004, and Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903). 3. Lordegan, Aloni Village, 31°32'18"N 51°04'03"E, 1883 m a.s.l. (Locality No. SH-3). Recorded occurrence of Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807), Orthochirus zagrosensis Kovařík, 2004, and Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861.

Figures 5–6: Iran, Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province. 5. Shahrekord (hills of Shahrekord University), 32°21'18"N 50°50'10"E, 2148 m a.s.l. (Locality No. SH-4). Recorded occurrence of Mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii (Pocock, 1889) and Orthochirus zagrosensis Kovařík, 2004. 6. Farsan, 32°35'43"N 49°39'27"E, 1981 m a.s.l. (Locality. No. SH-6). Recorded occurrence of Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905) and Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997.

Figures 7–8: Iran, Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province. 7. Ardal, Dareh Bid, and Dareh Yas Villages, 31°46'47"N 50°45'18"E, 1401 m a.s.l. (Locality No. SH-11). Recorded occurrence of Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997. 8. Lordegan, Giloreh and Sini Villages, 31°32'02"N 51°02'38"E, 1856 m a.s.l. (Locality No. SH-12-13). Recorded occurrence of Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807), Orthochirus zagrosensis Kovařík, 2004, and Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903).