Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861

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 : 12-13

Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861

Figures 3 , 11 , 49–52

Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861a: 426 ; Karsch, 187 9: 15, 21; Birula, 1905a: 146; Birula, 191 7: 215; Birula, 1918: 42; Weidner, 1959: 100; Pringle, 196 0: 84; Khalaf, 1962: 2; Khalaf, 1963: 68; Vachon, 196 6: 214; Habibi, 1971: 4 4; Farzanpay & Pretzmann, 1974: 217; Pérez Minocci, 1974: 36; Vachon, 1977: 213; Vachon, 1979: 59; Farzanpay, 1987: 141, 168; Farzanpay, 1988: 42; Simard & Watt, 1990: 441; Sissom, 1990: 75; El-Hennawy, 1992: 135; Kovařík, 1997a: 48; Kovařík, 1998: 136; Fet, 2000: 429; Prendini, 2000: 44; Capes & Fet, 2001: 303; Monod & Lourenço, 2005: 902; Akbari, 2007: 76; Navidpour et al., 2008a: 26; Navidpour et al., 2008b: 20; Navidpour et al., 2008c: 15; Navidpour et al., 2008d: 14.

Hemiscorpion lepturus : Peters, 1861b: 511; Ausserer, 1880: 466; Kraepelin, 1899: 142; Werner, 1934: 276; Moritz & Fischer, 1980: 317; Kovařík, 2002: 14.

Hemiscorpio lepturus : Simon, 1880b: 29.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Iraq, “Mendeli bei Baghdad ” ( Mendeli near Baghdad) ; ZMHB.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iraq, Mendeli bei Baghdad, 2♂ 2♀ (syntypes), leg. Petermann, ZMHB 43 a–d.

CHAHAR MAHAL & BAKHTIYARI PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Bazoft , Abikarolya Village, 32°29'28"N 49°36'02"E (Locality No. SH-1), 2007, 1♂ 3♀ 1juv., RRLS , 1♀, FKCP, leg. Pirali & Khosravi ; Lordegan , Aloni Village, 31°32'18"N 51°04'03"E, 1883 m a.s.l. (Locality No. SH-3), XII.2007, 1♀, RRLS , 1♂, FKCP, leg. Pirali ; Ardal , Dareh Yas Village, 31°46'47"N 50°46'18"E, 1401 m a.s.l. (Locality No. SH-10-1), V.2009, 1♂ 2♀, RRLS , 1♂, FKCP, leg. Pirali.

DISTRIBUTION: Iran, Fars, Hormozgan, Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad, Lorestan Provinces ( Kovařík, 1997a: 48), Bushehr, Ilam, Khoozestan Province ( Farzanpay, 1987: 141; Monod & Lourenço, 2005: 902; Akbari, 2007: 76), and Chahar Machal & Bakhtiyari Province (first report); Iraq (Peters, 1861a: 426).

Key of scorpions of Chahar Mahal

& Bakhtiyari Province

1. Pedipalp patella without ventral trichobothria ........... ........................... Buthidae ............................................ 3 - Pedipalp patella with ventral trichobothria ................. 2

2. Lateroapical margins of leg tarsi shaped into rounded lobes. .......... Scorpio maurus townsendi (Pocock, 1900) - Lateroapical margins of leg tarsi straight. ................. ................................ Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861

3. Carapace in lateral view distinctly inclined downward from median eyes to anterior margin ........................ .......................... Orthochirus zagrosensis Kovařík, 2004 - Carapace in lateral view with entire dorsal surface horizontal or nearly so (possibly with a slight anterior decline) .......................................................................... 4 - Dentate margin of pedipalp chela movable finger with 5-7 terminal granules (4-6 terminal and one basal terminal)......................................................................... 7

7. Central median and posterior median carinae of carapace joined to form a continuous linear series of granules to posterior margin .......................................... .................... Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905) - Central median and posterior median carinae of carapace not joined to form a continuous linear series of granules to posterior margin .......................................... 8

8. Trichobothrium db on tibia of pedipalp located usually between est and dt. Trichobothrium db may be on level with trichobothrium est or rarely between est and esb. Carinae of carapace not forming a lyre-shaped configuration. Ventrolateral carinae on the fifth metasomal segment with all granules more or less equal in size. .............. Hottentotta ............................................. 9 - Trichobothrium db on tibia of pedipalp always located between est and esb. Carinae of carapace forming a lyre-shaped configuration. Ventrolateral carinae on the fifth metasomal segment with irregular granules................... ................ Mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii (Pocock, 1889)

9. Color black except reddish brown chela of pedipalp. Legs may also be reddish-brown. …………........……... ........................... Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997 - Color not entirely black, usually yellowish green ........ ................................... Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880)

Figures

Figure 11: Map of Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province showing distribution of Razianus zarudnyi, Scorpio maurus townsendi, and Hemiscorpius lepturus 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.