Teruelius olgae (Lourenço, 2004) Lowe & Kovařík, 2019

Lowe, Graeme & Kovařík, František, 2019, Review of Grosphus Simon 1880 with description of Teruelius gen n a new buthid genus from Madagascar (Scorpiones Buthidae), Euscorpius 281, pp. 1-128 : 61

Teruelius olgae (Lourenço, 2004) comb. n.

1♂ (paratype, Figs. 542–546 , 552–563 , 576–579 ), Toliara Province, Fôret des Mikeas, 9.5 km W Ankiloaka, 22°46.7’S 43°31.4’E, 16.III.2003, leg. S. Goodman & V. Soarmalala ( MHNG); 1♂ ( Figs. 20 , 81 , 105, 179 , 194 ), Toliara Province, 10.5 km SE Itampolo (village), 24°44.2’S 44°01.39’E, 120 m a. s. l., 19.II.2005, pitfall trap in disturbed spiny bush on Mahafaly Plateau, leg. V. Soarimalala & S. M. Goodman SMG# 14539 ( FMNH 86968 ) ; 1♀ ( Figs. 20 , 51 , 105, 132 , 144 , 152 , 180 , 195 , 547–551 , 564–575 ), Toliara Province, Forêt des Milua , 19 km SW Tamotamo, 21°52.0’S 43°39.6’E, 70 m a. s. l., 23. III.2003, found in pitfall trap 16, leg. V. Soarimalala #VS376 ( FMNH 73624 ) ; 1♂ (paratype), south region, Toliara Province, Fôret de Mikea, 7.5 km NE Tsifotsa, 22°48.0’S 43°26.’E, 60 m a. s. l., 21-25.II.2003, leg. S. M. Goodman, V. Soarimalala, hemispermatophore examined ( MHNG).

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Figures 542–546. Teruelius olgae, male paratype.Figures 542–543. Habitus, dorsal (542) and ventral (543) views, and original labels. Figures 544–546. Metasoma and telson in lateral (544), ventral (545) and dorsal (546) views. Scale bars: 10 mm (542–543, 544–546).

Figures 552–563. Teruelius olgae, male paratype. Figures 552–560. Pedipalp chela, dorsal (552), external (553) and ventrointernal (554) views; pedipalp patella, dorsal (555), external (556) and ventral (557) views; pedipalp femur and trochanter, internal (558) and dorsal (559) views; pedipalp chela, movable finger dentate margin (560). Figure 561. Carapace and tergites I–II. Figure 562. Sternopectinal region. Figure 563. Telson lateral view.

Figures 576–579. Teruelius olgae, male paratype. Right legs tibia, basitarsus and telotarsus, retrolateral and ventral views. Leg I (576), leg II (577), leg III (578), leg IV (579).

Figures 9–20. Position of femur trichobothrium d 2in Grosphus and Teruelius gen. n. Dorsal surfaces of proximal pedipalp femur of adult females (♀, left panels) and adult males (♂, right panels), underUV fluorescence to highlightgranulation,carinae and trichobothrial areolae.Whitearrows indicate positions of trichobothrium d in each image. G. madagascariensis (9, 10; 2 samples from Anjiro (9) and Andasibe (10) show consistency of d 2 2 position),G. hirtus(11), G. voahangyae (12), T. ankarafantsika (13, 15; 2 samples fromAmpijoroa show consistency ofd 2position),T. ankarana (14), T. flavopiceus (16), T. grandidieri (17), T. limbatus (18), T. mahafaliensis (19), and T. olgae (20). Scale bars: 1 mm (9–20♀) or 500 μm (20 ♂).

Figures 71–85. Hemispermatophores and capsule regions of Teruelius gen n. Multi-panel figures show: whole hemispermatophore; whole hemispermatophore and/or capsule with flagellum; capsule region in convex (or convex compressed), anterior and posterior views (panels in left to right sequence). Right hemispermatophores. Figure 71. T. ankarana, whole hemispermatophore. Scale bar: 4 mm. Figure 72. T. ankarana, capsule, left mirrored, Forêt d’Ankavanana, FMNH. Scale bar: 500 μm. Figure 73. T. grandidieri, whole hemispermatophore (flagellum truncated). Scale bar: 4 mm. Figure 74. T. grandidieri, capsule, Antsakabe River, FMNH. Scale bar: 500 μm. Figure 75. T. flavopiceus, whole hemispermatophore. Scale bar: 2 mm. Figure 76. T. flavopiceus, capsule, Madagascar, GLPC, FKCP. Scale bar: 500 μm. Figure 77. T. annulatus, capsule, Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, GLPC, FKCP. Scale bar: 500 μm. Figure 78. T. ankarafantsika, capsule and flagellum. Scale bar: 400 μm. Figure 79. T. ankarafantsika, capsule, Forêt d’Ankavanana, FMNH. Scale bar: 200 μm. Figure 80. T. ankarafantsika, capsule, Réserve Forestière de l’Ankarafantsika, FMNH. Scale bar: 200 μm. Figure 81. T. olgae, capsule, Itampolo village, FMNH. Scale bar: 500 μm. Figure 82. T. limbatus, whole hemispermatophore (flagellum truncated). Scale bar: 2 mm. Figure 83. T. limbatus, capsule, Forêt d’Ianasana, FMNH. Scale bar: 500 μm. Figure 84. T. mahafaliensis, capsule views, Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, GLPC, FKCP. Scale bar: 500 μm. Figure 85. T. intertidalis, capsule, Madagascar, GLPC, FKCP. Scale bar: 500 μm.

Figures 165–180. Carapace of representative Grosphus and Teruelius gen. n. G. madagascariensis (165, 168), G. hirtus (166–167), G. voahangyae (169), T. ankarafantsika (170–171), T. ankarana (172), T. flavopiceus (173–174), T. grandidieri (175), T. limbatus (176), T.mahafaliensis (177–178) andT. olgae (179–180).UV fluorescence,♂male, ♀female.Scale bars:2mm (165–171, 176–180),4 mm (172–175).

Figures 181–195. Telson of representativeGrosphus andTeruelius gen. n. G. hirtus (181–182), G. madagascariensis (183–184), G. voahangyae (185), T. ankarafantsika (186–187), T. ankarana (188), T. flavopiceus (189), T. grandidieri (190–191), T. limbatus (192), T. mahafaliensis (193) and T. olgae (194–195). UV fluorescence, ♂ male, ♀ female. Scale bars: 2 mm (181–187, 192–195), 4 mm (188–191).

Figures 40–51. Female basal pectinal teeth in Grosphus and Teruelius gen. n. Ventral views of proximal left pectine of females shown under UV fluorescence to highlight cuticular surface texture, setation and absence of peg sensillae on basal tooth vs. their presence on other teeth. G. sp. nr hirtus (40), G. madagascariensis (41), G. hirtus (42), G. voahangyae (43), T. ankarafantsika (44–45; 2 samples fromAmpijoroa show variation in tooth shape), T. ankarana (46), T. flavopiceus (47), T. grandidieri (48), T. limbatus (49), T. mahafaliensis (50), and T. olgae (51). Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 127–132. Ventral aspect of metasoma and telson of adult males (♂) or females (♀) of representative Teruelius gen. n under UV fluorescence to reveal carination and granulation. T. ankarafantsika (127), T. ankarana (128), T. flavopiceus (129), T. grandidieri (130), T. mahafaliensis (131), and T. olgae (132). Scale bars: 4 mm.

Figures 133–144. Ventral setation of telotarsus III in Grosphus and Teruelius gen. n. Ventral surfaces of right telotarsus III of adult males (♂) or females (♀), shown under UV fluorescence to highlight setation. Macrosetae appear dark with strongly fluorescent cuticular sockets at their base. Putative chemosensory microsetae appear bright. G. hirtus (= G. h. garciai) (133), G. hirtus (134), G. madagascariensis (135, from Anjiro, 136 from Andasibe), G. voahangyae (137), T. ankarafantsika (138), T. limbatus (139), T. mahafaliensis (140), T. ankarana (141), T. grandidieri (142), T. flavopiceus (143), and T. olgae (144). Scale bars: 500 μm (133–140, 144) and 1 mm (141–143).

Figures 145–157. Comparative intensity of UV fluorescence in Grosphus and Teruelius gen. n. Photographic comparison of fluorescence emission intensities of representative species of each genus, including adult males (♂) or females (♀). G. madagascariensis (145 from Anjiro, 148 from Andasibe), G. hirtus (146), G. voahangyae (147), G. hirtus (= G. h. garciai) (149), T. ankarafantsika (150), T. grandidieri (151), T. olgae (152), T. flavopiceus (153), T. ankarana (154–155), T. mahafaliensis (156), and T. limbatus (157). Images acquired under identical intensities of UV excitation (395 nm LED source, 0.35 A current) and camera exposure (Canon EOS 7D Mark II, 100 mm f/13, 0.5 s, ISO 320), with 475 nm longpass filter to block excitation wavelengths. Scale bars: 10 mm (145–150, 152–153, 156–157), 20 mm (151, 154–155).

Figures 547–551. Teruelius olgae, female. Figures 547–548. Habitus, dorsal (547) and ventral (548) views. Scale bar: 10 mm. Figures 549–551. Metasoma and telson. lateral (549), ventral (550) and dorsal (551) views. Scale bar: 5 mm.

Figures 564–575. Teruelius olgae. Female pedipalp. Chela in dorsal (564), external (565), ventral (566) and internal (567) views. Patella in dorsal (568), external (569), ventral (570) and internal (571) views. Femur and trochanter in dorsal (572), internal (573), external (574) and ventral (575) views. Scale bar: 2 mm.