Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903)

Navidpour, Shahrokh, Soleglad, Michael E., Fet, Victor & Kovařík, František, 2013, Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part IX. Hormozgan Province, with a description of Odontobuthus tavighiae sp. n. (Buthidae), Euscorpius 170, pp. 1-29 : 16

Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903)

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Hemibuthus zarudnyi Birula, 1903: 75 ; Vachon, 1966: 211.

Razianus zarudnyi: Farzanpay, 1987: 159 ; Farzanpay, 1988: 41; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 216; Akbari, 2007: 76, fig. p. 66; Navidpour et al., 2008a: 20 , figs. 42, 89– 92; Navidpour et al., 2008b: 17 , figs. 2, 5, 23, 57– 60; Navidpour et al., 2008c: 14 , figs. 2, 4, 10, 58– 61; Navidpour et al., 2008d: 11 , figs. 3, 9, 13, 47- 50; Pirali-Kheirabadi et al., 2009: 10, figs. 2, 11, 40–43; Navidpour et al., 2010: 15 ; Karataş et al., 2012: 117; Navidpour et al., 2012: 17 , figs. 2–4, 12.

= Buthus zarudnianus Birula, 1905a: 144 ; Birula, 1905b: 450; Kraepelin, 1913: 127; Vachon, 1966: 211; Habibi, 1971: 43 (syn. by Fet, 1997: 66).

= Neohemibuthus kinzelbachi Lourenço, 1996: 94 , figs. 2–8; Kovařík, 1997: 49 (syn. by Fet, 1997: 66).

Neohemibuthus zarudnyi: Fet, 1997: 65 ; Kovařík, 1998: 115.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. “ Persia, Kalagan Province , Beludjistan , and Geh Provinces, Makran “ ,

now Sistan & Baluchistan Province, Iran (Fet, 1977); ZISP.

HORMOZGAN PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Hormozgan Province , Minab to Sandrak road, 26°59' 35.8"N 57°09'46.1"E, 58 m a.s.l. (Locality No. HO- 111), IV.2008, 2♂ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Bahrani & Habibzadeh; 26°51'02.9"N 57°15'27"E, 57 m a.s.l. (Locality No. HO-112), IV.2008, 4♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Bahrani & Habibzadeh; 26°51'57.3"N 57°19'13.8"E, 112 m a.s.l. (Locality No. HO-113), IV. 2008, 1♀ ( FKCP), leg. Masihipour, Bahrani & Habibzadeh; Shahre Babak, Jask to Bashagard road, 25°50'53.1"N 57°50'40.7"E, 178 m a.s.l. (Locality No. HO-120), V.2008, 3♂ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Bahrani & Habibzadeh; Jask to Bashagard road, 25°55'18.4"N 57°49'42.3"E, 274 m a.s.l. (Locality No. HO-121), V.2008, 2♂ ( RRLS) 1♀ ( FKCP), leg. Masihipour, Bahrani & Habibzadeh.

DISTRIBUTION: Iran, Bushehr (Akbari, 2007: 76), Chahar Machal & Bakhtiyari (Fet, 1997: 67), Fars (Fet, 1997: 68), Hormozgan (first report), Ilam (Akbari, 2007: 76), Khoozestan ( Lourenço, 1996: 94; Fet, 1997: 67-68), Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad ( Navidpour et al., 2008d: 11), Lorestan ( Navidpour et al., 2010: 15), and Sistan & Baluchistan (Fet, 1997: 66) Provinces.