Opistophthalmus coetzeei Lamoral, 1979

Prendini, Lorenzo & Bird, Tharina L., 2008, Scorpions of the Brandberg Massif, Namibia: Species richness inversely correlated with altitude, African Invertebrates 49 (2), pp. 77-77 : 98

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5733/afin.049.0205

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7661566

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C09620-F820-FF9F-66C3-FCE3FC77FB5D

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scientific name

Opistophthalmus coetzeei Lamoral, 1979
status

 

Opistophthalmus coetzeei Lamoral, 1979 View in CoL

Opisthophthalmus coetzeei: Lamoral 1979: 694–698 , figs 348, 410–417, 427.

Material examined: 1 ♂ ( AMNH [ AH 4087 About AMNH ]), Brandberg (probably Numas / Amis / Goaseb area) [21°14'S: 14°35'E], 1670 m, 6.ii.1978, H. Pager GoogleMaps .

Ecology and distribution: This pelophilous species excavates shallow to moderate, spiral burrows in open ground or at the base of small stones in consolidated gritty to loamy substrata (Lamoral 1979; Prendini 2001 b). This species is endemic to Namibia (Lamoral 1979; Prendini 2005 a). Its occurrence on the Brandberg is doubtful. It is possible, but unlikely, that the species occurs on the gravel plains surrounding the Brandberg. The next closest record for the species is on Farm Vrede 119 in the Karibib District, further southeast at 21°27.96'S: 15°08.64'E ( SMN 1938 ) GoogleMaps .

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Scorpiones

Family

Scorpionidae

Genus

Opistophthalmus

Loc

Opistophthalmus coetzeei Lamoral, 1979

Prendini, Lorenzo & Bird, Tharina L. 2008
2008
Loc

Opisthophthalmus coetzeei:

Lamoral 1979: 694 - 698
1979
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