Pseudouroplectes, Lourenco, 1995

Lourenco, Wilson & Ythier, Eric, 2010, Another new species of Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995 from Madagascar (Scorpiones, Buthidae), ZooKeys 48 (48), pp. 1-9 : 6

Key to the known species of Pseudouroplectes

1. Pale scorpions, yellowish to reddish-yellow, with or without spots.............. 2

– Dark scorpions with confluent blackish spots over the body and appendages... ........................................................................................ P. maculatus ( Fig. 2 )

2. Coloration yellowish without any spots; pectinal tooth count 18/20............ .................................................................................. P. betschi (Figs 9–10)

– Coloration yellowish with two or four longitudinal reddish-brown stripes over the tergites; pectinal tooth count 14/16.............................................. 3

3. Two longitudinal brownish stripes over the tergites; carapace, pedipalps and metasomal segments without spots........................ P. pidgeoni (Figs 11–12)

– Four longitudinal brownish stripes over the tergites; carapace, pedipalps and metasomal segments strongly spotted....................... P. lalyae sp. n. (Fig. 1)

Figures

Figure 2. Habitus of Pseudouroplectes maculatus, female paratype. Scale bar = 2 mm.