Hadogenes bicolor Purcell, 1899

PRENDINI, LORENZO, 2006, New South African Flat Rock Scorpions (Liochelidae: Hadogenes), American Museum Novitates 3502 (1), pp. 1-32 : 5

Hadogenes bicolor Purcell, 1899

Hadogenes bicolor Purcell, 1899: 437–438 .

Hadogenes bicolor: Lawrence, 1955: 251 (part); Lamoral and Reynders, 1975: 538 (part); Newlands, 1980 (unpublished): 99–105 (part), figs. 48 (part), 49–53; Newlands and Cantrell, 1985: 40, 42, 44 (part); Kovařík, 1998: 132; Fet, 2000: 387; Prendini, 2001a: 149–156, figs. 1– 10 , 33 , 36 , tab. 2; Prendini, 2001b: 137; Prendini, 2005a: 67, appendix 1.

TYPE MATERIAL: SOUTH AFRICA: Limpopo Province: Pietersburg District: Lectotype? ( SAMC 4062 ), 20 miles east of Pietersburg [238549S 298479E], 1899, J.W. Daneel. Paralectotypes: same data as lectotype, 2/ 1 subad. / 1 juv.? 1 juv. / ( SAMC 4062 ) .

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: SOUTH AFRI­ CA: Limpopo Province: Letaba District: Serala Wilderness Area, near Tzaneen [248009S 308049E], 30.viii.1980, M. Stiller, ex flat rocks, under overhang on steep mountainside, grass, rocks, 1/ ( SAMC C1602 ) , 1 juv. / ( SAMC C1613 ) . Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve: Haffenden Heights [Farm Haffenden Heights 35], The Downs , 248079S 308079E, 26.vi.1977, B.P.W. Fratscher, 6/ ( TMSA 17794 , 17795 , 17797–17800 ) ; Leop­ ard’s Crag , 50 km W of Haffenden Heights [248099S 308139E], I.H. Davidson, 1/ ( TMSA 17449 ) ; same data, except ‘‘ 9.vi.1977, I.H. Davidson’ ’, 1? ( TMSA 18004 ) , 1/ ( TMSA 18005 ) . Phalaborwa District: Farm Lillie, near Mica , 248029S 308509E, 1.xii.1977, I. Davidson, 1/ ( TMSA 17147 [old 1258]) ; Hoedspruit , 32 km W [248239S 308409E], 1/ ( AMNH [ AH 4301 ]) ; Jongmansspruit, on Blyde River, near Swadini [248309S 308479E], 3–8.i.1999, I. Engelbrecht and D. Eagan, in crevices in granite rocks, 1? 1/ ( SAMC C4585 ) ; Peninsula trail, Blyderivierspoort Dam, Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve , 248339S 308489E, 13.vii.2000, L. Prendini, M. MacFarlane, and K.M.A. Prendini, mixed bushveld, crevices in quartz, 1? 1/ 1 subad.? ( AMNH) , 1 juv. / ( AMCC 138994 ) . Pietersburg District: Pietersburg , 19 mi E [238549S 298479E], 26.xii.1967, G. Newlands, 2 juv.? ( TMSA 17456 , 17459 [old 770]), 1 juv. / ( TMSA 17457 [old 769]) . Sekhukhuneland District: Burgersfort, ca. 20 km E on R555 to Ohrigstad , 248349S 308309E, 5.i.2005, I. Engelbrecht, 1255 m, ridges with valleys, broadleaf savanna, moderate N slope, 1/ ( AMCC 144144 ) ; Farm Perkoe [Perkeo] near Olifants River [248289S 308369E], xi.1927, H. Lang, 1 juv.? ( TMSA 6086 ) ; Penge , 248209S 308259E, 1980, N. du Toit, 1/ ( AMNH [ AH 1251 ]) . Mpumalanga Province: Belfast District: Patattanek , ca. 1.5 km E on R539 [258299S 308229E], ii–x.2003, A. Mathie, un­ der stones and small rocks on large flat rocks, 1 juv. / ( AMCC 138993 ) . Lydenburg District: 1879, T. Ayres , 1 dry specimen [lost, not examined] ( SAMC 432 ) ; Lydenburg, 31 km N, on the road to Burgersfort [248499S 308219E], 30.xii.2002, I. Engelbrecht, 1 juv. / ( AMCC 138991 ) ; Ohrigstad , 1 km NE [248459S 308349E], 4.viii.1984, G. Newlands, 2 subad. / ( AMNH [ AH 3449 , 3450 ]) , 2 juv. / ( AMNH [ AH 3451 ]) ; same data, except ‘‘ 21.viii.1984, C. Owen’ ’, 1 juv.? ( AMNH [ AH 3787 ]) , 1 juv. / ( AMNH [ AH 3788 ]) ; Ohrigstad , 4 km NE, 6 km from turnoff [24843S 308329E], 6.x.1984, C. Owen, 1? ( AMNH [ AH 3577 ]) , 1/ ( AMNH [ AH 3574 ]) ; Farm Klipheuvel 549, 1 km S R533 turnoff to Pilgrim’s Rest from R36 Lydenburg to Ohrigstad , on Verraaier’s Nek [248549S 308349E], 14.xii.2003, A. Mathie, 1326 m, crevices, 1/ ( NCA AcAT 2005/ 595) . Pilgrim’s Rest District: Blyde River, Lydenburg [248389 S 30847 E], 14.i.1971, N.H.G. Jacobsen, 1? ( TMSA 10100 ) ; Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve [248359S 308499E], 8.v.1974, N.H.G. Jacobsen, 1 juv.? ( TMSA 12515 ) ; Bourke’s Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve , 248409S 308499E, 12.vii.2000, L. Prendini and M. MacFarlane, grassland, with mixed bushveld at edge of canyon, under sandstone, 1/ ( AMNH) , 2 juv.? 2 juv. / ( AMCC 138992 ) ; Dientje G.M., Vaalhoek , near Pilgrim’s Rest [248399S 308479E], Miss S. Prell­ er, 1? ( AMGS) ; Dientje P.O., Vaalhoek [248439S 308479E], S. Preller, 1 subad. / ( AMGS 4704 ) .

Figures

Fig. 1. Map showing the known distribution of species in the bicolor group of Hadogenes: H. bicolor Purcell, 1899 (square), H. longimanus Prendini, 2001 (cross), H. newlandsi Prendini, 2001 (star), H. polytrichobothrius n.sp. (triangle) and H. soutpansbergensis n.sp. (circle). Contour interval, 500 m.

Figs. 2–5. Hadogenes polytrichobothrius n.sp., habitus of holotype? and paratype / (AMNH). 2. Dorsal aspect,?. 3. Ventral aspect,?. 4. Dorsal aspect, /. 5. Ventral aspect, /. Scale bars 5 10 mm.

Figs. 6–11. Hadogenes polytrichobothrius n.sp., carapace, pectines and sternites of? and / paratypes (AMNH). 6. Carapace,?. 7. Carapace, /. 8. Pectines and basal piece,?. 9. Pectines and basal piece, /. 10. Sternite VII,?. 11. Sternite VII, /. Scale bars 5 5 mm.

Figs. 28–33. Hadogenes soutpansbergensis n.sp., carapace, pectines, and sternites of? and / paratypes (AMNH). 28. Carapace,?. 29. Carapace, /. 30. Pectines and basal piece,?. 31. Pectines and basal piece, /. 32. Sternite VII,?. 33. Sternite VII, /. Scale bars 5 5 mm.

Figs. 34–37. Hadogenes soutpansbergensis n.sp., carinae, trichobothria, and macrosetae on dextral pedipalpal segments of paratype / (AMNH). 34. Femur, dorsal aspect. 35. Patella, dorsal aspect. 36. Patella, external aspect. 37. Patella, ventral aspect. Scale bar 5 5 mm.