Bothriurus bocki

Monod, Lionel, Duperre, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2019, An annotated catalogue of the scorpion types (Arachnida, Scorpiones) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. Part I: Parvorder Iurida Soleglad & Fet, 2003, Evolutionary Systematics 3 (2), pp. 109-200 : 109

Bothriurus bocki Fig. 3 A–B

Bothriurus bocki Kraepelin, 1911: 91, 96-97, fig. 6

Current combination.

Bothriurus bocki Kraepelin, 1911

Lectotype.

Subadult ♂ ( Fig. 3 A–B , ZMH-A0000900), Bolivien [Bolivia], [La Paz], Sorata [15°46 ’23” S, 68°38 ’59” W], 09.1900, Charles Bock leg., ded. 8.05.1901.

Paralectotype.

Subadult ♂ (ZMH-A0000900), same data as lectotype.

Remarks.

Maury (1984) designated the specimen with 9-9 pectinal teeth as the lectotype and the other specimen as the paralectotype.

Remarks on collector. Charles Bock (1923-?) was a mining engineer who traveled to Bolivia and Argentina ( Garth 1957). The specimen was probably collected during his travels.

Figures

Figure 3. Bothriurus bocki Kraepelin, 1911, subadult male lectotype (A, B). Bothriurus burmeisteri Kraepelin, 1894, male lectotype (C-E): A, C dorsal aspect of habitus B, D ventral aspect of habitus E pro-lateral aspect of chela. Scale bars: 10 mm.