Hottentotta Birula, 1908

Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Ranawana, Kithsiri B., Hoferek, David & Š, V. A., 2016, Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat n, Euscorpius 220, pp. 1-133 : 31

Genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908

( Figs. 12 , 45–46 , 195 , 427 )

Buthus (Hottentotta) Birula, 1908: 141 .

Hottentotta: Fet & Lowe, 2000: 133–145 (complete reference list until 1998); Kovařík & Ojanguren Affilastro, 2013: 159–180, figs. 942–1250 (reference list until 2013).

Mesobuthus (in part): Fet & Lowe, 2000: 169–180.

TYPE SPECIES. Scorpio hottentotta Fabricius, 1787 .

DIAGNOSIS. Medium to large buthids, adults 30–130 mm. Sternum type 1, triangular in shape. Pedipalps orthobothriotaxic, type Aβ, femur trichobothrium d 2 dorsal, patella d 3 dorsal of dorsomedian carina. Chelal trichobothrium db usually located between est and et, but may be level with trichobothrium est, and rarely between est and esb. Trichobothrium eb clearly positioned on fixed finger of pedipalp. Pectines with fulcra. Dentate margin of pedipalp chela movable finger with distinct granules divided into 11–16 linear rows and (4) 5–7 terminal granules. Chelicerae with typical buthid dentition, fixed finger armed with two denticles on ventral surface. Tergites I –VI granular, with three carinae, tergite VII with 5 carinae. Carapace with distinct carinae, entire dorsal surface nearly planar. First sternite with two granulated lateral stridulatory areas, which may be reduced in some species. Metasoma elongate, segment I with 10 carinae, segments II-IV with 8– 10 carinae. Ventrolateral carinae of fifth metasomal segment with all granules more or less equal in size, never lobate. Telson bulbous, lumpy and granulated, without subaculear tooth. Legs III and IV with well developed tibial spurs, first and second tarsomeres with paired ventral setae.

D ISTRIBUTION. Hottentotta is one of the most widely distributed genera of the family Buthidae , with species present throughout Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and in Asia to Pakistan and India.

Figures

Figures 12–15: Maps showing the known geographical distribution of the Sri Lankan species.

Figures 39–46: Chela of pedipalps (39–45) and movable finger of chela (46). Figures 39–40. Buthoscorpio sarasinorum, male from locality 15CF (39) and female from locality 15CG (40). Figures 41–43. Charmus laneus, male (41) and female (42) from locality 15CO, and female holotype (43). Figure 44. Charmus saradieli, sp. n., female holotype. Figures 45–46. Hottentotta tamulus, male from locality 15CK.

Figures 193–200: Distal segments of leg IV, retroventral view of Sri Lankan Buthidae and Chaerilidae genera. Buthoscorpio sarasinorum, male from locality 15CF (193), Charmus laneus, male from locality 15CO (194), Hottentotta tamulus, male from locality 15CK (195), Isometrus maculatus, female from locality 15CI (196), Isometrus thwaitesi, female from locality 15CO (197), Lychas srilankensis, male from locality 15CJ (198), Reddyanus basilicus, male from locality 15CS (199), and Chaerilus ceylonensis, male from locality 15CD (200).

Figures 403–429: Telson, lateral view of Sri Lankan Buthidae and Chaerilidae species. Figures 403–404. Isometrus maculatus, male from locality 15CP (403) and female from locality 15CI (404). Figures 405–406. I. thwaitesi, male from locality 15CH (405) and female from locality 15CO (406). Figures 407–408. Lychas srilankensis, male (407) and female (408) from locality 15CJ. Figures 409–410. Reddyanus basilicus, male (409) and female (410) from locality 15CR. Figures 411–412. R. besucheti, male holotype (411) and female from locality 15CG (412). Figures 413–414. R. ceylonensis sp. n., male holotype (413) and female paratype (414) from locality 15CI. Figures 415–416. R. jayarathnei sp. n., male (415) and female (416) paratypes. Figures 417–418. R. loebli, male (417) and female (418) from locality 15CG. Figures 419–420. R. ranawanai sp. n., male holotype (419) and female paratype (420). Figures 421–422: Buthoscorpio sarasinorum, male from locality 15CF (421) and female from locality 15CG (422). Figures 423–424. Charmus laneus, male (423) and female (424) from locality 15CO. Figures 425–426. Charmus saradieli sp. n. male paratype (425) (MHNG) and female holotype (426). Figurs 427. Hottentotta tamulus, male from locality 15CK (427). Figures 428–429. Chaerilus ceylonensis, male (428) and female (429) from locality 15CD.