Scorpio phipsoni Pocock, 1893: 307 Palamnaeus phipsoni Pocock, 1900: 94 Heterometrus phipsoni Roewer, 1929: 612 Werner, 1936: 186 Roewer, 1943: 228 Takashima, 1945: 92 Pointer, 1991: 24 Heterometrus ( Scorpio ) phipsoni Palamnaeus phipsoni collinus Pocock, 1900: 95 Heterometrus ( Chersonesometrus ) collinus Palamnaeus phipsoni carnaticus Pocock, 1900: 95 A review of the genus Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828, with descriptions of seven new species (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) Kovařík, František Euscorpius 2004 2004-12-31 15 15 1 60 (Pocock, 1893) Pocock 1893 [264,729,1111,1137] Arachnida Scorpionidae Heterometrus Animalia Scorpiones 35 34 Arthropoda species phipsoni    Scorpio phipsoniPocock, 1893: 307; Pocock, 1894: 73.    Palamnaeus phipsoni:  Pocock, 1900: 94.    Heterometrus phipsoni: Kraepelin, 1899: 114; Kraepelin, 1913: 166;  Roewer, 1929: 612;  Werner, 1936: 186;  Roewer, 1943: 228;  Takashima, 1945: 92;  Pointer, 1991: 24.   Heterometrus( Scorpio) phipsoni: Kraepelin, 1901: 271.    Heterometrus( Chersonesometrus) phipsoni: Couzijn, 1978: 330; Tikader & Bastawade, 1983: 646; Kovařík, 1992: 185; Kovařík, 1998: 136; Fet, 2000: 442; Bastawade, 2002: 296.   Heterometrus( Chersonesometrus) phipsoni phipsoni: Couzijn, 1981: 149 (in part).   =   Palamnaeus phipsoni collinus Pocock, 1900: 95. Syn. n.   Heterometrus( Chersonesometrus) collinus: Couzijn, 1981: 155; Tikader & Bastawade, 1983: 625; Kovařík, 1998: 136; Fet, 2000: 441.    Palamnaeus phipsoni carnaticus(lapsus calami):  Pocock, 1900: 95.    TYPE LOCALITY AND   TYPE REPOSITORY. India, Madras; BMNH.   TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED.  India, Tamil Nadu, Madras, 1♂( holotype), Sheverey Hills, 1♀( paratype), BMNHNo. 1979.7.3.2,3; Nilgiri Hills, 2♀( holotypeand paratypeof  Palamnaeus phipsoni collinus Pocock, 1900), leg. W. M. Daly, BMNH No.1894.8.21.4-7.   OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED.  India, Yercaud,  6.III.1962, 1im.2juvs., leg. E. S. Ross& D. Cavagnaro, CASC;   Adhya Pradesh, 6 mi. W. Palmaner,   725 m.,  26.II.1962, 1im. (det.?), CASC;  Podili,  16.I.1967, 1♂(im.), leg. D. E. Johnson, CASC;   Orissa,  13 miSE Pottangi,  550 m,  11.IV.1962, 1♂(im.), leg. E. S. Ross& D. Cavagnaro, CASC;   Maharashtra, Bhiwandi, 15 mi N. Bombay,  XII.1964, 2♀3ims., leg. F. B. Steiner, CASC;  Bombay, 1965, 2♂ 3♀, FKCP;  Bombay,  6.III.1967, 4♂ 8♀12ims.24juvs., leg. S.R. Sane, CASC;   Tamil Nadu, south, Devala,  V.1961, 5♂, leg. P. Sushai Nathan, CASC;  Western Gháts, Pandalurenv., 1998, 1♂, FKCP.   DIAGNOSIS. Adults 85–130 mmlong. Color of adults uniformly reddish brown to black. Pectinal teeth number 12–16 inmales and 10–15 infemales. Male has longer but not narrower femur and patella of pedipalp and longer, usually narrower chela than female. Chela slightly lobiform and strongly hirsute, its length to width ratio 2.5– 3 inmales and 2.2–2.5 in females. Dorsal surface of manus of pedipalp with large, rounded granules of uneven size, which may merge but do not form carinae. Patella of pedipalp without internal tubercle. Carapace smooth and glossy, only anterior part slightly tuberculate and margins occasionally with sparse granules. Telson hirsute, elongate, vesicle as long as or longer than aculeus.   COMMENTS. Pocock (1900: 95)distinguished  Palamnaeus phipsoni collinusfrom  Palamnaeus phipsoniby its shorter metasoma. The holotypefemale makes this impression because it was apparently killed shortly after feeding and thus has a relatively larger mesosoma. However, another ( paratype) female of the same size (metasoma and pedipalps) has a markedly shorter mesosoma. Couzijn (1981: 149) incorrectly regarded  Palamnaeus barberi Pocock, 1900as a synonym of  Scorpio phipsoniPocock, 1893. These two species are very different (see diagnosis and key), as was pointed out by Tikader & Bastawade (1983: 614).    DISTRIBUTION. India: Tamil Nadu( Pocock, 1900: 95; Pocock, 1893: 307), Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal(Couzijn, 1981: 149; Tikader& Bastawade, 1983: 646), Orissa(first report). [430,798,1824,1847] India Madras 35 34 1 holotype BMNH W. M. Daly & No. India Sheverey Hills Madras 35 34 4 3 1 Tamil Nadu holotype 1962-03-06 CASC E. S. Ross & D. Cavagnaro India Yercaud 35 34 1 1962-02-26 CASC W. Palmaner India 725 Adhya Pradesh 35 34 725 Adhya Pradesh 1967-01-16 CASC D. E. Johnson India Podili 35 34 1 1 Adhya Pradesh 1962-04-11 CASC E. S. Ross & D. Cavagnaro India 550 13 mi SE Pottangi 35 34 1 1 Odisha 1964-12 CASC N. Bombay & F. B. Steiner India Bhiwandi 35 34 2 2 Maharashtra [934,1313,642,665] FKCP India Bombay 35 34 5 3 2 Maharashtra 1967-03-06 CASC S. R. Sane India Bombay 35 34 12 8 4 Maharashtra 1961-05 CASC P. Sushai Nathan India Devala 35 34 5 5 Tamil Nadu FKCP India Pandalur Western Ghats 35 34 1 1 Tamil Nadu Tikader & Bastawade India Tamil Nadu 35 34 1 Tamil Nadu