Hottentotta jalalabadensis, Kovařík, 2007

Kovařík, František, 2007, A revision of the genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908, with descriptions of four new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae), Euscorpius 58 (58), pp. 1-107 : 32-36

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss58.1
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Hottentotta jalalabadensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Hottentotta jalalabadensis View in CoL sp. n.

( Figs. 11 View Figures 9–12 , 52–59 View Figure 52 View Figure 53 View Figure 54 View Figure 55 View Figures 56–59 , 142–147 View Figures 142–147 , Table 1)

Hottentotta alticola View in CoL : Kovařík, 1993: 201 (in part).

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Afghanistan, prov. Nengrahar, Jalalabad ; MMBC and FKCP (for description of the type locality see Jakeš & Povolný, 1967) .

TYPE MATERIAL. Afghanistan, prov. Nengrahar , Jalalabad, 28.I–30.III.1965, 9♂ 14♀ 15juvs. (holotype, allotype and paratypes, Figs. 11 View Figures 9–12 , 52–59 View Figure 52 View Figure 53 View Figure 54 View Figure 55 View Figures 56–59 ), IV–V.1967, 4♀ (paratypes), leg. D. Povolný ; 8km ESE of Jalalabad , 16.II.1966, ( PT 11 ), 3♂ (paratypes) ; 28.II.1966, 1♀ 1juv. (paratypes), ( PT 22 ) , 5.III.1966, 2♀ 1juv. (paratypes), ( PT 25 ), leg. D. Povolný & F. Tenora ; 10km ESE of Jalalabad , 19.II.1966, 1♀ (im.) (paratype), ( PT 15 ) , 21.II.1966, 1♀ (paratype), ( PT 16 ) , 23.II.1966, 1♀ 2juvs. (paratypes), ( PT 18 ), leg. D. Povolný & F. Tenora ; 12– 20km ESE of Jalalabad , 7.III.1966, 2♂ 2juvs. (paratypes), ( PT 26 ) , 16.III.1966, 1♂ 2♀ 1juv. (paratypes), ( PT 36 ), leg. D. Povolný & F. Tenora ; Samrchel , 15.II.1966, 4♀ 1♀ (im.) 1♂ (im.)8juvs. (paratypes), ( PT 9 ), leg. D. Povolný & F. Tenora ; Nemla , 18.II.1966, 2♀ 2ims. (paratypes), ( PT 14 ), leg. D. Povolný & F. Tenora. Holotype, allotype and most of paratypes are in MMBC, 12 paratypes (6♂ 6♀) are in FKCP. Data in parentheses, for example ( PT 11 ), give a more accurate description of the locality (see Jakeš & Povolný, 1967) .

ETYMOLOGY. Named after the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS. Total length 65–90 mm. For habitus see Figs. 52–54 View Figure 52 View Figure 53 View Figure 54 . Trichobothrium db on the fixed finger of pedipalp situated between trichobothria et and est, close to or on level with est ( Fig. 1 View Figures 1–4 ). Chelicerae yellow to black, reticulate. Male with slightly longer and narrower metasomal and pedipalp segments, width of pedipalp chela same in both sexes. Pectinal teeth number 31–35 in males, 24–29 in females. Pedipalps and metasoma very sparsely hirsute. Carapace and mesosoma black except seventh tergite. Seventh mesosomal segment, metasoma, legs and pedipalps including fingers uniformly yellow to yellowish brown. Femur of pedipalp with 5 carinae, patella with 8 carinae, chela lacks carinae. Movable fingers of pedipalps with 15–16 rows of granules and 5 or 6 terminal granules. Seventh mesosomal segment with 4 well marked ventral granulated carinae. First and second metasomal segments with 10 carinae; third segment bears 8 carinae and sometimes a short row of granules in center of lateral part; fourth segment with 8 carinae; fifth segment with 5 carinae, 3 ventral (1 median, 2 lateral) and 2 dorsal. Dorsal carinae of metasomal segments bear larger terminal granules. Dorsal surface smooth, fifth metasomal segment bears 2 short, inconspicuous carinae. First metasomal segments of both sexes wider than long, in female also second metasomal segment wider than long. Second through fourth metasomal segment width ratio in females 1.26–1.29.

DESCRIPTION: Total length of both sexes is 65 to 90 mm. The habitus is shown in Figs. 52–54 View Figure 52 View Figure 53 View Figure 54 . Measurements of the carapace, telson, segments of the metasoma and of the pedipalps, and numbers of pectinal teeth in the holotype and allotype are given in Table 1. Trichobothrium db on the the fixed finger of pedipalp is situated between trichobothria et and est ( Fig. 1 View Figures 1–4 ), rarely is on the same level as trichobothrium et. Pectinal teeth number 31–35 in males and 24–29 in females. Chelicerae are yellow to black, reticulate, fingers of chelicerae are black. The male has slightly longer and narrower metasomal and pedipalp segments, width of the pedipalp chela is the same in both sexes. The female has very broad first through third metasomal segments, the first and second segments are also wider than long (see Table 1).

COLORATION: Carapace and mesosoma are black except the seventh tergite. The seventh mesosomal segment, metasoma, legs and pedipalps including fingers are uniformly yellow to yellowish brown. Immature specimens may be yellow with a black spot only in the anterior part of carapace.

MESOSOMA AND CARAPACE: The mesosoma has three carinae on the dorsal surface and two carinae on the ventral surface with the exception of the seventh segment, whose ventral surface bears four well marked carinae. The dorsal surface is granulated, whereas the ventral surface is smooth.

PEDIPALPS: The pedipalps are hirsute, but not densely. The hairs are long. The femur of pedipalps has five carinae and the dorsal surface is covered by very fine granules. The ventral surfaces of femur and patella are smooth to glossy. The patella has eight carinae. The chela lacks carinae. The movable fingers of the pedipalps have 15–16 cutting rows of granules and 5 or 6 terminal granules.

METASOMA AND TELSON: The first metasomal segment of both sexes is always wider than long, and the female has also the second metasomal segment wider than long. In females, the second through fourth metasomal segment width ratio is 1.26–1.29. The first and second segments bear 10 carinae, the third segment bears eight carinae and sometimes a short row of granules in the center of lateral part; the fourth segment bears eight carinae, and the fifth segment bears only five carinae. The dorsal surface is smooth and glossy, with the fifth segment and sometimes also the fourth segment bearing two short, inconspicuous carinae. Lateral carinae are smooth and ill-defined, whereas dorsal carinae of all segments are well granulated and have larger terminal granules. Surfaces between carinae are smooth, without granules, only the ventral surface of the fifth segment bears additional rows of granules. A subaculear tooth is absent; the telson is essentially smooth, with only a few scattered granules.

AFFINITIES. The described features distinguish H. jalalabadensis sp. n. from all other species of the genus. They are recounted in the key below. This species is well characterized by very broad first and second metasomal segments in relation to the fourth metasomal segment, namely in females ( Figs. 56–59 View Figures 56–59 ). This unusual feature is present in only one other Hottentotta species, H. scaber from Arabia, which has characteristically colored metasomal segments (the first through third segments are yellow and the fifth and the telson are black; see Fig. 100 View Figure 100 ) and cannot possibly be confused with H. jalalabadensis sp. n.