Parabuthus heterurus Pocock, 1897

Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Plíšková, Jana & Šťáhlavský, František, 2016, Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part VII. Parabuthus Pocock, 1890 (Buthidae) with description of P. hamar sp. n. and P. kajibu sp. n. from Ethiopia, Euscorpius 228, pp. 1-58 : 34-36

Parabuthus heterurus Pocock, 1897

( Figs. 94–103, 176–177, 190, 199, 204)

Parabuthus heterurus Pocock, 1897: 402 ; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 204 (complete reference list until 2000); Kovařík, 2003: 144; Kovařík, 2004: 19, fig. 9; Kovařík & Whitman, 2005: 110.

= Parabuthus stefaninii Caporiacco, 1927: 58 ; Kovařík & Whitman, 2005: 112 (syn. by Kovařík, 2003: 144, 159).

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Somalia (now Somaliland), Shebegh River (dsg. by Prendini, 2000) ; BMNH.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Somalia (now Somaliland), Schebegh River , 1♂ (paralectotype) 1♀ (lectotype dsg. by Prendini, 2000) , BMNH.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. Ethiopia, ca 20 km on road from Jijiga to Dagah Bur, 09°09.353'N 43°07.962'E, 1741 m a.s.l., 1♂ 1♀ 2juvs. ♂ ♀, XI.2010, leg . T. Mazuch ; beetwen Jijiga and Degehbur, 09°09' 18.7"N 43°08'03.5"E, 1740 m a.s.l. ( Fig. 101, Locality No. 11EU), 17.VII.2011, 4♀ ( Figs. 96–97, 100) 1im. ♂ 2ims. ♀, leg. F. Kovařík. Somaliland, Paintings, Laas Gel, 50 km NE from Hargeisa, 1♂, XI.2010, leg . T. Mazuch ; near Sheikh, foothills of Gous Mts, 09°59. 881'N 45°09.762'E, 896 m a.s.l., 1♀ 1juv., XI.2010, leg . T. Mazuch ; Berbera env., 2juvs., XI.2010, leg . T. Mazuch ; Sheikh, 09°57'25.9"N 45°09'52.2"E, 1492 m a.s.l. ( Fig. 103, locality No 11SN), 12.VII.20 11, 1♀ ( Fig. 98) 1juv., leg. F. Kovařík; beetwen Hargeisa and Salahle, 09°12'16"N 44°99'51.5"E, 1229 m. a.s.l., ( Fig. 102, locality No. 11 SQ), 14.VII.2011, 1♂ ( Figs. 94–95, 99, 176–177, 190, 199) 1♀, leg. F. Kovařík. All specimens are in the first authors collection ( FKCP) .

DIAGNOSIS. Adults from 71 mm to 98 mm long. Base color uniformly yellow to yellowish brown, tergites brown to black, fourth metasomal segment and telson dark. Pectine teeth number 33–39 in male and 32–36 in female. Stridulatory area on dorsal surface of first to third segments, more pronounced on first and second segments. Metasoma densely hirsute. Metasomal segment V of male length/ width ratio is 1.50–1.60 in male. Movable and fixed fingers of pedipalp bear 12–14 rows of granules, all with external and internal accessory granules. Fingers of pedipalp are not enlarged. Fingers of pedipalps of male with inner side of base smooth, no trace of tubercle. Manus of pedipalp of male broad, pedipalp chela length/ width ratio 2.85–3.00 in male and 3.90–4.25 in female. Pedipalp manus smooth, patella coarsely granulated. Tarsomere I of legs I–III with bristlecombs.

DISTRIBUTION. Ethiopia,? Somalia, Somaliland.