Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839 )

Navidpour, Shahrokh, Kovařík, František, Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2019, Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part X. Alborz, Markazi and Tehran Provinces with a description of Orthochirus carinatus sp. n. (Buthidae), Euscorpius 276, pp. 1-20 : 4-5

Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839)

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Androctonus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839: 127 , fig. 419. Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus: Fet & Lowe, 2000: 171 ; Kovařík et al., 2011: 1–5, figs. 1–11, 16, 19–20, 23 (complete references list until 2011); Mirshamsi et al., 2011: 8, fig. 4; Moradi et al, 2015: 12.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY . Type (s) lost; “Caucasus”; type locality designated by Birula (1917: 35) as Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgia.

ALBORZ, MARKAZI AND TEHRAN PROVINCES MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Alborz Province, Karaj-Baraghan road, 35°54'36.7"N 50°58'22"E, 770 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-101), VI.2013, 4♂ 1♀ ( FKCP) 3♂ 7♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Chendar, 35° 57'25.7"N 50°47'05.6"E, 445 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-104), VI.2013, 1♂ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Atashgah to Baraghan road, 35°56'29.1"N 50°56'17"E, 880 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-112), VI. 2013, 3♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Navidpour, Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Ateshgah-Baraghan road, 35°55'52.9"N 50°57'30.6"E, 336 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-113), VI. 2013, 5♂ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Atashgah road, 35°55'58.8"N 51°0'29.4"E, 258 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-114), VI.2013, 6♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Doran village, 35°59'03.1"N 51°01'55.1"E, 400 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-115), VI.2013, 2♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Taleghan, Gerdab-Azadbor, 36°09' 16.8"N 51°10'23.2"E, 2927 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-116), VI.2013, 3♂ 7♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Taleghan-Ebrahim abad, 36°07'21.8"N 50° 40'04"E, 2249 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-117) , VI.2013, 1♂ 1♀ ( FKCP) 4♂ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Taleghan to Shahrak , 36°09'04.1"N 50° 40'46"E, 1976 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-119) , VI.2013, 13♂ 11♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Taleghan to Prachan , 36°12'09"N 50°53'06"E, 2096 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-120), VI.2013, 6♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Taleghan to Gerdab, 36°09'37.1"N 51°08'35.7"E, 2560 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al-121), VI.2013, 1♂ 1♀ ( FKCP) 1♂ 2♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour. Markazi Province, Tooreh, 34°02'14.3"N 49°18'01.2"E, 1938 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-101), V.2014, 3♂ 1♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour , Hayader and Behmam ; Lajrood village , 34° 01'19.2"N 49°18'24.6"E, 1926 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-102), V.2014, 1♂ 1♀ ( FKCP) 3♂ 7♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour , Hayader and Behmam; Divar Kharabeh, 33°48'32.2"N 50°19'48.3"E, 1785 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-106), V.2014, 11♂ 21♀ (RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Khomayn, 33°44'05.9"N 50° 14'25.8"E, 1792 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-107), V.2014, 2♂ 5♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam ; Khomayn-Arak road, 33°58'47.8"N 49°52'05.3"E, 1822 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-108), V.2014, 1♂ 4♀ ( RRLS) , leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Khomayn, 33° 50'13.1"N 49°59'30.4"E, 1971 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-109), V.2014, 1♂ 1♀ (FKCP) 2♂ 5♀ (RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Khoogan village, 33° 47'00.4"N 50°09'43.6"E, 1883 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-110), V.2014, 3♂ 6♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Khoogan to Khomayn, 33°48'57.2"N 50° 03'42.7"E, 1956 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-112), V.2014, 11♂ 7♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Komayjan to Khomayn, 34°43'28"N 49°31'16"E , 1920 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-113), V.2014, 1♂ 2♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Farahan - Arak, 34°25'59"N 49°40'03"E, 1749 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-114), V.2014, 3♂ 1♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Salafcehgan - Arak, 34°17'04"N 50°11'28"E, 1889 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-115), V.2014, 2♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Salafchegan, 34°15'14"N 50°08'46"E, 1798 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-116), V.2014, 3♂ 5♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Shahsavaran, 34°12'14"N 50°03'39"E, 1721 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-117), V.2014, 11♂ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Gooshe Sinjan village, 33° 56'59"N 49°37'08"E, 2206 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-118), V.2014, 2♂ 1♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam; Cheshmeh Abad village, 33°58'58"N 49°36'57"E, 2196 m a.s.l. (Locality No. M-119), V.2014, 2♂ 5♀ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader and Behmam. Tehran Province, Firooz kooh – Semnan road, 35°41'19"N 52°49'07"E, 2505 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-104), V.2012, 3♂ 9♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Firooz kooh – Zarindasht road, 35°40'03"N 52°34'41"E, 2515 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-104), V .2012, 3♂ 9♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Firooz kooh – Semnan road, Pirdeh , 35°42'43"N 52°49'19"E, 2559 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-105), V .2012, 19♂ 26♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Firooz kooh – Semnan road, Sarafraz 35°44'25"N 52°51'55"E, 2245 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-106), V .2012, 3♂ 7♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Firooz kooh – Gadook road , 35°47'04"N 52°50'46"E, 2101 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-107), V .2012, 5♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Firooz kooh – Gadook road , 35°49'31"N 52°55'21"E, 2168 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-108), V . 2139, 1♂ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Firooz kooh – Arjand road , 35°45'07"N 52°39' 21"E, 1929 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-110), V .2012, 2♂ ( FKCP) 8♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Firooz kooh – Tange Rashi road , 35°46'32"N 52°44'05"E, 2077 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-111), V .2012, 2♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Firooz kooh – Sharabad road , 35°47'42"N 52°43'19"E, 2134 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-112), V .2012, 2♂ 1♀ ( FKCP) 3♂ 10♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Roodehen-Damavand road , 35°43'03"N 52°01'13"E, 2257 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-113), V .2012, 12♂ 16♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; North of Parand city , 35°29'10"N 50°58'05"E, 1197 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-115), V .2012, 5♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Varamin-Pakdasht, Tochal village , 35°33' 55"N 51°42'44"E, 1337 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-118), V .2012, 1♂ 4♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour, Molla Mohammadi ; South of Varamin , Hassan Abad road , 35°17'17"N 51°25'18"E, 886 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-119), V .2012, 2♂ 2♀ ( FKCP) 7♂ 8♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Fasham , 35°59'34"N 51°40'27"E, 2804 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-120), V .2012, 5♂ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Pakdasht , 35°35'07"N 51°41'20"E, 1460 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-120), V . 2012,12 ♂ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Pakdasht, Khatoon Abad Village , 35°33'55"N 51°42'44"E, 1337 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-121), V . 2012,13 ♂ 22♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Ploor , 35°51'27"N 52°02'51"E, 2400 m a.s.l. ( Locality No. Teh-121), IV.2012, 2♂ 12♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei and Fallahpour ; Varamin , Charm Shahr , 35°17'17"N 51°25'18"E, 886 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-122), V .2012, 7♂ 10♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Tehran-Jajrood road , 35°43'55"N 51°41'17"E, 1591 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-123), V .2012, 1♂ 1♀ ( FKCP) 16♂ 7♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour ; Jaloos-Dizin road , 35°03'28"N 51°23'30"E, 2583 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Teh-124), V .2012, 1♂ 5♀ ( RRLS), leg. Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour.

DISTRIBUTION: Armenia, Azerbaijan (including Nagornyi Karabakh Region), Georgia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran (Ardabil, Golestan, Khorāsan, Mazandran ( Kovařík et al., 2011: 5), West Azerbaijan ( Mirshamsi et al., 2011: 8), and Zanjan ( Moradi et al, 2015: 12) provinces). There are new records for Alborz, Markazi and Tehran Provinces.

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Figures 54–55: Distribution of Iranobuthus krali (top) and Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus (bottom), yellow icons. Outlines in each map delineate three provinces in northern Iran: Alborz (upper left), Markazi (lower left) and Tehran (upper right).