Babycurus subpunctatus Borelli, 1925

Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Seiter, Michael, Plíšková, Jana & Šťáhlavský, František, 2015, Scorpions of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part II. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Buthidae), with description of two new species, Euscorpius 196, pp. 1-31 : 30

Babycurus subpunctatus Borelli, 1925

( Figures 56–57, 62–63, 66, 78–86, 103–123, Table 2)

Babycurus subpunctatus Borelli, 1925: 318 ; Kovařík, 1998: 104; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 79; Kovařík, 2000: 256; Kovařík, 2003: 134.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Somalia, Cuban Cubu ; MCSN.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Ethiopia, Somali State, Liben region , between Filtu and Dolo Odo, 04°50'07.5"N 40°55'13.5"E, 912 m a.s.l. ( Fig. 120, locality No. 14 EI) , 1♂ 1♀ ( Figs. 110–122), 20.XI.2014, leg. F. Kovařík, FKCP. Somalia, Cuban Cubu , IX.1923, 1♀ (holotype, Figs. 80–82, 103–109), leg. S. Patrizi , MCSN.

DIAGNOSIS. Total length 22.5 mm (male) – 32.25 mm (females). Coloration yellowish brown to orange. Chelicerae yellow without reticulation. Pedipalp movable fingers with 6 principal rows of denticles and apical row of four denticles. Last row has one external and no internal granule. Pectines with 16–17 teeth in both sexes. First metasomal segment has 10 carinae, second through fourth segments have eight carinae. Telson setose, smooth, with subaculear tooth short and pointed. Vesicle elongate, ellipsoidal. Aculeus curved, slightly shorter than vesicle. Sexual dimorphism minor, adult males with chela slightly narrower in males (ratio chela length manus width 5.1 in male and 4.3– 4.6 in females); there is no difference in length and width of metasomal segments (ratio metasomal segment V length to width 2.44–2.9 in both sexes); posterior margin of sternite V without smooth median patch in both sexes; fingers of pedipalps almost straight in both sexes.

COMMENTS ON LOCALITY. The both specimens were collected under stones along a road on the locality 14EI ( Fig. 120) during a day (temperature 34.6 ºC and 38% humidity). Apart from B. subpunctatus , the first author (FK) recorded Hottentotta trilineatus , Parabuthus cf. liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828) , Uroplectes sp. , and two very common species of Pandinus sp. at this locality.