Microtityus santosi Teruel, Rivera & Sánchez, 2014

de Armas, Luis F., 2020, Scorpions of Puerto Rico and its satellite islands (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Diplocentridae): an аnnotated list, key for genera, and bibliography, Euscorpius 311, pp. 1-8 : 3

Microtityus santosi Teruel, Rivera & Sánchez, 2014 .

DISTRIBUTION. Only known from the type locality: Culebrita Island (18°05'34"N 66°54'32"W). This species was described on the basis of a single adult female, which is the only known specimen. On the apical area of the left comb of the holotype ( Fig. 13 ) there are two egg-like organisms solidly attached, similar to those found on some scorpions and a Colombian schizomid ( Armas, 2003: fig. 2; Delgado-Santa & Armas, 2013: fig. 3B), which were overlooked by Teruel et al. (2014). This enigmatic organism resembles an insect or mite egg, but its real origin is yet unknown. It also has been observed on an Oiclus sp. ( Diplocentridae ) from St. Kitts, Lesser Antilles (pers. obs.).

Figures

Figures 12−14: Microtityus spp., pectines. Figure 12. M. vieques, male holotype, basal middle lamella conspicuously enlarged, modified from Teruel et al. (2015: fig. 2b). Figure 13. M. santosi, female holotype, basal plate and the distal area of the left comb, showing two egg-like organisms firmly attached (outside square), modified from Teruel et al. (2014: fig. 5c). Figure 14. M. borincanus, female holotype, basal plate, modified from Teruel et al. (2014: fig. 2c).