Buthoscorpio chinnarensis Aswathi, Sureshan and Lourenco

Aswathi, K. & Sureshan, P. M., 2017, Scorpion fauna (Arachnida: Scorpiones) of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala with an illustrated key to the families and genera, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (2), pp. 140-145 : 142-143

3. Buthoscorpio chinnarensis Aswathi, Sureshan and Lourenco ( Figure 3 and 4 )

2015. Buthoscorpio chinnarensis Aswathi, Sureshan and Lourenco : Taprobanica, 7 (4): 213-218.

Material examined: 1♂ holotype: India: Kerala: Idukki: Chinnar WLS, Churulipatty tribal colony (Lat.

P. M.Sureshan, Reg. No. ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/3603; 2♀ paratypes, same data as that of holotype, Reg. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV/3604 .

Diagnosis: Total length 30-41mm. Scattered granulation on lateral portions of carapace; median eyes situated in the ratio 1: 2; basal portion of the femur possess prominent tubercles; mesosomal tergites III-V with dorsal carinae; metasomal segments I-IV wider than long, segment V longer than wide; subaculear tubercle absent on telson; Pectinal teeth number 14-16 in males and 17- 17 in females. For trichobothrial pattern see Aswathi et al 2015: plate 3

Distribution: India: Kerala.

glossy black colour and folding the tail over the mesosoma and found under boulders in the thorny scrub forests, not making holes.

Figures

Figure 3. Buthoscorpio chinnarensis.

Figure 4. Buthoscorpio chinnarensis (Habitus).