Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980

Kovařík, Baloorthochirus becvari & 1996, 2004, Revision and taxonomic position of genera Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, Baloorthochirus Kova ík, Butheolus Simon, Nanobuthus Pocock, Orthochiroides Kova ík, Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, and Asian Orthochirus Karsch, with descriptions of twelve new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae), Euscorpius 16, pp. 1-33 : 4

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scientific name	Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980
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Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980 View in CoL

Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980: 253 View in CoL ; Vachon & Kinzelbach, 1987: 100; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 88; Kovařík, 2003: 137.

Butheolus (Butheolus) gallagheri: El-Hennawy, 1992: 114 View in CoL ; Kovařík, 1998: 105.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Wadi Rabkut , Jabal Samhan, Dhofar, Oman ; MNHN.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Oman, main road above Khor Rori Beach , 17°03.22'N 54°25.33'E, 50m, 18.X.1993, 21:24, 1♂ 1♀ E, UV detection, densely vegetated wadi, on ground, leg. G. Lowe, FKCP GoogleMaps .

DIAGNOSIS: First to fourth metasomal segments ventrally with two median carinae (on fourth segment may be less developed) and densely granulated. Fifth metasomal segment ventrally without carina and densely granulated. Metasoma and mesosoma black or gray, legs and pedipalps yellow to olivaceous. Movable fingers bear 6 to 7 rows of granules that have internal and external granules. Chela of pedipalp dorsally smooth, without strong carinae. Tarsomere I of first to third legs with bristlecombs usually composed of less than 8 bristles, tarsomere I of fourth legs without bristlecombs.

DISTRIBUTION. Oman (Vachon, 1980: 253)