Opisthacanthus aequispinus

Monod, Lionel, Duperre, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2019, An annotated catalogue of the scorpion types (Arachnida, Scorpiones) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. Part I: Parvorder Iurida Soleglad & Fet, 2003, Evolutionary Systematics 3 (2), pp. 109-200 : 109

Opisthacanthus aequispinus Fig. 35 A–C

Opisthacanthus aequispinus Kraepelin, 1911: 75, 80-81

Current senior synonym.

Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) diremptus (Karsch, 1879) [synonymized by Lourenço 1987: 909]

Syntypes.

1 ♂ ( Fig. 35 A–C ), 2 juveniles (ZMH-A0001065), [South Africa], Südliche Kaplande [S Western Cape], Zwarteberg Pass [Swartberg Pass] [33°20 ’59” S, 22°03 ’00” E], 1.04.1909, S. Afer leg., Museum Amsterdam don.

Figures

Figure 35. Opisthacanthus aequispinnus Kraepelin, 1911 [= Opisthacanthus diremptus (Karsch, 1879)], male syntype (A-C). Ischnurus asper Peters, 1861 [= Opisthacanthus asper (Peters, 1861)], female syntype (D-F): A, D dorsal aspect of habitus B, E ventral aspect of habitus C, F retrolateral aspect of chela illustrating dentate margins of fingers. Scale bars: 10 mm (A-B, D-E), 5 mm (C, F).