Opisthacanthus fischeri

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 fischeri Fig. 36

Opisthacanthus fischeri Kraepelin, 1911: 74, 79

Current senior synonym.

Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) rugiceps Pocock, 1897 [synonymized by Lourenço 1987: 915]

Lectotype.

( Fig. 36 A–C ) ♂ (ZMH-A0001092), Deutsch-Ostafrika [German East Africa = Kenya-Tanzania border], Nguruman [1°54 ’09” S, 36°00 ’18” E], Gebiet des Kilimandjaro [Kilimanjaro area], Maragoya-Tembo [3°26 ’30” S, 37°15 ’37” E], 19.01.1884, Gustav A. Fischer leg. (ZMH, typ. Kat. Scorpio . Nr. 79 (9211-9212)).

Paralectotype.

1 ♂ (ZMH-A0001066), 1 ♀ ( Fig. 36 D–F , ZMH-A0001091) same data as lectotype.

Remarks.

A male is designated as lectotype and the two remaining specimens as paralectotypes.

Remarks on collector.

Gustav Adolf Fischer (1848-1886) was a German explorer who practiced as a military physician. In October 1882, he travelled to western Africa with the support of the Geographical Society of Hamburg ( Fischer 1885a, b). He reached the Maasai Country from the mouth of the Pangani River, traveling all the way up to Lake Naivasha and the southern foothills of Kilimandjaro. He returned to Germany in November 1883.

Figures

Figure 36. Opisthacanthus fischeri Kraepelin, 1911 [= Opisthacanthus rugiceps Pocock, 1897], male lectotype (A-C), female paralectotype (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).