Compsobuthus, Vachon, 1949

Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Plíšková, Jana & Šťáhlavský, František, 2016, Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part VI. Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 (Buthidae), with a description of C. eritreaensis sp. n., Euscorpius 226, pp. 1-21 : 19

COMPSOBUTHUS

(for key to all species of Compsobuthus see Kovařík & Ojanguren, 2013: 145–146)

1. Rows of granules on movable finger without external accessory granules ( Fig. 36). ….………………............ 2 – Rows of granules on movable finger with external, often very small accessory granules ( Fig. 67). ………..... ………………………………. C. werneri (Birula, 1908)

2. Base color uniformly reddish to gray ( Figs. 1–3). Pedipalp chela length/width ratio 3.7–3.8 in males and 4.4–4.6 in females ( Figs. 19–22). ..........……................. …………………………... C. abyssinicus (Birula, 1903) – Base color uniformly yellow to yellowish brown with or without dark spots. Pedipalp chela fingers long, pedipalp chela length/width ratio 4.0– 4.6 in males and 4.8– 5.5 in females ( Figs. 23–31) …………...……………... 3

3. Base color uniformly yellow to yellowish brown with characteristic considerable dark spots ( Fig. 61). Subaculear tubercle present, long and spinoid ( Figs. 17–18). ……………………...… C. somalilandus Kovařík, 2012 – Base color uniformly yellow to yellowish brown with dark spots reduced or missing ( Fig. 55, 57–58). Subaculear tubercle present, but not spinoid ( Figs. 13–14). …....………………………............ C. eritreaensis sp. n.