Razianus birulai, Tahir & Navidpour & Prendini, 2014

Tahir, H. Muhammad, Navidpour, Shahrokh & Prendini, Lorenzo, 2014, First reports of Razianus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Iraq and Pakistan, descriptions of two new species, and redescription of Razianus zarudnyi, American Museum Novitates 2014 (3806), pp. 1-1 : 1-

Razianus birulai , sp. nov.

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TYPE MATERIAL: PAKISTAN: Balochistan: Loralai District: Duki Tehsil: Holotype ♂ ( AMNH), paratype ♂ ( AMCC [ LP 11432 ]), Check post Loralai Scout camp, Mandi Tuk , 6 km N of Duki, 30°01′39.39″N 68°34′02.87″E, 3575 ft, 19.vi.2012, M. Irfan, M. Arif, S. Wahid, and

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FIGURE 1. Map plotting the known records of Razianus Farzanpay, 1987 in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan, on shaded relief: Razianus birulai, sp. nov., indicated by triangles, Razianus farzanpayi, sp. nov., squares, and Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903), circles. White circles denote type locality of R. zarudnyi (black dot) and its junior synonym, Neohemibuthus kinzelbachi Lourenço, 1996 (without dot). Records for R. zarudnyi based on the literature and museum material.

FIGURE 3. Carapace, dorsal aspect of Razianus birulai, sp. nov. (A, B), and Razianus farzanpayi, sp. nov. (C, D). A. Holotype ♂ (AMNH), B. Paratype ♀ (AMNH), Mandi Tuk, Pakistan. C. Holotype ♂ (AMNH), D. Paratype ♀ (AMNH), Miranshah, Pakistan. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 4. Carapace, dorsal aspect (A), sternum, genital opercula and pectines, ventral aspect (B–F) of Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903) (A, B), Razianus birulai, sp. nov. (C, D), and Razianus farzanpayi, sp. nov. (E, F). A, B. ♂ (AMNH), Ilam Province, Iran. C. Holotype ♂ (AMNH), Mandi Tuk, Pakistan D. Paratype ♀ (AMNH), Pthan Kot, Pakistan. E. Holotype ♂ (AMNH), F. Paratype ♀ (AMNH), Miranshah, Pakistan. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 5. Habitus, dorsal aspect (A, C) and ventral aspect (B, D) of Razianus birulai, sp. nov. A, B. Holotype ♂ (AMNH), Mandi Tuk, Pakistan. C, D. Paratype ♀ (AMNH), Pthan Kot, Pakistan. Scale bars = 5 mm.

FIGURE 6. Dextral pedipalp segments of Razianus birulai, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (AMNH), Mandi Tuk, Pakistan (A–G) and paratype ♀ (AMNH), Pthan Kot, Pakistan (H). A. Femur, dorsal aspect. B–D. Patella, dorsal (B), retrolateral (C) and ventral (D) aspects. E–H. Chela, dorsal (E), retrolateral (F,H) and ventral (G) aspects. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 11. Metasoma and telson, lateral aspect of Razianus birulai, sp. nov. (A, B), Razianus farzanpayi, sp. nov. (C, D), and Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903) (E). A. Holotype ♂ (AMNH), Mandi Tuk, Pakistan. B. Paratype ♀ (AMNH), Pthan Kot, Pakistan. C. Holotype ♂ (AMNH), D. Paratype ♀ (AMNH), Miranshah, Pakistan. E. ♂ (AMNH), Ilam Province, Iran. Scale bars = 1 mm.