Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004

Kovařík, František, Yağmur, Ersen Aydin, Fet, Victor & Hussen, Fenik Sherzad, 2019, A review of Orthochirus from Turkey, Iraq, and Iran (Khoozestan, Ilam, and Lorestan Provinces), with descriptions of three new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Euscorpius 278, pp. 1-31 : 12

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1536-9307

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5741305

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E0F8799-FFC7-B579-B582-F9B2FBF65F49

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Felipe

scientific name

Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004
status

 

Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004 View in CoL

( Figs. 73–82, 159, 166, 172–173, 176)

Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004: 13–14 View in CoL View Cited Treatment ; Kovařík & Fet, 2006: 8; Navidpour et al., 2008a: 15–20 View Cited Treatment (in part); Navidpour et al., 2008b: 17 View Cited Treatment ; Navidpour et al., 2008c: 11 View Cited Treatment (in part); Navidpour et al., 2008d: 7 View Cited Treatment , figs. 39–42; Navidpour et al., 2010: 15 View Cited Treatment (in part); Mirshamsi et al., 2011: 20.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Iran, Bushehr Province, ca 17 km NW. Bandar-e-Gonaveh , 29°38'32"N 50°26'56"E, 10 m. a. s. l GoogleMaps .; FKCP.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Bushehr Province, ca 17 km NW Bandar-e-Gonaveh , 10 m a.s.l., 29°38'32"N 50°26'56"E, 13–14.X.1998, leg. P. Kabátek, 3♂ 2♀ A (holotype and paratypes), FKCP; Chahak, 15 km NW Bandar-e-Gonaveh by road, 29°40'N 50°25'E, 20 m a.s.l., 3–5.V.1996 (loc No. 19 in Frynta et al, 1997: 4), leg. D. Král, 1♀ (allotype) GoogleMaps , leg. M. Kaftan, 1♂ 1♀ (paratypes), FKCP .

OTHER MATERIAL FROM THE REGION ( FIG. 176) EXAMINED. Iran, Khoozestan Province , Baghmalek District, Karbalai Ghasem village, 31°27'24"N 49°57'37"E (Locality No. H-201), XII.2006, leg. Kazemi & Habibzadeh, 1♂, FKCP GoogleMaps .

EMENDED DIAGNOSIS. Total length of adults 24–38 mm. Trichobothrium d 2 of pedipalp femur dorsal present, reduced or absent. Median to large tibial spurs present on third and fourth legs. Pectinal teeth number 17–22 in both sexes. Movable and fixed fingers of pedipalps with 8–9 rows of denticles, with internal and external denticles and 4–5 subterminal denticles. Dorsal cainae on pedipalp patella developed and smooth. Metasoma I–II with 10 carinae, metasoma III with 8 carinae. Metasoma IV–V ventrally punctate with ventrolateral carinae present. Metasoma ventrally and laterally granulate. Dorsal surface of metasoma I with several granules, metasoma II–IV smooth, and metasoma V mesially densely granulate. Sternite VII granulate with granulate carinae present. Pedipalp, metasoma and telson very sparsely hirsute, rather glabrous. Tarsomere I of legs with bristlecombs composed of 4–7 bristles. Ratio length/width of metasoma V in males 1.06– 1.11.

DISTRIBUTION. Iran (Bushehr, Khoozestan, and Kohkiloyeh & Boyer Ahmad Provinces).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Scorpiones

Family

Buthidae

Genus

Orthochirus

Loc

Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004

Kovařík, František, Yağmur, Ersen Aydin, Fet, Victor & Hussen, Fenik Sherzad 2019
2019
Loc

Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004: 13–14

MIRSHAMSI 2011: 20
NAVIDPOUR 2010: 15
NAVIDPOUR 2008: 15
NAVIDPOUR 2008: 17
NAVIDPOUR 2008: 11
NAVIDPOUR 2008: 7
KOVARIK 2004: 14
2004
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