Mesobuthus turcicus, Kovařík & Fet & Gantenbein & Graham & Aydin & Yağmur & Šťáhlavský & Nikita & Poverennyi & Novruzov, 2022

Kovařík, František, Fet, Victor, Gantenbein, Benjamin, Graham, Matthew R., Aydin, Ersen, Yağmur, Šťáhlavský, František, Nikita, Poverennyi & Novruzov, Nizami E., 2022, A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae), Euscorpius 348, pp. 1-189 : 140-145

Mesobuthus turcicus sp. n.

( Figures 4 , 951–990 , 1155–1156, 1166, Tables 12, 15) http: //zoobank. org/urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 82742C1C-

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TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Turkey, Konya Province, Karapınar, Meke Salt Lake , 37°41'14"N 33°38'02"E (37.68°N 33.63°E), 1002 m a. s. l. ; AZMM.

REFERENCES:

Mesobuthus eupeus: Teruel, 2002: 75–76 , figs. 1–3 (in part); KarataŞ & KarataŞ, 2003: 1–4, figs. 1–2 (in part).

Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus: Gantenbein et al., 2003: 413 ; KovařÍk et al., 2011: 1–13 , figs. 17, 21 (in part).

TYPE MATERIAL. Turkey, Konya Province, Karapınar, Meke Salt Lake , 37°41'14"N 33°38'02"E (37.68°N 33.63°E), 1002 m a. s. l., 29 March 2013, 1♀ (paratype), leg. E. A. Yağmur , AZMM; same label, 17 April 2015, 1♂ 3♀ 4juvs. (holotype and paratypes), leg . R. S. Kaya , AZMM, 8.IV.2019, 1♀ 2juvs. ♂ ♀ (paratypes), leg. E. A. Yağmur & S. Örgel , AZMM; same label, 30 May 2019, 3juvs., leg. E. A. Yağmur & S. Örgel , AZMM; Karapınar, Meke Salt Lake , 37°41'39"N 33°38'33"E (37.68°N 33.63°E), 1033 m a. s. l., 9 July 2021, 2♂ 2♀ (paratypes, No. 1956), leg. E. A. Yağmur & Ö. Sipanhioğlu , AZMM; Karapınar, 2 km North of Konya, Acıgöl Lake , 37°42'29"N 33°41'26"E (37.70°N 33.68°E), 1090 m a. s. l., 23 June 2012, 3juvs. (paratypes), leg. E. A. Yağmur & M. Kesdek , AZMM.

ETYMOLOGY. The new species is named after its country of occurrence, Turkey.

DNA DATA. Mesobuthus turcicus sp. n. was represented in our survey by one DNA sequence from Turkey (Konya Province) ( Table 16) .

DIAGNOSIS. Total length of adults 38 mm (male) to 50 mm (female). Trichobothrium db on fixed finger of pedipalp situated between trichobothria est and esb, near to est. Male with fingers proximally more twisted than in female. Pedipalp chela length/ width ratio 3.1 (male) to 3.8 (female). Pectinal teeth number 23–27 in male, 18–22 in female. Chelicerae yellow, without reticulation. Pedipalps and metasoma sparsely hirsute. Carapace and tergites reddish brown, black pigmented; metasoma, telson, pedipalps and legs reddish brown with dark spots. Femur of pedipalp with 4–5 granulated carinae. Patella with 8 usually smooth carinae, both dorsal can be granulated. Chela lacks carinae. Movable fingers of pedipalps with 11–12 cutting rows of denticles and 5 terminal denticles. Central lateral and posterior lateral carinae of carapace not joined to form a continuous linear series of granules to posterior margin. Sternite VII smooth, with several solitary granules on margins and with 4 well marked granulated carinae. Metasomal segment I with 10 carinae; segments II to IV with 8 carinae, other two carinae are indicated by incomplete row of denticles on metasomal segments II and III; segment V with 5 carinae. Metasoma with all carinae granulated. Intercarinal surfaces on metasoma laterally smooth. Length to depth ratio of metasoma III 1.1–1.4, metasoma IV 1.48–1.8 in both sexes. Telotarsus III ventral setation represented by short and strong spiniform setae. Tarsi hirsute, in adults with 7–9 retroinferior macrosetae on basitarsus III. Telson rather bulbous in female. Telson length to depth ratio is 2.55–2.6 in female.Anal lobe divided into three parts.

DESCRIPTION. Total length of adult males 38–45 mm, 42– 55 females. Trichobothrium db on fixed finger of pedipalp situated between trichobothria est and esb, near to est. Male has the fingers proximally more twisted than in female. For measurements, see Table 12.

Coloration ( Figs. 951–954 ). Carapace and tergites are reddish brown with dark pigmentation. Telson, metasoma, pedipalps and legs are reddish brown with dark spots, part of metasomal segment black. Chelicerae yellow, without reticulation, the tips of denticles on cheliceral fingers are black.

Mesosoma and carapace ( Figs. 983–986 ). Carapace carinate, unevenly covered by granules of varying size; much of the granulation is fine but some granules are larger and distinctly rounded. Tergites I–VI with three carinae and are granulated, with some intercarinal granules small and others larger and rounded. Tergite VII is pentacarinate. Pectinal tooth count is 23–27 in males, 18–22 in females. Pectinal marginal tips extend to end of sternite IV in males and about half of sternite IV in females. Pectines have three marginal lamellae and seven to eight middle lamellae. Lamellae with numerous long setae, each fulcrum with three to five dark setae. The Sternite VII smooth, with several solitary granules on margins and with four well marked granulated carinae. Other sternites are smooth with two furrows.

Pedipalps ( Figs. 963–982 ). Pedipalps sparsely hirsute and usually smooth, only femur is sparsely finely granulated. Femur has four to five granulated carinae, the middle carina on internal surface consists of irregular granules. Patella with eight carinae, of which internal and dorsal can be granulated. Chela without carinae. Movable fingers of pedipalps have 11– 12 cutting rows of denticles, each with external and internal denticles present, and five terminal denticles.

Legs ( Figs. 987–990 ). Telotarsus III ventral setation represented by short and strong spiniform setae. Tarsi hirsute, in adults with 7–9 retroinferior macrosetae on basitarsus III. Femur with only several macrosetae. Femur and patella with carinae well developed. Tibial spurs present and moderate on legs III and IV and absent on the other legs.

Metasoma and telson ( Figs. 955–962 ). All metasomal segments are sparsely hirsute. Metasomal segment I with 10 carinae, II–III with 8 carinae but other two lateromedian carinae are indicated by incomplete row of granules, IV with 8 carinae, and V with 5 carinae. Metasoma with all carinae granulated. Intercarinal surfaces on metasoma smooth. Ventrolateral carinae of metasoma V posteriorly with several lobate denticles. Telson is usually hairless, rather bulbous mainly in females and smooth. Anal lobe divided into three parts.

DISTRIBUTION. Turkey (Konya Province) (Figs. 1155–1156).

Figures

Figures 1–5: Mesobuthus, live specimens and a locality. Figure 1. M. barszczevskii, male. Figure 2. M. haarlovi, female. Figure 3. M. haarlovi, male. Figure 4. M. turcicus sp. n., female. Figure 5. Afghanistan, Kabul, locality of M. haarlovi.

Figures 951–954: Mesobuthus turcicus sp. n. Figures 951–952. Male holotype, dorsal (951) and ventral (952) views. Figures 953–954. Female paratopotype, dorsal (953) and ventral (954) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 955–962: Mesobuthus turcicus sp. n. Figures 955, 957–959. Male holotype, telson lateral (955), metasoma and telson, lateral (957), dorsal (958), and ventral (959) views. Figures 956, 960–962. Female paratopotype, telson lateral (956), metasoma and telson, lateral (960), dorsal (961), and ventral (962) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 963–982: Mesobuthus turcicus sp. n., pedipalp. Figures 963–971. Male holotype, chela, dorsal (963), external (964), and ventral (965) views. Patella, dorsal (966), external (967) and ventral (968) views. Femur and trochanter, internal (969), dorsal (970), and ventral (971) views. Figures 972. Male paratopotype, movable finger. Figures 973–982. Female paratopotype, chela, dorsal (973), external (974), and ventral (975) views. Patella, dorsal (976), external (977) and ventral (978) views. Femur and trochanter, internal (979), dorsal (980), and ventral (981) views. Movable finger (982). The trichobothrial pattern is indicated in Figures 963–967, 969–970.

Figures 983–990: Mesobuthus turcicus sp. n. Figures 983–984, 987–990. Male holotype, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–IV (983), sternopectinal region and sternites (984), and left legs I–IV, retrolateral aspect (987–990). Figures 985–986. Female paratopotype, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–IV (985), sternopectinal region and sternites (986).