Hottentotta krivokhatskyi, Kovařík & Yağmur & Fet, 2019

Kovařík, František, Yağmur, Ersen Aydin & Fet, Victor, 2019, Review of Hottentotta described by A. A. Birula, with descriptions of two new species and comments on Birula’s collection (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Euscorpius 282, pp. 1-30 : 23-29

Hottentotta krivokhatskyi sp. n.

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? Buthus alticola penJabensis: Vachon, 1959: 139–141 , fig. 22.? Buthotus alticola punJabensis [incorrect spelling]: Tikader & Bastawade, 1983: 164–168, figs. 453–462

Hottentotta penJabensis: Kovařík, 2007: 50–52 , figs. 82–83; Kovařík & Ojanguren Affilastro, 2013: 171, figs. 952– 955.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Pakistan: Balochistan Province, Zhob , FKCP .

TYPE MATERIAL ( FKCP). Pakistan: Balochistan Province, Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, 10 km W from Quetta , 18.VII.1998, 2♂ 1♀ (paratypes, dry), leg. L. Černý ; Balochistan Province, Zhob , VI. 2006, 2♂ (holotype and paratype), leg. Zubair Ahmed ; Balochistan Province, Quetta , 13.V.2008, 3juvs.(♂ ♀♀) (paratypes), leg. Zubair Ahmed.

ETYMOLOGY. A patronym in honor of Viktor A. Krivokhatsky (ZISP), for his help with studying Birula’s collection.

DIAGNOSIS. Total length 60–90 mm. Trichobothrium db on fixed finger of pedipalp situated between trichobothria et and est. Chelicerae yellow to black, reticulate. Male with slightly longer and narrower metasomal segments, width of pedipalp chela same in both sexes. Pectinal teeth number 29–34 in males, 23–30 in females. Pedipalps and metasoma sparsely hirsute. Setae on patella of pedipalps are long. Color yellow to yellowish brown except black anterior part of carapace and fingers of pedipalps; in some specimens, entire carapace and mesosomal segments except seventh tergite may be black. Femur of pedipalp with 4 carinae, patella with 8 carinae, chela lacks carinae. Movable fingers of pedipalps with 14–15 rows of granules and 6 terminal granules. Seventh sternite with 4 well marked carinae. First metasomal segment with 10 carinae; second with 8 or 10 carinae; third and fourth with 8 carinae; fifth with 5 carinae, 3 ventral (one median, two lateral) and two dorsal. Dorsal carinae of metasomal segments bear larger terminal granules. Dorsal surface of metasoma smooth, but fourth and fifth segments bear 2 short, inconspicuous carinae each. First and second metasomal segments of both sexes longer than wide. Second to fourth metasomal segment width ratio less than 1.26.

Description. The total length is 60–90 mm. Chelal trichobothrium db usually located between est and et. Fingers proximally a little bit twisted in both sexes ( Figs. 156, 158), there is not sexual dimorphism in shape of chela of pedipalp. Chelicerae are yellow with reticulation and darker anteriorly ( Figs. 167–168). Measurements of the carapace, telson, segments of the metasoma and segments of the pedipalps are given in Table 3. For the position and distribution of trichobothria see Figs. 157–161, 164.

Coloration ( Figs. 145–148). The basic color is yellow to yellowish brown, except black anterior part of carapace and fingers of pedipalps; in some specimens entire carapace and mesosomal segments except seventh tergite may be black. Legs, metasoma and femur and patella of pedipalp are uniformly yellow to yellowish brown. The tarsomeres of legs are yellow.

Mesosoma and carapace ( Figs. 145–148, 171–174). The carapace is carinate and unevenly covered by granules of varying size; much of the granulation is fine, but some granules are larger and distinctly rounded. Tergites I–VI bear three carinae and are granulated, with some intercarinal granules small and others larger and rounded. Tergite VII is pentacarinate. The pectinal tooth count is 29–34 in males and 23–30 in females. The pectinal marginal tips extend to approximately half of the fourth sternite in both sexes. The pectines have three marginal lamellae and eight to nine middle lamellae. The lamellae bear numerous long setae, each fulcrum with two to three setae. All sternites are smooth and sparsely hirsute. The seventh sternite bears four usually granulate carinae. The other sternites bear two furrows.

Metasoma and telson ( Figs. 149–154). All metasomal segments are sparsely hirsute. All metasomal segments of both sexes longer than wide. The segment I bears 10 carinae; segment II bears 8 or 10 carinae; segments III–IV bear 8 carinae; and segment V bears five carinae, three ventral and two dorsal. Dorsal carinae of metasomal segments bear larger terminal granules. Dorsal surface of metasoma smooth, but fourth and fifth segments bear 2 short, inconspicuous carinae each.

Pedipalps ( Figs. 155–166). The pedipalps are sparsely hirsute and smooth. The femur bears four granulated carinae. The patella bears eight carinae, ventral and external are smooth, without granules and obsolete; dorsal and internal are granulate. The chela is without carinae. The movable fingers of pedipalps bear 14–15 rows of granules and six terminal granules.

Legs ( Figs. 175–178). The tarsomeres bear two rows of short and strong spiniform setae on the ventral surface and numerous macrosetae on the other surfaces. Pedal spur of legs without setae. Femur and patella with carinae indicated. Tibial spurs long on third and fourth legs and absent in the other legs.

Affinities. The described features distinguish H. krivokhatskyi sp. n. from all other species of the genus. For distinguishing from other Hottentotta species , see key in Kovařík & Ojanguren Affilastro, 2013: 159–160.

H. krivokhatskyi sp. n. differs from the true H. penJabensis mainly in morphometric ratios (see Tables 1 and 3). H. penJabensis has metasoma I wider than long and in H. krivokhatskyi sp. n. all metasomal segments of both sexes are longer than wide (see Figs. 55–57 versus 149–154).