Hottentotta Birula, 1908

Kovařík, František, 2007, A revision of the genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908, with descriptions of four new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae), Euscorpius 58 (58), pp. 1-107 : 2-8

Hottentotta Birula, 1908

( Figs. 1–153 , Table 1)

Androctonus : C. L. Koch, 1838a: 45 (in part).

Buthus : Kraepelin, 1898: 3; Kraepelin, 1899: 9; Pocock, 1903a: 178.

Buthus (in part): Thorell, 1876: 103; Kraepelin, 1891: 185; Kraepelin, 1895: 80; Pocock, 1897a: 104; Pocock, 1899: 834; Pocock, 1900b: 56; Pocock, 1900a: 13; Kraepelin, 1903: 558; Kraepelin, 1913: 123; Werner, 1934: 269.

Buthus (Buthus) (in part): Pocock, 1890a: 126; Birula, 1897: 377.

Buthus (Hottentotta) Birula, 1908: 141 ; Birula, 1917: 22; Simon, 1910: 71(in part).

Hottentotta : Werner, 1934: 269; Fet, 1989: 81; Sissom, 1990: 101; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 133.

= Dasyscorpio Pallary, 1938: 279 ; type species Buthus (Hottentotta) lutaudi Pallary, 1924 [= Hottentotta franzwerneri (Birula, 1914) ] (syn. by Vachon, 1949: 146).

= Buthotus Vachon, 1949: 143 (1952: 229); type species Buthus judaicus Simon, 1872 [= Hottentotta judaicus (Simon, 1872) ]; Pérez Minocci, 1974: 20; Vachon, 1979: 233; Tikader & Bastawade, 1983: 164 (syn. by Francke, 1985: 4).

Buthotus (Buthotus) : Vachon, 1979: 236.

Hottentotta (Hottentotta) : Francke, 1985: 4.

= Buthotus (Balfourianus) Vachon, 1979: 236 ; type species Buthus socotrensis Pocock, 1889 [= Hottentotta socotrensis ( Pocock, 1889) ]. Syn. n.

Hottentotta (Balfourianus) : Francke, 1985: 4; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 145.

= Hottentotta (Deccanobuthus) Lourenço, 2000: 192 ; type species Hottentotta geffardi Lourenço, 2000: 192 [= Hottentotta pachyurus (Pocock, 1897) ]. Syn. n.

Mesobuthus : Tikader & Bastawade, 1983: 186.

TYPE SPECIES. Scorpio hottentotta Fabricius, 1787 .

DIAGNOSIS: Dorsal trichobothria of femur arranged in beta-configuration with d 2 situated on dorsal surface. Trichobothrium d 3 of patella situated dorsal of dorsomedian carina. Trichobothrium db on the fixed finger of pedipalp usually located between est and et, or may be on level with trichobothrium est, rarely between est and esb. Trichobothrium eb clearly on fixed finger of pedipalp. Pectines with fulcra. Dentate margin of pedipalp-chela movable finger with distinct granules divided into 11–16 rows and 5–7 terminal granules. Cheliceral fixed finger with two ventral accessory denticles. Tergites I–VI of mesosoma bear three carinae. Carapace with distinct carinae, entire dorsal surface nearly planate. Third and fourth legs with well developed tibial spurs, first and second tarsomeres with paired ventral setae. First sternite with two granulated lateral stridulatory areas, which however may be reduced in some species (e. g. in H. pachyurus and H. trilineatus ). Ventrolateral carinae of fifth metasomal segment with all granules more or less equal in size and never lobate. Total length 30–130 mm.

COMMENTS. Most Hottentotta species are morphologically and colorwise sufficiently distinct and their distributions rarely overlap, which makes identifications relatively easy. In contrast, generic-level characters remain to be clearly defined, which has caused erroneous transfers of Indian species to the genus Mesobuthus and the creation of two subgenera that are hereby synonymized.

The genera Hottentotta and Mesobuthus have been often separated on unstable characters such as density of pubescence, shape (lyriform configuration) and definition of carinae on the carapace, and the number of terminal granules on movable fingers of pedipalps. It appears that the stable character that permits a clearcut separation of the two genera is the position of trichobothrium db on the fixed finger of pedipalp in relation to trichobothrium est. In Hottentotta the trichobothrium db is between est and et ( Figs. 1 and 4 ), whereas in Mesobuthus it is always between est and esb (see fig. 3 in Vachon, 1958: 127). Vachon & Stockmann (1968: 102, figs. 18 and 19) found variation in the position of this trichobothrium in the African species H. minax occidentalis , in which one specimen had the db on the fixed finger between est and esb, and another had it between est and et. I found the same variation in another African species, H. trilineatus . Here it is important to note that the genus Mesobuthus is not known to occur in Africa. I therefore believe that the position of trichobothrium db is a reliable primary character for distinguishing between Hottentotta and Mesobuthus , and that any possible exceptions can be satisfactorily resolved by other, secondary characters ( Hottentotta has ventrolateral carinae on the fifth metasomal segment with all granules more or less equal in size and never lobate and different carination of the carapace).

Vachon (1978: 236) erected the subgenus Balfourianus with the type species Buthus socotrensis Pocock, 1889 and again used as the chief character the position of trichobothrium db, this time in relation to trichobothrium et (see figs. 7 and 8 in Vachon, 1978: 236). I had an opportunity to examine many specimens of this species and found that in some specimens the trichobothrium db is between trichobothria et and dt, as Vachon says, but in other specimens it is on the same level as et ( Fig. 4 ). H. socotrensis is morphologically similar to Afghan and Pakistan species ( H. alticola complex), and I am not convinced that it deserves to be placed in a separate subgenus. There definitely are other, more distinct groups of Hottentotta , for instance the south African H. arenaceus and H. conspersus with extremely inflated vesicles ( Fig. 28 ), or large and densely hirsute Asian species (e.g. H. schach , Fig. 105 ) versus smaller and much less hirsute but conspicuously granulate species that occur in both Africa and Asia ( Figs. 121 and 77 ). For these reasons I consider the subgenus Balfourianus synonymous with the nominotypical subgenus. It is important to note that H. socotrensis is not the only species of the genus which has the trichobothrium db situated between trichobothria et and dt. The same position of trichobothrium db occurs in two South African species, H. arenaceus and H. conspersus (fig. 45 in Lamoral, 1979: 543 and diagnosis below), which are morphologically very different from H. socotrensis . Already noted have been the extremely inflated vesicles, and another difference is in the expression of sexual dimorphism.

Lourenço (2000: 192) erected the subgenus Deccanobuthus with the type species Hottentotta (Deccanobuthus) geffardi Lourenço, 2000 and characterized the subgenus by:

(1) “ The keels of the carapace are feeble; the anterior median being almost absent ”. This is a gradational, hard-to-evaluate character without much of taxonomic value. I have examined the holotype of H. (D.) geffardi Lourenço, 2000 and disagree that the carinae (keels) of the carapace are feeble ( Fig. 79 ).

(2) “ The dentition on the distal part of pedipalp-chela movable finger, present four terminal denticles “. The holotype of H. (D.) geffardi has five terminal denticles (granules) on both movable fingers of pedipalps ( Fig. 3 ).

This discrepancy in interpretation is evidently due to the way in which terminal granules have been counted. Some authors considered the presence of the so-called terminal granule (which they called “terminal denticle”) natural and counted only the other granules, which they called simply “granules” (for example Sissom, 1990: 98 and 100). For clarity, I give the total number of granules. However, the noted discrepancy does not change the fact that in Hottentotta we can find specimens that have five (four and one) terminal granules, but none that would have only four (three and one – which is characteristic of the genus Buthus ) terminal granules (see Sissom, 1990: 98 and 100). The variation in the number of granules thus is exclusively upward, when in some species apart from specimens with five granules there are also specimens with six or seven granules (always one basal terminal granule, two internal terminal granules and a row from two to four external terminal granules).

(3) “ Metasomal segment I with 12 keels; II to IV with 10 keels and V with 7 keels ”.

The fifth metasomal segment with seven carinae, of which five are ventral (three median and two lateral), is the usual condition also in other species including e. g. H. socotrensis , that is in the so far accepted subgenus Balfourianus ( Fig. 111 ). Unfortunately, this character cannot be utilized even on the species level because the ventral carinae are poorly developed in some specimens and the variation in their development cannot be attributed to sexual dimorphism. As to the 12 keels (carinae) on the first metasomal segment, Vachon (1978: 235) wrote of H. socotrensis : “According to R. I. Pocock (1903), because of the presence of a paired keel on the upper surface of the segment, the fourth segment bears 12 keels (which is unusual). Its existence could be settled. The keel consists of a row of granulae which may also occur (but less regularly) on the dorsal groove of almost all the segments, including the last one. It seems not to be a true keel.” A similar situation can be seen in the holotype of H. (D.) geffardi , where two carinae on the first metasomal segment are incomplete and consist of only a few granules; the same condition is present also in H. pachyurus (Pocock, 1897) .

Finally it needs to be noted that when proposing H. (D.) geffardi, Lourenço accepted that all Indian species of Hottentotta belong in Mesobuthus and, therefore, did not compare the new species with any of them. Upon examination of his holotype I am convinced that H. (D.) geffardi Lourenço, 2000 is a synonym of H. pachyurus (Pocock, 1897) (see below). I therefore conclude that the subgenus Deccanobuthus is synonymous with the nominotypical subgenus.

Fet & Lowe (2000: 134) considered the generic name Hottentotta a masculine noun in apposition. This name was used as a species epithet for Scorpio by Fabricius and for Buthus or Buthotus by most of subsequent authors (except Gervais, 1844, who changed it to hottentottus ).

List of species-group names in the genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908

Figures

Figure 28: Hottentotta conspersus, dorsal view, female from Angola, Naulila env., FKCP.

Figure 77: Hottentotta pachyurus, dorsal view, female lectotype.

Figure 79: Hottentotta pachyurus, dorsal view, female holotype of Hottentotta (Deccanobuthus) geffardi.

Figure 105: Hottentotta schach, dorsal view, female from Iran, prov. Fars, 10 km E of Sivand vill., FKCP.

Figure 111: Hottentotta socotrensis, dorsal view of fourth and fifth metasomal segments, female from Yemen, Socotra Island, Hadiboh env., 12°65'02"N 54°02'04"E, FKCP.

Figure 121: Hottentotta trilineatus, dorsal view, male and female from Tanzania, Arusha distr., Naberera env., FKCP.

Figures 1–4: 1–3. H. zagrosensis, holotype. 1. chela external, 2. femur dorsal, 3. movable finger. 4. H. socotrensis, chela external.

Figures 5–8: Carapace and chelicerae. 5. H. buchariensis, female from Afghanistan, prov. Kabul, Poli Charky, FKCP. 6. H. conspersus, male from Angola, Naulila env., FKCP. 7. H. franzwerneri, male lectotype. 8. H. gentili, female from Morocco, Bouizakame, Timoulye, FKCP.

Figures 9–12: Carapace and chelicerae. 9. H. hottentotta, female from Ghana, FKCP. 10. H. hottentotta, male from Burkina Faso (Volta Haute), Garango, 11°48'N 00°33'W, SMFD No. 39339. 11. H. jalalabadensis, sp. nov., female paratype. 12. H. jayakari, female from Oman, Wadi Bani Auf, on Salma Rd, shale scree in wadi, 23°13'N 57°22'E, FKCP.

Figures 13–16: Carapace and chelicerae. 13. H. judaicus, female from Jordan, Zoubia, FKCP. 14. H. niloticus, male from Sudan, Khartoum, Sunt Forest, FKCP. 15. H. pachyurus, female from India, Tamil Nadu, Deccan, FKCP. 16. H. polystictus, female from Kenya, North Horr, FKCP.

Figures 17–20: Carapace and chelicerae. 17. H. saulcyi, female from Iran, prov. Bachtarán, Bisotul, 34°23'31"N 47°26'05"E, FKCP. 18. H. schach, female from Iran, prov. Fars, 10 km E of Sivand vill., FKCP. 19. H. tamulus, female from India, Maharashtra, Bombay, FKCP. 20. H. trilineatus, male from Tanzania, Arusha distr., Naberera env., FKCP.

Figure 21: Hottentotta alticola, dorsal view, male from Pakistan, Chitrāl, FKCP.

Figure 22: Hottentotta alticola, ventral view, male from Pakistan, Chitrāl, FKCP.

Figure 23: Hottentotta buchariensis, dorsal view, male from Afghanistan, prov. Kabul, Poli Charky, FKCP.

Figure 24: Hottentotta buchariensis, dorsal view, female from Afghanistan, prov. Kabul, Poli Charky, FKCP.

Figure 25: Hottentotta buchariensis, ventral view, male lectotype.

Figure 26: Hottentotta conspersus, dorsal view, male from Angola, Naulila env., FKCP.

Figure 27: Hottentotta conspersus, ventral view, male from Angola, Naulila env., FKCP.

Figure 29: Hottentotta conspersus, ventral view, female from Angola, Naulila env., FKCP.

Figure 30: Hottentotta finneganae, sp. nov., dorsal view, male holotype.

Figure 31: Hottentotta finneganae, sp. nov., ventral view, male holotype.

Figure 32: Hottentotta franzwerneri, dorsal view, male lectotype.

Figure 33: Hottentotta franzwerneri, ventral view, male lectotype.

Figure 34: Hottentotta franzwerneri, dorsal view, female paralectotype.

Figure 35: Hottentotta franzwerneri, ventral view, female paralectotype.

Figure 36: Hottentotta franzwerneri, lateral view of metasoma, male lectotype (top) and female paralectotype (bottom).

Figure 37: Hottentotta gentili, dorsal view, male from Morocco, prov. Tiznit, 25 km SE of Tiznit, 29°37'30"N 09°30'18"W, FKCP.

Figure 38: Hottentotta gentili, dorsal view, female from Morocco, FKCP.

Figure 39: Hottentotta gentili, ventral view, female from Morocco, Bouizakame, Timoulye, FKCP.

Figure 40: Hottentotta hottentotta, dorsal view, female neotype.

Figure 41: Hottentotta hottentotta, ventral view, female from Nigeria, 6 mi. S Jos, 1250 m., CASC.

Figure 42: Hottentotta hottentotta, dorsal view, female from Burkina Faso (Volta Haute), Region Bobodiolasso, FKCP.

Figure 43: Hottentotta hottentotta, dorsal view, female from Ghana, FKCP.

Figure 44: Hottentotta hottentotta, dorsal view, female from Cape Verde Islands, Ribeira da Praia, SMFD No. 385.

Figure 45: Hottentotta hottentotta, dorsal view, female from Burkina Faso, Region Bobodiolasso, with offspring after the first ecdysis.

Figure 46: Hottentotta hottentotta, dorsal view, male from Burkina Faso (Volta Haute), Garango, 11°48'N 00°33'W, SMFD No. 39339.

Figure 47: Hottentotta hottentotta, ventral view, male from Burkina Faso (Volta Haute), Garango, 11°48'N 00°33'W, SMFD No. 39339.

Figure 48: Hottentotta jabalpurensis, sp. nov., dorsal view, male holotype.

Figure 49: Hottentotta jabalpurensis, sp. nov., ventral view, male holotype.

Figure 50: Hottentotta jabalpurensis, sp. nov., dorsal view, female allotype.

Figure 51: Hottentotta jabalpurensis, sp. nov., ventral view, female allotype.

Figure 52: Hottentotta jalalabadensis, sp. nov., dorsal view, male holotype.

Figure 53: Hottentotta jalalabadensis, sp. nov., dorsal view, female paratype.

Figure 54: Hottentotta jalalabadensis, sp. nov., ventral view, female paratype.

Figure 55: Hottentotta jalalabadensis, sp. nov., sternocoxal area and pectines, male holotype.

Figures 56–59: Hottentotta jalalabadensis, sp. nov., metasoma. 56. male holotype, dorsal. 57. male holotype, ventral. 58. female paratype, dorsal. 59. female paratype, ventral.

Figure 60: Hottentotta jayakari, dorsal view, male lectotype.

Figure 61: Hottentotta jayakari, dorsal view, male from Oman, Wadi Bani Auf, on Salma Rd, shale scree in wadi, 23°13'N 57°22'E, FKCP.

Figure 62: Hottentotta jayakari, dorsal view, female from Oman, Wadi Bani Auf, on Salma Rd, shale scree in wadi, 23°13'N 57°22'E, FKCP.

Figure 63: Hottentotta jayakari, ventral view, female from Oman, Wadi Bani Auf, on Salma Rd, shale scree in wadi, 23°13'N 57°22'E, FKCP.

Figure 64: Hottentotta judaicus, dorsal view, male from Jordan, King Talal Dam, FKCP.

Figure 65: Hottentotta judaicus, ventral view, male from Jordan, King Talal Dam, FKCP.

Figure 66: Hottentotta judaicus, dorsal view, female from Jordan, Zoubia, FKCP.

Figure 67: Hottentotta judaicus, ventral view, female from Jordan, Zoubia, FKCP.

Figure 68: Hottentotta minax, dorsal view, male lectotype.

Figure 69: Hottentotta minax, dorsal view, male from Ethiopia, FKCP.

Figure 70: Hottentotta minax, ventral view, male from Ethiopia, FKCP.

Figure 71: Hottentotta minax, dorsal view, female from Ethiopia, FKCP.

Figure 72: Hottentotta minax, ventral view, female from Ethiopia, FKCP.

Figure 73: Hottentotta minax, dorsal view, male paratype of Hottentotta acostai.

Figure 74: Hottentotta minax, dorsal view, female paratype of Hottentotta acostai.

Figure 75: Hottentotta niloticus, dorsal view, male from Sudan, Khartoum, Sunt Forest, FKCP.

Figure 76: Hottentotta niloticus, ventral view, male from Sudan, Khartoum, Sunt Forest, FKCP.

Figure 78: Hottentotta pachyurus, ventral view, female lectotype.

Figure 80: Hottentotta pachyurus, dorsal view, male lectotype of Hemibuthus kraepelini.

Figure 81: Hottentotta pachyurus, ventral view, male lectotype of Hemibuthus kraepelini.

Figure 82: Hottentotta penjabensis, dorsal view, male from Pakistan, Baluchistan, Zhob, FKCP.

Figure 83: Hottentotta penjabensis, ventral view, male from Pakistan, Baluchistan, Zhob, FKCP.

Figure 84: Hottentotta polystictus, dorsal view, female holotype.

Figure 85: Hottentotta polystictus, dorsal view, female from Kenya, North Horr, FKCP.

Figure 86: Hottentotta polystictus, dorsal view, male from Somalia, Oasi di Galgala, MZUF No. 842.

Figure 87: Hottentotta polystictus, ventral view, male from Somalia, Oasi di Galgala, MZUF No. 842.

Figure 88: Hottentotta rugiscutis, dorsal view, female lectotype.

Figure 89: Hottentotta rugiscutis, ventral view, female lectotype.

Figure 90: Hottentotta rugiscutis, ventral view, female lectotype of Buthus hendersoni.

Figure 91: Hottentotta rugiscutis, dorsal view, female from India, Goa, near Ponda, FKCP.

Figure 92: Hottentotta rugiscutis, dorsal view, male from India, Maharashtra, Mahabaleshvar, FKCP.

Figure 93: Hottentotta salei, dorsal view, female from Yemen, Al Mahra gov., Wadi N of Damqut vill., 16°34'20"N 52°50'03"E, FKCP.

Figure 94: Hottentotta salei, dorsal view, female from Yemen, Al Mahra gov., Wadi N of Damqut vill., 16°34'20"N 52°50'03"E, FKCP.

Figure 95: Hottentotta saulcyi, dorsal view, male from Iran, prov. Bachtarán, Hasrouabad, 34°10'09"N 46°21'56"E, FKCP.

Figure 96: Hottentotta saulcyi, ventral view, male from Iran, prov. Bachtarán, Hasrouabad, 34°10'09"N 46°21'56"E, FKCP.

Figure 97: Hottentotta saulcyi, dorsal view, female from Iran, prov. Ilám, 30 km NW Ilám, 33°43'N 46°41'E, FKCP.

Figure 98: Hottentotta saulcyi, sternocoxal area and pectines, female from Iran, prov. Bachtarán, Bisotul, 34°23'31"N 47°26'05"E, FKCP.

Figure 99: Hottentotta saulcyi, dorsal view, male from Iran, prov. Fars, Shiraz, NHMW No. 1842 I.33.

Figure 100: Hottentotta scaber, dorsal view, male from Yemen, Abyan gov., Lawdar env., 13°52'36"N 45°48'01"E, FKCP.

Figure 101: Hottentotta scaber, ventral view, male from Yemen, Abyan gov., Lawdar env., 13°52'36"N 45°48'01"E, FKCP.

Figure 102: Hottentotta scaber, dorsal view, female from Yemen, Abyan gov., Lawdar env., 13°52'36"N 45°48'01"E, FKCP.

Figure 103: Hottentotta scaber, ventral view, female from Yemen, Abyan gov., Lawdar env., 13°52'36"N 45°48'01"E, FKCP.

Figure 104: Hottentotta scaber, metasomas, females lectotype and paralectotype.

Figure 106: Hottentotta schach, ventral view, female from Iran, prov. Fars, 10 km E of Sivand vill., FKCP.

Figure 107: Hottentotta socotrensis, dorsal view, female and male from Yemen, Socotra Island, FKCP.

Figure 108: Hottentotta socotrensis, dorsal view, male from Yemen, Socotra Island, Calanthia, FKCP.

Figure 109: Hottentotta socotrensis, ventral view, male from Yemen, Socotra Island, Calanthia, FKCP.

Figure 110: Hottentotta socotrensis, dorsal view, female from Yemen, Socotra Island, Hadiboh env., 12°65'02"N 54°02'04"E, FKCP.

Figure 112: Hottentotta stockwelli, sp. nov., dorsal view, female holotype.

Figure 113: Hottentotta stockwelli, sp. nov., ventral view, female holotype.

Figure 114: Hottentotta tamulus, dorsal view, male lectotype of Buthus tamulus concanensis.

Figure 115: Hottentotta tamulus, ventral view, male lectotype of Buthus tamulus concanensis.

Figure 116: Hottentotta tamulus, dorsal view, female lectotype of Buthus tamulus gujaratensis.

Figure 117: Hottentotta tamulus, ventral view, female lectotype of Buthus tamulus gujaratensis.

Figure 118: Hottentotta tamulus, ventral view, male neotype.

Figure 119: Hottentotta tamulus, dorsal view, male lectotype of Buthus tamulus sindicus.

Figure 120: Hottentotta tamulus, dorsal view, female from India, Behr, Mongyo Dist., FKCP.

Figure 122: Hottentotta trilineatus, dorsal view, male from Kenya, Magadi, Lake Magadi env., FKCP.

Figure 123: Hottentotta trilineatus, ventral view, male from Kenya, Magadi, Lake Magadi env., FKCP.

Figure 124: Hottentotta trilineatus, dorsal view, male from Kenya, between Madogo and Garissa, west of Tana river, FKCP.

Figure 125: Hottentotta trilineatus, dorsal view, female lectotype of Buthus eminii.

Figure 126: Hottentotta zagrosensis, dorsal view, male holotype.

Figure 127: Hottentotta zagrosensis, ventral view, male holotype.

Figure 128: Hottentotta zagrosensis, dorsal view, male from Iran, prov. Húzestán, 10 km W Ize, 31°45'19"N 49°48'18"E, FKCP.

Figure 129: Hottentotta zagrosensis, dorsal view, female allotype.

Figures 130–135: Hottentotta finneganae, sp. nov., male holotype. 130–132. Pedipalp trichobothrial pattern. 130. Chela, external and ventral views; closed circle on chelal fixed finger external view designates internal trichobothrium i. 131. Femur, dorsal view; circled area shows internal trichobothria of femur from an internal perspective. 132. Patella, dorsal and external views. 133. Telson, lateral and ventral views. 134. Metasomal segment V, ventral view. 135. Chelal movable finger showing dentition; closeup of finger tip shown in ellipse.

Figures 136–141: Hottentotta jabalpurensis, sp. nov., male paratype. 136–138. Pedipalp trichobothrial pattern. 136. Chela, external and ventral views; closed circle on chelal fixed finger external view designates internal trichobothrium i. 137. Femur, dorsal view; circled area shows internal trichobothria of femur from an internal perspective. 138. Patella, dorsal and external views. 139. Telson, lateral and ventral views. 140. Metasomal segment V, ventral view. 141. Chelal movable finger showing dentition; closeup of finger tip shown in ellipse.

Figures 142–147: Hottentotta jalalabadensis, sp. nov., male paratype. 142–144. Pedipalp trichobothrial pattern. 142. Chela, external and ventral views; closed circle on chelal fixed finger external view designates internal trichobothrium i. 143. Femur, dorsal view; circled area shows internal trichobothria of femur from an internal perspective. 144. Patella, dorsal and external views. 145. Telson, lateral and ventral views. 146. Metasomal segment V, ventral view. 147. Chelal movable finger showing dentition; closeup of finger tip shown in ellipse.

Figures 148–153: Hottentotta stockwelli, sp. nov., male holotype. 148–150. Pedipalp trichobothrial pattern. 148. Chela, external and ventral views; closed circle on chelal fixed finger external view designates internal trichobothrium i. 149. Femur, dorsal view; circled area shows internal trichobothria of femur from an internal perspective. 150. Patella, dorsal and external views. 151. Telson, lateral and ventral views. 152. Metasomal segment V, ventral view. 153. Chelal movable finger showing dentition; closeup of finger tip shown in ellipse.