Barbaracurus exquisitus (Lowe, 2000) comb. n.

(Figures 5, 25, 33, 62–65, 70–71, 81–82, 90–100, 107– 112, 194–205, 252–254, 265)

Babycurus exquisitus Lowe, 2000: 185–191, figs. 1–9; Kovařík, 2000: 244, fig. 38, tables 1–3; Soleglad & Fet, 2003a: 5; Soleglad & Fet, 2003b: 7; Fet et al., 2005: 14; Lowe, 2010: 17; Hendrixson, 2006: 109; Kovařík et al., 2015: 23.

TYPE LOCALITY AND HOLOTYPE DEPOSITORY. Oman, Jabal Shams, Jabal Akhdar, Al Hajar Al Gharbi, 23º14. 29'N 57º11.62'E, 1855 m a.s.l., NHMB.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Oman, Jabal Shams, Jabal Akhdar, Al Hajar Al Gharbi (Fig. 112), 23º14.29'N 57º11.62'E, 1855 m a.s.l., 2.X.1994, leg. G. Lowe & M. D. Gallagher, 1♂ (holotype) 1♀ 1juv. (paratypes), NHMB; Jabal Shams, Jabal Akhdar, 23º14.31'N 57º11. 64'E, 1900 m a.s.l., 14.X.1993, leg. G. Lowe & M. D. Gallagher, 1♂ (paratype), NHMB; Jabal Akhdar hotel, Sayq plateau, 23º04'N 57º38'E, 1850 m a.s.l., 21. VI.2002, 1♂, leg. G. R. Feulner, GLPC.

DIAGNOSIS. Total length of adult males 33–34 mm, adult female 39 mm. Coloration pale yellow, chela fingers, metasoma V and telson light orange, chelicerae yellow without reticulation (Figs. 252–253). Pedipalp chela manus much wider in male than female, chela length/width ratio 4.2–4.7 in males and 6.12 in female; proximal margins of pedipalp fingers of female straight (Figs. 65, 204), of male undulate so as to leave a gap with fingers closed (Figs. 63, 201); dentate margin of movable finger armed with 7 rows of granules, and a short apical row of 5 denticles (Fig. 6); most proximal granule row with one external accessory granule. Pectines with 21–22 teeth in both sexes. Hemispermatophore basal lobe a strongly raised carina (Figs. 25, 33). No sexual dimorphism in length and width of metasomal segments (Figs. 70–71); metasoma I with 10 carinae, II–IV with 8 carinae. Telson setose, bearing numerous long macrosetae and short, pointed subaculear tubercle (Figs. 80–82, 107–109); vesicle smooth, elongate, pyriform, telson length/depth ratio 2.70 in male, 2.89 in female; aculeus slender, curved, shorter than vesicle.