Teruelius ankarafantsika (Lourenço, 2003), Lowe & Kovařík, 2019

Lowe, Graeme & Kovařík, František, 2019, Review of Grosphus Simon 1880 with description of Teruelius gen n a new buthid genus from Madagascar (Scorpiones Buthidae), Euscorpius 281, pp. 1-128 : 60

Teruelius ankarafantsika (Lourenço, 2003) comb. n.

1♀ ( holotype, Figs. 219, 389–390, 394–403, 406–408, 410–415) 1♂ ( paratype, Figs. 201, 220, 387–388, 391–393, 404–405, 409, 416–417), Majunga Province, Ankarafantsika Reserve, Forest Station Ampijoroa, 16°18’S 46°48’E, sand area of Paquypodium (= Pachypodium ), 27.II.2001 - 1.III.2001, leg. García Herrero (MHNG); 1♀ 45 newborn ( paratypes), Majunga Province, Ankarafantsika Reserve, Forest Station Ampijoroa, “Jardin Botanique A”, 16°18’S 46°48’E, 24.-24. II.2001, leg. García Herrero (MHNG); 1♂ ( Figs. 13, 78–79, 93, 99, 138, 150, 170), Mahajanga Province, SE d’Ampijoroa, 16°19.4’S 46°48.4’E, 160 m a. s. l., in dry deciduous forest on white sand, 17.IV.2003, leg. S. M. Goodman, SMG#13610 pitfall (FMNH 73423); 1♀ ( Figs. 13, 44, 78–79, 99, 127), Mahajanga Province, SE d’Ampijoroa, 16°19.4’S 46°48.4’E, 100 m a. s. l., in dry deciduous forest on white sand, 22.IV.2003, leg. S. M. Goodman, SMG#13639 pitfall 3 bucket 74 (FMNH 73425); 1♂ 1♀ ( Figs. 15, 24, 45, 80, 99, 171, 186–187), Mahajanga Province, Réserve Forestière de l’Ankarafantsika, 5 km SSE Ampijoroa, 16°20.3’S 46°47.6’E, 160 m a. s. l., 4–7.II.1997, slightly disturbed deciduous forest, pitfall, leg. S. M. Goodman (FMNH ♂ 73430, ♀ 73432), det. as G. bistriatus .

Teruelius ankarana (Lourenço & Goodman, 2003) comb. n. 1♂ 1♀ ( Figs. 14, 46, 71–72, 90, 100, 128, 141, 154–155, 172, 188), Antsiranana Province, Reserve Special d’Analamerana, Forêt d’Ankavanana , 15.8 km SE Anivorano-Nord, 12°47.7’S 49°22.1E, 200 m a. s. l., 23.I.2004, pitfall trap, in particularly disturbed mixed dry deciduous and humid forest, leg. S. M. Goodman, SMG#14114 ( FMNH 86978 ) ; 8♂ 10♀ 5juvs. ♂ 3juvs. ♀ ( Figs. 100, 202, 216, 418–421), Antsiranana Province, Ankarana NP, Diego Suarez env., E of Ramena village , 12°57’43.4”S 49°07’13.48”E, 126 m a. s. l., ( FKCP, GLPC) ; 2♂ (after 4th ecdysis) 2♂ (after 5th ecdysis) 2♀, 2011 ( FKCP) ; 1♂, Mahajanga Province, Ankofia riv., Ambodimanga env. ( Bora) ( FKCP) .