Opisthophthalmus fossor

Monod, Lionel, Duperre, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2019, An annotated catalogue of the scorpion types (Arachnida, Scorpiones) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. Part I: Parvorder Iurida Soleglad & Fet, 2003, Evolutionary Systematics 3 (2), pp. 109-200 : 109

Opisthophthalmus fossor Fig. 48

Opisthophthalmus fossor Purcell, 1898: 9-12, figs. 4, 4a

Current combination.

Opistophthalmus fossor Purcell, 1898

Syntypes.

1 ♂ ( Fig. 48 A–B ), 1 ♀ ( Fig. 48 C–D ) (ZMH-A0000935), [South Africa], Cap Colonie [Western Cape], Worcester division, Schlanghoek [Slanghoek] [33°38 ’00” S, 19°12 ’00” E], [R. Francke leg.], F. Purcell don., ded. 27.12.1898.

Remarks.

Among the type material, Purcell (1898) listed two males and two females from Schlanghoek. The specimens in the ZMH are part of this series and the remaining specimens are in the South African Museum (Cape Town).

Figures

Figure 48. Opistophthalmus fossor Purcell, 1898, male syntype (A-B), female syntype (C-D): A, C dorsal aspect of habitus B, D ventral aspect of habitus. Scale bars: 10 mm.