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<figureCitation id="13305DC17A4C6A64FCCC5C04FC3145C2" box="[847,977,1643,1666]" captionStart-0="Figures 73–78" captionStart-1="Figures 79–88" captionStart-2="Figures 89–96" captionStartId-0="19.[192,278,1685,1709]" captionStartId-1="20.[192,278,1581,1605]" captionStartId-2="21.[192,278,1781,1805]" captionTargetBox-0="[194,1427,197,1650]" captionTargetBox-1="[191,1440,191,1552]" captionTargetBox-2="[198,1439,217,1744]" captionTargetId-0="figure-6@19.[192,1439,192,1656]" captionTargetId-1="figure-11@20.[192,1439,192,1551]" captionTargetId-2="figure-6@21.[192,1439,206,1752]" captionTargetPageId-0="19" captionTargetPageId-1="20" captionTargetPageId-2="21" captionText-0="Figures 73–78: Mesobuthus fuscus from Ganjina, Tajikistan. Figures 73–74. Male, dorsal (73) and ventral (74) views. Figures 75–78. Two differently colored females, dorsal (75–76) and ventral (77–78) views. Scale bar: 10 mm." captionText-1="Figures 79–88: Mesobuthus fuscus from Ganjina, Tajikistan. Figures 79, 81, 83–84, 87–88. Male, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–III (79), sternopectinal region and sternites III–IV (81), pedipalp chela, dorsal (83), and external (84) views, left legs III–IV, retrolateral aspect (87–88). The trichobothrial pattern is indicated in Figures 83–84. Figures 80, 82, 85–86. Female, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–III (80), sternopectinal region and sternites III–IV (82), pedipalp chela, dorsal (85), and external (86) views." captionText-2="Figures 89–96: Mesobuthus fuscus from Ganjina, Tajikistan. Figures 89, 91–93. Male metasoma V and telson lateral (89), and metasoma and telson, lateral (91), ventral (92), and dorsal (93) views. Figures 90, 94–96. Female metasoma V and telson lateral (90), and metasoma and telson, lateral (94), ventral (95), and dorsal (96) views. Scale bars: 10 mm." pageId="17" pageNumber="16">Figs. 73–96</figureCitation>
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REFERENCES (selected); see 
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and Fet &amp; Lowe (2000) for full list before 1998:
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</th>
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<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45B6FFAFD4259" box="[311,1309,256,281]" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45B6FFD864259" box="[311,614,256,281]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4F6A67FEEE5B6FFDD64258" bold="true" box="[365,566,256,280]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Dimensions (mm)</emphasis>
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<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085B6FFCAB4259" box="[651,843,256,281]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
♀ 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4F6A67FD445B6EFCC94259" bold="true" box="[711,809,257,281]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">holotype</emphasis>
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<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95B6FFBD04259" box="[890,1072,256,281]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
♂ 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4F6A67FC325B6EFBF34259" bold="true" box="[945,1043,257,281]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">holotype</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45B6FFAFD4259" box="[1127,1309,256,281]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
♀ 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4F6A67FB1F5B6EFAE24259" bold="true" box="[1180,1282,257,281]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">paratype</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45B40FAFD4206" box="[311,1309,303,326]" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45B40FE384206" box="[311,472,303,326]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Carapace</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835B40FD864206" box="[512,614,303,326]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085B40FCAB4206" box="[651,843,303,326]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">8.60 / 9.05</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95B40FBD04206" box="[890,1072,303,326]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.20 / 7.65</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45B40FAFD4206" box="[1127,1309,303,326]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.65 / 7.80</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45B0EFAFD4238" box="[311,1309,353,376]" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45B0EFE384238" box="[311,472,353,376]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Mesosoma</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835B0EFD864238" box="[512,614,353,376]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085B0EFCAB4238" box="[651,843,353,376]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">19.20</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95B0EFBD04238" box="[890,1072,353,376]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">17.10</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45B0EFAFD4238" box="[1127,1309,353,376]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">17.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45BFDFAFD42E9" box="[311,1309,402,425]" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45BFDFE3842E9" box="[311,472,402,425]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Tergite VII</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835BFDFD8642E9" box="[512,614,402,425]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085BFDFCAB42E9" box="[651,843,402,425]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">5.20 / 8.90</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95BFDFBD042E9" box="[890,1072,402,425]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">4.33 / 6.75</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45BFDFAFD42E9" box="[1127,1309,402,425]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">4.30 / 7.65</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45BD4FAFD42B0" box="[311,1309,443,496]" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45BD4FE3842B0" box="[311,472,443,496]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Metasoma &amp; telson</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835BD4FD8642B0" box="[512,614,443,496]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085BD4FCAB42B0" box="[651,843,443,496]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">46.52</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95BD4FBD042B0" box="[890,1072,443,496]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">37.78</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45BD4FAFD42B0" box="[1127,1309,443,496]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">35.85</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB4586DFAFD4159" box="[311,1309,514,537]" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB4586DFE384159" box="[311,472,514,537]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Segment I</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD83586DFD864159" box="[512,614,514,537]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W / D</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD08586DFCAB4159" box="[651,843,514,537]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">5.70 / 5.20 / 4.45</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF9586DFBD04159" box="[890,1072,514,537]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">4.65 / 4.75 / 4.10</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE4586DFAFD4159" box="[1127,1309,514,537]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">4.25 / 4.25 / 3.80</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB4585CFAFD410A" box="[311,1309,563,586]" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB4585CFE38410A" box="[311,472,563,586]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Segment II</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD83585CFD86410A" box="[512,614,563,586]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W / D</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD08585CFCAB410A" box="[651,843,563,586]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.70 / 4.68 / 4.25</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF9585CFBD0410A" box="[890,1072,563,586]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">5.70 / 4.60 / 4.25</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE4585CFAFD410A" box="[1127,1309,563,586]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">5.10 / 4.15 / 3.90</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB4580AFAFD413C" box="[311,1309,613,636]" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB4580AFE38413C" box="[311,472,613,636]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Segment III</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD83580AFD86413C" box="[512,614,613,636]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W / D</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD08580AFCAB413C" box="[651,843,613,636]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">7.20 / 4.60 / 4.20</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF9580AFBD0413C" box="[890,1072,613,636]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">5.95 / 4.65 / 4.65</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE4580AFAFD413C" box="[1127,1309,613,636]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">5.30 / 4.10 / 3.90</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB458F9FAFD41ED" box="[311,1309,662,685]" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB458F9FE3841ED" box="[311,472,662,685]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Segment IV</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD8358F9FD8641ED" box="[512,614,662,685]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W / D</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD0858F9FCAB41ED" box="[651,843,662,685]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">7.82 / 4.60 / 3.86</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF958F9FBD041ED" box="[890,1072,662,685]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.88 / 4.50 / 4.35</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE458F9FAFD41ED" box="[1127,1309,662,685]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.15 / 3.80 / 3.50</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB458A8FAFD419E" box="[311,1309,711,734]" gridrow="10" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB458A8FE38419E" box="[311,472,711,734]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Segment V</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD8358A8FD86419E" box="[512,614,711,734]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W / D</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD0858A8FCAB419E" box="[651,843,711,734]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">9.70 / 4.25 / 3.40</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF958A8FBD0419E" box="[890,1072,711,734]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">7.85 / 3.85 / 3.38</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE458A8FAFD419E" box="[1127,1309,711,734]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">7.75 / 3.55 / 3.20</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45896FAFD4050" box="[311,1309,761,784]" gridrow="11" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45896FE384050" box="[311,472,761,784]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Telson</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835896FD864050" box="[512,614,761,784]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W / D</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085896FCAB4050" box="[651,843,761,784]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">9.40 / 3.45 / 3.10</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95896FBD04050" box="[890,1072,761,784]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.75 / 2.95 / 2.80</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45896FAFD4050" box="[1127,1309,761,784]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">7.30 / 3.00 / 2.85</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45945FAFD4001" box="[311,1309,810,833]" gridrow="12" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45945FE384001" box="[311,472,810,833]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Pedipalp</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835945FD864001" box="[512,614,810,833]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085945FCAB4001" box="[651,843,810,833]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">29.95</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95945FBD04001" box="[890,1072,810,833]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">23.30</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45945FAFD4001" box="[1127,1309,810,833]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">22.95</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45934FAFD4032" box="[311,1309,859,882]" gridrow="13" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45934FE384032" box="[311,472,859,882]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Femur</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835934FD864032" box="[512,614,859,882]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085934FCAB4032" box="[651,843,859,882]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">7.10 / 2.26</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95934FBD04032" box="[890,1072,859,882]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">5.65 / 1.70</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45934FAFD4032" box="[1127,1309,859,882]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">5.60 / 1.90</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB459E2FAFD40E4" box="[311,1309,909,932]" gridrow="14" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB459E2FE3840E4" box="[311,472,909,932]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Patella</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD8359E2FD8640E4" box="[512,614,909,932]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD0859E2FCAB40E4" box="[651,843,909,932]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">8.70 / 3.25</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF959E2FBD040E4" box="[890,1072,909,932]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.85 / 2.60</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE459E2FAFD40E4" box="[1127,1309,909,932]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.75 / 2.75</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB459D1FAFD4095" box="[311,1309,958,981]" gridrow="15" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB459D1FE384095" box="[311,472,958,981]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Chela</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD8359D1FD864095" box="[512,614,958,981]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD0859D1FCAB4095" box="[651,843,958,981]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">14.15</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF959D1FBD04095" box="[890,1072,958,981]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">10.80</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE459D1FAFD4095" box="[1127,1309,958,981]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">10.60</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45980FAFD4746" box="[311,1309,1007,1030]" gridrow="16" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45980FE384746" box="[311,472,1007,1030]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Manus</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835980FD864746" box="[512,614,1007,1030]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L / W / D</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085980FCAB4746" box="[651,843,1007,1030]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">4.65 / 3.65 / 3.70</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95980FBD04746" box="[890,1072,1007,1030]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">3.95 / 3.45 / 3.15</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45980FAFD4746" box="[1127,1309,1007,1030]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">3.25 / 2.90 / 2.93</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45E77FAFD470E" box="[311,1309,1048,1102]" gridrow="17" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45E77FE38470E" box="[311,472,1048,1102]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Movable finger</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835E77FD86470E" box="[512,614,1048,1102]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085E77FCAB470E" box="[651,843,1048,1102]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">9.50</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95E77FBD0470E" box="[890,1072,1048,1102]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">6.85</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45E77FAFD470E" box="[1127,1309,1048,1102]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">7.35</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353B43067A4F958AFEB45E39FAFD4737" box="[311,1309,1110,1143]" gridrow="18" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<th id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFEB45E39FE384737" box="[311,472,1110,1143]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Total</th>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD835E39FD864737" box="[512,614,1110,1143]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">L</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFD085E39FCAB4737" box="[651,843,1110,1143]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">74.32</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFCF95E39FBD04737" box="[890,1072,1110,1143]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">61.08</td>
<td id="76EA2A7A7A4F958AFBE45E39FAFD4737" box="[1127,1309,1110,1143]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">60.30</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BB441447A4F6A67FF435EF1FCA9478E" blockId="18.[192,1440,1182,1230]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4F6A67FF435EF1FEC147F6" bold="true" box="[192,289,1182,1206]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Table 1:</emphasis>
Comparative measurements of adults of 
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and 
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Abbreviations: length (L), width (W, in carapace it corresponds to posterior width), depth (D).
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<taxonomicName id="4C0B3AC77A4F6A67FF735F6CFD2B465A" authority=": Birula, 1904 a: 23" authorityName="Birula" authorityPageNumber="23" authorityYear="1904" box="[240,715,1283,1306]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="17" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="caucasius" subSpecies="fuscus">
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4F6A67FF735F6CFE19465A" box="[240,505,1283,1306]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Buthus caucasius fuscus</emphasis>
: Birula, 1904a: 23
</taxonomicName>
; Birula, 1904b: 31.
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4F6A67FF735F2EFDDB4618" box="[240,571,1345,1368]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Mesobuthus caucasicus fuscus</emphasis>
: 
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; 
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.
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4F6A67FF735F11FDC846D5" box="[240,552,1406,1429]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Olivierus caucasicus fuscus</emphasis>
: Fet &amp; Lowe, 2000: 191
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.
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DISTRIBUTION. 
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, 
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(
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, A 
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).
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. 
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of 
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Birula, 1897
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: 
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</emphasis>
, 
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, 
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(=Gissar), 
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, 1887, leg. 
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, 
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(
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); 
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<collectingCountry id="F31C01D47A4F6A67FE865C1DFE6545CA" box="[261,389,1650,1674]" name="Uzbekistan" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Uzbekistan</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
, 
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</emphasis>
, 
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, 
<collectorName id="26FE24927A4F6A67FF7A5CFDFEB545E9" box="[249,341,1682,1705]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Iskandar</collectorName>
(=Iskanderaryk), 1887, leg. 
<collectorName id="26FE24927A4F6A67FD085CFDFD1545E9" box="[651,757,1682,1705]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">S. Lidsky</collectorName>
, 
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(
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) (not examined)
</materialsCitation>
.
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<collectingCountry id="F31C01D47A4F6A67FE4A5CA1FDDE45A6" box="[457,574,1742,1766]" name="Tajikistan" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Tajikistan</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
, 
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</emphasis>
</materialsCitation>
, 
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<collectorName id="26FE24927A4F6A67FF435C81FE744445" box="[192,404,1774,1797]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Dangara District, E</collectorName>
slope of 
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, 
<location id="8ED4179F7A4F6A67FD725C81FEDD4464" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03A2F0527A4C6A63FCF15C26FB0B427A:8ED4179F7A4F6A67FD725C81FEDD4464" country="Tajikistan" latitude="38.2581" longLatPrecision="6" longitude="69.2512" municipality="Sanglogh Mt. Range" name="Kolkot Kishlak" pageId="18" pageNumber="17" stateProvince="Khatlon">Kolkot Kishlak</location>
env., 
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a.s.l.
</elevation>
, 
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<collectingDate id="EFF19E6C7A4F6A67FF435D44FE914402" box="[192,369,1835,1858]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17" value="2015-04-30">30 April 2015</collectingDate>
</date>
, 5juvs.(
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<specimenCount id="9D0D8ACD7A4F6A67FE695D44FDEE4402" box="[490,526,1835,1858]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17" type="female">♀♀</specimenCount>
), leg. 
<collectorName id="26FE24927A4F6A67FDE95D44FCC24402" box="[618,802,1835,1858]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Y. M. Marusik</collectorName>
(
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); 
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</emphasis>
</materialsCitation>
, 
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<collectingCounty id="62D539C87A4F6A67FB255F6CFA7C465A" box="[1190,1436,1283,1306]" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Hissar (Gissar) Mts.</collectingCounty>
, 
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, 
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gorge, 
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, 
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a.s.l.
</elevation>
, 
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</date>
, 6juvs., leg. 
<collectorName id="26FE24927A4F6A67FAE25F2EFC774636" pageId="18" pageNumber="17">Y. M. Marusik</collectorName>
(
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); 
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</emphasis>
</materialsCitation>
, 
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, 
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, meadow, 
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4E6A66FB6F5C95FAB44451" box="[1260,1364,1786,1809]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Artemisia</emphasis>
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, 38.67 69ºN
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a.s.l.
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juvs., leg. 
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4E6A66FF435CFAFE8845ED" bold="true" box="[192,360,1685,1709]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Figures 73–78:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4E6A66FEEC5CF7FDC545ED" box="[367,549,1688,1709]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Mesobuthus fuscus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4E6A66FCA65CF8FC5545EC" bold="true" box="[805,949,1687,1709]" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Figures 73–74</emphasis>
. Male, dorsal (73) and ventral (74) views. 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4E6A66FAD05CF8FF1C4585" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="18">Figures 75–78</emphasis>
. Two differently colored females, dorsal (75–76) and ventral (77–78) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FF435C42FE8B4505" bold="true" box="[192,363,1581,1605]" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">Figures 79–88:</emphasis>
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from Ganjina, Tajikistan. 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FCB45C40FC454504" bold="true" box="[823,933,1583,1605]" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">Figures 79</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FC375C40FC2C4504" bold="true" box="[948,972,1583,1604]" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">81</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FC585C40FBF74504" bold="true" box="[987,1047,1583,1604]" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">83–84</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FBA55C40FB824504" bold="true" box="[1062,1122,1583,1604]" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">87–88</emphasis>
. Male, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–III (79), sternopectinal region and sternites III–IV (81), pedipalp chela, dorsal (83), and external (84) views, left legs III–IV, retrolateral aspect (87–88). The trichobothrial pattern is indicated in Figures 83–84. 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FBE25C0FFB304535" bold="true" box="[1121,1232,1632,1654]" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">Figures 80</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FB635C0FFB184535" bold="true" box="[1248,1272,1632,1653]" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">82</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FA8B5C0FFAA34535" bold="true" box="[1288,1347,1632,1654]" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">85–86</emphasis>
. Female, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–III (80), sternopectinal region and sternites III–IV (82), pedipalp chela, dorsal (85), and external (86) views.
</paragraph>
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, 3juvs., leg. 
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. 
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. 
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(
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<collectingCountry id="F31C01D47A496A61FF435C84FEDF4443" box="[192,319,1771,1795]" name="Uzbekistan" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">Uzbekistan</collectingCountry>
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, 
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, 2016, 
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, leg. 
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(
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.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31112CF7A496A63FF435D27FB0B427A" lastPageId="22" lastPageNumber="21" pageId="20" pageNumber="19" type="diagnosis">
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DIAGNOSIS. Total length of adult male 
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, 74– 
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. Trichobothrium 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FE455D08FE01443E" box="[454,481,1895,1918]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">db</emphasis>
on fixed finger of pedipalp situated between trichobothria 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FB175CA2FB5245A4" box="[1172,1202,1741,1764]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">est</emphasis>
and 
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, near to 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A496A61FAFF5CA2FA7A45A4" box="[1404,1434,1741,1764]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="19">est</emphasis>
. Male with fingers proximally little more twisted than female. Pedipalp chela length/ width ratio 
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males and 
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females. Pectinal teeth number 
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males, 
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females. Pedipalp chela with longer manus and short fixed finger in male. Chelicerae yellow, with reticulation. Pedipalps and metasoma very sparsely hirsute. Color uniformly yellow to yellowish brown, black pigmented metasomal segment V or uniformly blackish brown (melanic form). Femur of pedipalp with 4–5 granulate carinae. Patella with 8 granulate or smooth carinae. Chela lacks carinae or carinae could be smooth indicated. Movable fingers of pedipalps with 13–14 cutting rows of denticles and 5 terminal denticles. Seventh sternite bears 4 well marked granulate carinae. First metasomal segment with 10 carinae; second to fourth with 8 carinae, other two carinae are indicated by incomplete row of denticles; fourth with 8 carinae; fifth with 5 carinae. All carinae granulated, dorsal carinae bear slightly larger terminal denticles. Length to width ratio of fourth metasomal segment 
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male, 
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females. Telotarsus III ventral setation represented by short and strong spiniform setae. Pedal spur of legs with solitary setae only.
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A486A60FF435C9AFE88444D" bold="true" box="[192,360,1781,1805]" pageId="21" pageNumber="20">Figures 89–96:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A486A60FEEC5C98FDC5444C" box="[367,549,1783,1804]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="20">Mesobuthus fuscus</emphasis>
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from Ganjina, Tajikistan. 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A486A60FCA55C98FC72444C" bold="true" box="[806,914,1783,1805]" pageId="21" pageNumber="20">Figures 89</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A486A60FC1D5C98FC3A444C" bold="true" box="[926,986,1783,1804]" pageId="21" pageNumber="20">91–93</emphasis>
. Male metasoma V and telson lateral (89), and metasoma and telson, lateral (91), ventral (92), and dorsal (93) views. 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A486A60FCEF5D7FFC384465" bold="true" box="[876,984,1808,1830]" pageId="21" pageNumber="20">Figures 90</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B97F9D567A486A60FC675D7FFBC04465" bold="true" box="[996,1056,1808,1829]" pageId="21" pageNumber="20">94–96</emphasis>
. Female metasoma V and telson lateral (90), and metasoma and telson, lateral (94), ventral (95), and dorsal (96) views. Scale bars: 10 mm.
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<paragraph id="8BB441447A4B6A63FF435940FEEF4006" blockId="22.[192,271,815,838]" box="[192,271,815,838]" pageId="22" pageNumber="21">NOTES.</paragraph>
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1. 
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4B6A63FF7D591FFE7840C7" box="[254,408,880,903]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="21">Buthus fuscus</emphasis>
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has not been collected or studied since its description in 1897. Birula’s description was based on females only. A brief Latin diagnosis given by Birula (1897: 12–13) says that the species resembles 
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B. c. 
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</emphasis>
but differs by dark body color (“fusco vel fumigato”); carapace anterior margin moderately invaginated “nec non granulorum serie regulariter limbato”, all intercarinal surfaces “opacis profunde impressis costisque elevatis ac valde expressis,” posterior corners “subseriate” granulated. Pedipalp femur “supra laevi”, movable finger with 18 series (9 granules each). Pectines 20–21. Female measured was 
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, carapace 
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long. In a brief German text following the Latin dagnosis, Birula said (1897: 13): “This scorpion possibly is only a local variety of 
<taxonomicName id="4C0B3AC77A4B6A63FE185F53FD5B4613" authority="(Nord.)" baseAuthorityName="Nord." box="[411,699,1340,1363]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="22" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="caucasicus">
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(Nord.)
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, which is easily distinguished from the first glance by its dark coloration of the entire body (including extremities) and by outstandingly short and thick metasoma, and also by the deeply impressed, smooth intercarinal surfaces on the carapace and wide, nearly square first metasomal segment.”
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2. 
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of 
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4B6A63FE115C5BFE1F450B" box="[402,511,1588,1611]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="21">M. fuscus</emphasis>
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were collected by S. A. Lidsky in 1887. The Hisor (=Gissar) locality fits the collections made in his 1887 expedition in Buchara (
<bibRefCitation id="EF9A3CB57A4B6A63FF675CFFFE9C45E7" author="LIDSKY" box="[228,380,1680,1703]" pageId="22" pageNumber="21" pagination="130 - 134" refId="ref34364" refString="LIDSKY, S. A. 1888. [A preliminary report about the excursion to the Turkestan Province and Buchara in Summer 1887]. Trudy Obshchestva Yestestvoispytatelei pri Sankt-Peterburgskom Universitete [Transactions of the Society of Naturalists of the St. Petersburg University], 19: 130 - 134 (in Russian)." type="journal article" year="1888">Lidsky, 1888</bibRefCitation>
), and is close to 
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localities studied by us. Iskanderaryk (literally, “Alexander’s Canal”, now Iskandar) was an irrigation canal and estate off Chirchik River built by the Grand Duke Nikolay Konstantinovich Romanov (1850–1918), self-exiled to Tashkent, who lived under the name of Prince Iskander. The identity of this 
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has to be confirmed.
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<paragraph id="8BB441447A4B6A63FCD85AA8FB0B427A" blockId="22.[859,1440,199,314]" pageId="22" pageNumber="21">
3. A melanic form (phenotype) of 
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<emphasis id="B97F9D567A4B6A63FB5E5AA8FAA7439E" box="[1245,1351,199,222]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="21">M. fuscus</emphasis>
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, unique for the genus, is found in Ganjina, 
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sympatric with the non-melanic form. Their DNA sequence is identical (
<figureCitation id="13305DC17A4B6A63FBB25B4CFB6E427A" box="[1073,1166,291,314]" captionStart="Figure 329" captionStartId="67.[192,268,1535,1559]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1506]" captionTargetId="figure-251@67.[192,1439,790,882]" captionTargetPageId="67" captionText="Figure 329: A time-calibrated phylogeny for Mesobuthus constructed using 16S and COI sequences with BEAST (version 1.8.0). Bars representing highest posterior densities (95%) around mean date estimates are displayed for nodes with posterior probabilities greater than 0.50. Black circles indicate nodes with posterior probabilities greater than 0.95. Calibration points are labeled with asterisks (see text for details). Buthus occitanus and B. ibericus are included as outgroups." pageId="22" pageNumber="21">Fig. 329</figureCitation>
, 
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).
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