<figureCitationid="133939ED202CFFD2A20DFF0CFE3F2FB9"box="[359,475,230,253]"captionStart-0="Figure 1"captionStart-1="Figures 2–5"captionStart-2="Figures 6–9"captionStart-3="Figures 10–17"captionStartId-0="4.[192,268,1901,1924]"captionStartId-1="7.[192,278,1484,1507]"captionStartId-2="8.[192,278,1388,1411]"captionStartId-3="13.[192,278,1737,1760]"captionTargetBox-0="[189,1442,189,1860]"captionTargetBox-1="[193,1426,153,1440]"captionTargetBox-2="[184,1447,183,1347]"captionTargetBox-3="[196,1438,123,1711]"captionTargetId-0="figure-27@4.[192,1439,192,1857]"captionTargetId-1="figure-265@7.[193,1438,153,1440]"captionTargetId-2="figure-8@8.[192,1439,192,1339]"captionTargetId-3="figure-135@13.[195,1438,123,1711]"captionTargetPageId-0="4"captionTargetPageId-1="7"captionTargetPageId-2="8"captionTargetPageId-3="13"captionText-0="Figure 1: Dorsal view of Archaeobuthus estephani."captionText-1="Figures 2–5: Pedipalp trichobothrial pattern of Archaeobuthus estephani. 2. Dorsoexternal view of chela. 3. Ventral view of chelal palm. 4. Dorsal view of patella. 5. Dorsal view of femur. Compare to Figs. 6–9."captionText-2="Figures 6–9: Pedipalp of Archaeobuthus estephani showing trichobothria; compare to Figs. 2–5. 6. Dorsoexternal view of chela (also see Fig. 36). 7. Ventral view of chelal palm (also see Fig. 37). 8. Dorsal view of patella (also see Fig. 44). 9. Dorsal view of femur (also see Fig. 45)."captionText-3="Figures 10–17: Diagrammatic trichobothrial patterns of pedipalpal chela for Archaeobuthus, Pseudochactas, and representatives of the six buthoid groups suggested by Fet et al. (2005). 10. Archaeobuthus estephani (idealized). 11. Pseudochactas ovchinnikovi (after Soleglad & Fet, 2001, in part). 12. Buthus bonito (after Lourenço & Geniez, 2005, in part). 13. Ananteris luciae (after Lourenço, 1984, in part). 14. Isometrus sankeriensis (after Tikader & Bastawade, 1983, in part). 15. Charmus indicus (after Lourenço, 2000b, in part, and Tikader & Bastawade, 1983, in part). 16. Uroplectes occidentalis (after Vachon, 1950, in part). 17. Tityus shiriana (after González-Sponga, 1991, in part). Closed circles depict location of internal trichobothria; horizontal bars depict location of V1–V2 and db–dt series."figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12781457"figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12781463"figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12781465"figureDoi-3="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12781467"httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/12781457/files/figure.png"httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/12781463/files/figure.png"httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/12781465/files/figure.png"httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/12781467/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="5">Figs. 1–10</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="133939ED202CFFD2A28CFF0CFDE72FB9"box="[486,515,230,253]"captionStart="Figures 18–25"captionStartId="14.[192,278,1292,1315]"captionTargetBox="[194,1426,196,1251]"captionTargetId="figure-8@14.[192,1437,192,1251]"captionTargetPageId="14"captionText="Figures 18–25: Diagrammatic trichobothrial patterns of pedipalpal patella for Archaeobuthus, Pseudochactas, and representatives of the six buthoid groups suggested by Fet et al. (2005). 18. Archaeobuthus estephani (idealized). 19. Pseudochactas ovchinnikovi (after Soleglad & Fet, 2001, in part). 20. Buthus bonito (after Lourenço & Geniez, 2005, in part). 21. Ananteris luciae (after Lourenço, 1984, in part). 22. Isometrus sankeriensis (after Tikader & Bastawade, 1983, in part). 23. Charmus indicus (after Lourenço, 2000b, in part, and Tikader & Bastawade, 1983, in part). 24. Uroplectes occidentalis (after Vachon, 1950, in part). 25. Tityus shiriana (after González-Sponga, 1991, in part). Vertical bars depict location of external trichobothria."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12781473"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12781473/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="5">18</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="133939ED202CFFD2A164FF0CFDCF2FB9"box="[526,555,230,253]"captionStart="Figures 26–33"captionStartId="15.[192,278,1214,1237]"captionTargetBox="[196,1423,194,1166]"captionTargetId="figure-9@15.[196,1423,194,1166]"captionTargetPageId="15"captionText="Figures 26–33: Diagrammatic trichobothrial patterns of pedipalpal femur for Archaeobuthus, Pseudochactas, and representatives of the six buthoid groups suggested by Fet et al. (2005). 26. Archaeobuthus estephani (idealized). 27. Pseudochactas ovchinnikovi (after Soleglad & Fet, 2001, in part). 28. Buthus bonito (after Lourenço & Geniez, 2005, in part). 29. Ananteris luciae (after Lourenço, 1984, in part). 30. Isometrus sankeriensis (after Tikader & Bastawade, 1983, in part). 31. Charmus indicus (after Lourenço, 2000b, in part). 32. Uroplectes occidentalis (after Vachon, 1950, in part). 33. Tityus shiriana (after González-Sponga, 1991, in part). Vertical bars depict location of internal and external trichobothria; closed circles depict trichobothria d1, d3, and d4, emphasizing the alpha/beta pattern."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12781475"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12781475/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="5">26</figureCitation>
<paragraphid="8BBD2568202CFFD2A3AAFEF7FDFF2E70"blockId="6.[192,802,285,461]"box="[192,539,285,308]"pageId="6"pageNumber="5">DIAGNOSIS. As for the family.</paragraph>
Yellowish brown, with reddish brown patches on pedipalp. Weakly to moderately granular. Anterior margin of carapace with a moderate median concavity. Anterior median superciliary carinae vestigial; other carinae obsolete. All furrows moderate to weak. Median ocular tubercle distinctly anterior to the center of carapace. Median eyes separated by almost twice their diameter. With two pairs of lateral eyes, the most distal pair (the third) appears to be missing. Pedipalps: right pedipalp well visible, see below for detailed discussion of trichobothria. Chelicerae: dentition was not fully visible but the ventral distal tine of movable finger is longer than the dorsal distal denticle. Sternum not observable. Pecten not available, only a few scattered teeth observable. Without tibial spurs on legs III–IV; with pedal spurs; tarsal armature reduced. Tergites weakly granular. Tergites I to VI with three longitudinal carinae, moderate to strong. Tergite VII pentacarinate. Sternites I–III not clearly visible, IV–VII rather smooth, with median longitudinal punctations; small oval to circular stigma visible on sternites V and VI. Metasomal segments II to V (and telson) missing. Metasomal segment I with 10 carinae; ventral carinae parallel; dorsolateral with spinoid granules.
