Another new species of Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995 from Madagascar (Scorpiones, Buthidae)
Author
Lourenco, Wilson
Museum national d Histoire naturelle, Paris, France
Author
Ythier, Eric
SynTech Research, La Chapelle de Guinchay, France
text
ZooKeys
2010
2010-06-09
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.48.448
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1313–2970
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Key to the known species of
Pseudouroplectes
1. Pale scorpions, yellowish to reddish-yellow, with or without spots..............
2
– Dark scorpions with confluent blackish spots over the body and appendages... ........................................................................................
P. maculatus
(
Fig. 2
)
2. Coloration yellowish without any spots; pectinal tooth count 18/20............ ..................................................................................
P. betschi
(Figs 9–10)
– Coloration yellowish with two or four longitudinal reddish-brown stripes over the tergites; pectinal tooth count 14/16..............................................
3
3. Two longitudinal brownish stripes over the tergites; carapace, pedipalps and metasomal segments without spots........................
P. pidgeoni
(Figs 11–12)
– Four longitudinal brownish stripes over the tergites; carapace, pedipalps and metasomal segments strongly spotted.......................
P. lalyae
sp. n.
(Fig. 1)