Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part VIII. Fars Province Author Navidpour, Shahrokh Author Fet, Victor Author Kovařík, František Author Soleglad, Michael E. text Euscorpius 2012 139 1 29 journal article 1536-9307 Orthochirus farzanpayi (Vachon et Farzanpay, 1987 ) ( Fig. 12 ) Simonoides farzanpayi Vachon & Farzanpay in Farzanpay, 1987: 162 ; Farzanpay, 1988: 41 ; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 223. Orthochirus farzanpayi Kovařík & Fet, 2006: 1 , figs. 1– 3; Navidpour et al., 2008a: 14; Navidpour et al., 2008b: 15, figs. 2, 23, 61–64; Navidpour et al., 2011: 15, figs. 14, 53–56. = Orthochirus sobotniki Kovařík, 2004: 20 (syn. by Kovařík & Fet, 2006: 1). TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Iran , 215 km N of Bandar-e-Abbas ; NHMW . TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran , 215 km N of Bandare-Abbas , 22.III.1972 , 1♀ ( lectotype ) 1♂ 1♀ ( paralectotypes ) ( NHMW Nos. 68–70, rev. Max Vachon in 1977, No. VA 1910) ; 5 km SE of Posht Chenar , 19–20 April 2000 , 29°12.941'N 53°20.014'E , 1692 m a.s.l. , 1♂ 1♀ 1im. ♂ ( holotype , allotype , and paratype of Orthochirus sobotniki ) ( FKCP ), leg. J. Šobotník. FARS PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran , Fars Province , 10 km S of Firuz Abad , 28°55'N 52°31'E , 1412 m a.s.l. , 20 .- 21.4.2000 , 10♂ 6♀ 13juvs. ( FKCP ), leg. J. Šobotník ; 10 km S of Firuz Abad , 28°55'N 52°31'E , 1412 m a.s.l. , 20.-21.IV.2000 , 1juv. ( FKCP ), leg. J. Šobotník ; Firoozabad-Gheer road, 29°40'39"N 52°44'34"E , 1207 m a.s.l. ( Locality No. Fa-850) , IX.2008 , 1♀ ( RRLS ) , 2♂ 1♀ ( FKCP ), leg. Hayader , Bahrani , Masihipour & Habibzadeh ; Abadeh , Semirom road, 31°44'N 52°12'E (altered), 1862 m a.s.l. ( Locality No. Fa-858) , IX.2008 , 1♂ ( RRLS ), leg. Masihipour , Hayader & Bahrani ; Pasargad , Saadat Shahr , 30°17'59"N 52°10'29"E , 1862 m a.s.l. ( Locality No. Fa- 859) , IX.2008 , 1♀ ( RRLS ) , 1♂ ( FKCP ), leg. Masihipour , Hayader & Bahrani ; Gheer-Hengam , 28°32'26"N 52°41'25"E , 1219 m a.s.l. ( Locality No. Fa-874) , X.2008 , 2♂ 1♀ ( RRLS ) 1♀ ( FKCP ), leg. Masihipour & Hayader. DISTRIBUTION: Iran , Hormozgan , Fars ( Kovařík & Fet , 2006: 1–3), Khoozestan (Navidpour et al., 2008a: 15), Bushehr (Navidpour et al., 2008b: 15) and Kerman (Navidpour et al., 2011: 15) Provinces .