Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones) Part XV Review of the genus Gint Kova ík et al 2013, with description of three new species from Somaliland (Scorpiones Buthidae)
Author
Kovařík, František
Author
Lowe, Graeme
Author
Just, Pavel
Author
Awale, Ahmed Ibrahim
Author
Sh, Hassan
text
Euscorpius
2018
259
1
41
journal article
1536-9307
Gint puntlandus
Kovařík et Mazuch, 2015
(
Figs. 121
,
146–147
,
202
,
Table 3
)
Gint calviceps
Kovařík et al., 2013: 14–18
,
Figs. 64–66
(in part).
Gint puntlandus
Kovařík & Mazuch, 2015: 18–21
, figs. 67–82, 89.
TYPE
LOCALITY AND
TYPE
DEPOSITORY
.
Somalia
(Puntland),
Galgalo
,
10º59'N
49º03'E
;
FKCP
.
TYPE
MATERIAL EXAMINED
.
Somalia
(Puntland),
Galgalo
,
10º59'N
49º03'E
, 1980,
1♂
(
Figs. 121
,
146–147
), leg.
Dorsak
,
FKCP
.
DIAGNOSIS. Total length of male
holotype
30.45 mm
, female unknown; chelicerae yellow without reticulation; carapace densely granulated with only anterior median carinae developed and posterior median carinae indicated; anterior margin of carapace straight; pectine teeth
26 in
male; all sternites lacking carinae; sternites III–VI wrinkled; sternite VII without carinae, intercarinal surface weakly granulated; metasomal segment V length/ width ratio
2.42 in
male; metasomal segment I–IV intercarinal surfaces granulated; metasomal segment IV bears 8 carinae that are complete and granulate; metasomal segment V has only ventromedial and ventrolateral carinae; ‘lobate’ dentition on ventrolateral carinae of metasoma V reduced; dorsal surface of this segment smooth and lateral surface weakly granulated; all metasomal segments sparsely setose; telson rather elongate, telson length/depth ratio
3.45 in
male; aculeus slightly shorter than vesicle in both sexes; legs I–III with tarsal bristle combs composed of long, thin setae; patellae of legs granulated; movable finger of pedipalp with 8 rows of granules, with external and internal accessory granules.