An annotated catalogue of the scorpion types (Arachnida, Scorpiones) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. Part I: Parvorder Iurida Soleglad & Fet, 2003
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Monod, Lionel
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Duperre, Nadine
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Harms, Danilo
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Opisthacanthus obscurus
Fig. 38
Opisthacanthus obscurus
Kraepelin, 1911: 76, 81-82
Current senior synonym.
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis
Thorell, 1876 [synonymized by
Hewitt 1918
: 169]
Lectotype.
(
Fig. 38
A-C
) ♂ (ZMH-A0001095), [South Africa],
Sued
Kapland [Western Cape], Knysna [
34°02
'10"
S
,
23°02
'49"
E
], 01.04.1909, Museum Amsterdam.
Paralectotypes.
1 ♀ (
Fig. 38
D-E
, ZMH-A0001094), 3 ♀ (ZMH-A0002221), same data as lectotype.
Remarks.
A male from the syntype series is designated here as the lectotype and the four remaining specimens are designated as paralectotypes.
Figure 38.
Opisthacanthus obscurus
Kraepelin, 1911 [=
Opisthacanthus capensis
Thorell, 1876], male lectotype (
A-C
), female paralectotype (
D-F
):
A, D
dorsal aspect of habitus
B, E
ventral aspect of habitus
C, F
retrolateral aspect of chela illustrating dentate margins of fingers. Scale bars: 10 mm (
A-B
,
D-E
), 5 mm (
C, F
).