Revision and taxonomic position of genera Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, Baloorthochirus Kova ík, Butheolus Simon, Nanobuthus Pocock, Orthochiroides Kova ík, Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, and Asian Orthochirus Karsch, with descriptions of twelve new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae)
Author
Kovařík, Baloorthochirus becvari
Author
1996
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Euscorpius
2004
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1536-9307
4D38E32B-A445-4707-ABEE-3C6D3BFA4A2E
Butheolus gallagheri
Vachon, 1980
Butheolus gallagheri
Vachon, 1980: 253
; Vachon & Kinzelbach, 1987: 100; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 88; Kovařík, 2003: 137.
Butheolus (Butheolus) gallagheri
: El-Hennawy, 1992: 114
; Kovařík, 1998: 105.
TYPE
LOCALITY AND
TYPE
REPOSITORY.
Wadi Rabkut
,
Jabal Samhan
,
Dhofar
,
Oman
;
MNHN
.
MATERIAL EXAMINED.
Oman
, main road above
Khor Rori Beach
,
17°03.22'N
54°25.33'E
,
50m
,
18.X.1993
, 21:24,
1♂
1♀
E, UV detection, densely vegetated wadi, on ground, leg.
G. Lowe
,
FKCP
.
DIAGNOSIS: First to fourth metasomal segments ventrally with two median carinae (on fourth segment may be less developed) and densely granulated. Fifth metasomal segment ventrally without carina and densely granulated. Metasoma and mesosoma black or gray, legs and pedipalps yellow to olivaceous. Movable fingers bear 6 to 7 rows of granules that have internal and external granules. Chela of pedipalp dorsally smooth, without strong carinae. Tarsomere I of first to third legs with bristlecombs usually composed of less than 8 bristles, tarsomere I of fourth legs without bristlecombs.
DISTRIBUTION.
Oman
(Vachon, 1980: 253)