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)
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sp.: Vignoli &amp; Prendini, 2009: 4 (
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A), 8 (
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data.
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female, and only known specimen, from Te Cimutaa (NAD 27 777899 1987404) [
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, elev
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], Municipio de Valle Nacional, Oaxaca,
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, Paul Bryant; approximately
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from the cave entrance. Deposited in the Colección Nacional de Arácnidos (
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T-0401), Instituto de Biología,
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. “Te” means “cave” in Chinanteco, the native language of the inhabitants of the Valle Nacional region.
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE07C58D7F8C49AA561711E" bold="true" box="[198,359,1775,1801]" pageId="1" pageNumber="47">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
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.
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE07C58D7F8C560A5557138" bold="true" box="[198,339,1813,1839]" pageId="1" pageNumber="47">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, a name given in parts of
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(including the Chinanteca region) to the devil—which inhabits in the underworld.
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE07C58D7F8C517A540716B" bold="true" box="[198,326,1890,1916]" pageId="1" pageNumber="47">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The most conspicuous differences between
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE07C58D472C516A7D1716B" box="[844,983,1891,1916]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="47">A. chamuco</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE07C58D32EC516A088716B" box="[1040,1166,1891,1916]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="47">A. tartarus</emphasis>
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are: (1) the former has five inner denticles on the fixed finger of the pedipalp chela, and six inner denticles on the movable finger, whereas the latter has six and seven inner denticles, respectively; (2) in
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE07C58D367C5C4A0F471DD" box="[1113,1266,1969,1994]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="47">A. chamuco</emphasis>
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the telson is proportionately smaller: the ratio telson length/carapace length in
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is 1.08, and in
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it is 1.25 (n=5, range 1.241.27) (16% shorter); the ratio telson width/carapace length in
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is 0.47, and in
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE37C5BD788C2CAA53076CF" box="[182,310,191,216]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tartarus">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD788C2CAA53076CF" box="[182,310,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">A. tartarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
it is 0.58 (n=5, range 0.550.62) (23% narrower); and the ratio of telson depth/carapace length in
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE37C5BD78BC290A54676E9" box="[181,320,229,254]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chamuco">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD78BC290A54676E9" box="[181,320,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">A. chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is 0.43, and in
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE37C5BD6CDC290A67776E9" box="[499,625,229,254]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tartarus">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD6CDC290A67776E9" box="[499,625,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">A. tartarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
it is 0.57 (n=5, range 0.550.62) (32% less deep).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD7F8C37EA5587732" bold="true" box="[198,350,267,293]" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">Description.</emphasis>
Based on
<typeStatus id="19168816FFE37C5BD6E7C379A6397731" box="[473,575,268,294]" pageId="2" pageNumber="48" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
and only known specimen.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE37C5BD7FBC347A6DA7764" blockId="2.[151,1436,152,487]" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD7FBC347A51F775B" bold="true" box="[197,281,306,332]" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">Color:</emphasis>
Dorsum pale yellow-brown, venter and legs pale yellow; pedipalps orange-brown; granules on metasomal and pedipalpal carinae reddish brown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE37C5BD7FBC3F5A74D77F0" blockId="2.[151,1436,152,487]" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">
Prosoma: Carapace subquadrangular, anterior margin straight; without distinct furrows or ridges; lacking median and lateral ocelli; with scattered, moderately dense small granulation (
<figureCitation id="5E962A31FFE37C5BD378C3D3A09677D7" box="[1094,1168,422,448]" captionStart="FIGURES 2 4" captionStartId="3.[151,274,566,590]" captionTargetBox="[155,1430,197,539]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,197,541]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 2 4. Holotype female of Alacran chamuco, sp. nov. 2. Dorsal aspect of prosoma. 3. Ventral aspect of prosoma + metasoma. 4. Detail of right pectinal tooth (scales = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190121/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Sternum longer than wide; with a shallow, broad posteromedian furrow (
<figureCitation id="5E962A31FFE37C5BD5CAC3B8A73D77F0" box="[756,827,461,487]" captionStart="FIGURES 2 4" captionStartId="3.[151,274,566,590]" captionTargetBox="[155,1430,197,539]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,197,541]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 2 4. Holotype female of Alacran chamuco, sp. nov. 2. Dorsal aspect of prosoma. 3. Ventral aspect of prosoma + metasoma. 4. Detail of right pectinal tooth (scales = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190121/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="92D2663CFFE37C5BD7A9C52FA6FC7183" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190120/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="48" targetBox="[222,1352,563,1882]" targetPageId="2">
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE37C5BD7A9C52FA6FC7183" blockId="2.[151,1436,1882,1941]" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD7A9C52FA51E7165" bold="true" box="[151,280,1882,1906]" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Map of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, indicating the known distributions for the troglobitic
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD3E7C52EA19A7165" box="[1241,1436,1883,1906]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE37C5BD3E7C52EA19E7165" box="[1241,1432,1883,1906]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chamuco" status="sp. nov.">Alacran chamuco</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD7A9C508A4EA7182" bold="true" box="[151,236,1917,1941]" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(circle), and
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE37C5BD644C50BA68F7183" authority="Francke" authorityName="Francke" box="[378,649,1917,1941]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tartarus">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE37C5BD644C50BA62B7182" box="[378,557,1918,1941]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="48">Alacran tartarus</emphasis>
Francke
</taxonomicName>
(triangle).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="92D2663CFFE27C5AD7A9C043A7837467" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190121/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="49" targetBox="[155,1430,197,539]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE27C5AD7A9C043A7837467" blockId="3.[151,1436,566,624]" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE27C5AD7A9C043A54D7459" bold="true" box="[151,331,566,590]" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">FIGURES 24.</emphasis>
Holotype female of
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE27C5AD506C042A6F97459" box="[568,767,567,590]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="3" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chamuco" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE27C5AD506C042A6F97459" box="[568,767,567,590]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE27C5AD430C043A76F7459" box="[782,873,566,590]" pageId="3" pageNumber="49" rank="species">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE27C5AD430C043A76F7459" bold="true" box="[782,873,566,590]" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
2. Dorsal aspect of prosoma. 3. Ventral aspect of prosoma + metasoma. 4. Detail of right pectinal tooth (scales = 1mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="92D2663CFFE27C5AD7A9C5CDA64871E5" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190122/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="49" targetBox="[157,1423,699,1929]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE27C5AD7A9C5CDA64871E5" blockId="3.[151,1436,1976,2034]" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE27C5AD7A9C5CDA54471C7" bold="true" box="[151,322,1976,2000]" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">FIGURES 56.</emphasis>
Metasomal segment V and telson. 5. Holotype female of
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE27C5AD491C5CCA06A71C7" box="[943,1132,1977,2000]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="3" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chamuco" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE27C5AD491C5CCA06A71C7" box="[943,1132,1977,2000]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE27C5AD344C5CDA0D671C7" box="[1146,1232,1976,2000]" pageId="3" pageNumber="49" rank="species">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE27C5AD344C5CDA0D671C7" bold="true" box="[1146,1232,1976,2000]" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
6. Adult female of
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE27C5AD7A9C5AEA5A071E5" authority="Francke" authorityName="Francke" box="[151,422,2011,2034]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="3" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tartarus">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE27C5AD7A9C5AEA54F71E5" box="[151,329,2011,2034]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="49">Alacran tartarus</emphasis>
Francke
</taxonomicName>
(scale = 1mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="92D2663CFFE57C5DD7A9C2E2A70176C6" ID-Table-UUID="92D2663CFFE57C5DD7A9C2E2A70176C6" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/92D2663CFFE57C5DD7A9C2E2A70176C6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50" targetBox="[151,1437,237,1241]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE57C5DD7A9C2E2A70176C6" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,209]" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE57C5DD7A9C2E2A50E76B8" bold="true" box="[151,264,151,175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">TABLE 1</emphasis>
. Measurements (in mm.) of the holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE57C5DD46AC2EDA01C76B8" box="[852,1050,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE57C5DD317C2E2A08276B8" box="[1065,1156,151,175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE57C5DD317C2E2A08276B8" bold="true" box="[1065,1156,151,175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, from Te Cimutaa, Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico. L=length, W=width, D=depth.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE57C5DD7A1C298A01F72CE" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<table id="B4ADC414FFE583A6D7A9C298A19B72CE" box="[151,1437,237,1241]" gridcols="3" gridrows="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C298A19B7713" box="[151,1437,237,260]" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C298A5427713" box="[151,324,237,260]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Total</th>
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C298A6D07713" box="[649,726,237,260]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L</th>
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C298A19B7713" box="[1016,1437,237,260]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">57.5</th>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C36DA19B774E" box="[151,1437,280,345]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C36DA542774E" box="[151,324,280,345]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Carapace Mesosoma</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C36DA6D0774E" box="[649,726,280,345]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L/W L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C36DA19B774E" box="[1016,1437,280,345]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.3/5.5 15</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C318A19B7793" box="[151,1437,365,388]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C318A5427793" box="[151,324,365,388]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Metasoma</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C318A6D07793" box="[649,726,365,388]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Total L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C318A19B7793" box="[1016,1437,365,388]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">37.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C3EDA19B77CE" box="[151,1437,408,473]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C3EDA54277CE" box="[151,324,408,473]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">I II</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C3EDA6D077CE" box="[649,726,408,473]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L/W L/W</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C3EDA19B77CE" box="[1016,1437,408,473]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">4.5/2.5 5.3/2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C398A19B7413" box="[151,1437,493,516]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C398A5427413" box="[151,324,493,516]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">III</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C398A6D07413" box="[649,726,493,516]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L/W</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C398A19B7413" box="[1016,1437,493,516]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">6.2/2.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C06DA19B744E" box="[151,1437,536,601]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C06DA542744E" box="[151,324,536,601]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">IV V</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C06DA6D0744E" box="[649,726,536,601]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L/W L/W</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C06DA19B744E" box="[1016,1437,536,601]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">8.6/1.6 12.6/1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C018A19B7493" box="[151,1437,621,644]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C018A5427493" box="[151,324,621,644]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Telson</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C018A6D07493" box="[649,726,621,644]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L/W/D</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C018A19B7493" box="[1016,1437,621,644]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.7/2.5/2.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C0EDA19B74CE" box="[151,1437,664,729]" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C0EDA54274CE" box="[151,324,664,729]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Pedipalp Femur</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C0EDA6D074CE" box="[649,726,664,729]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Total L L/W/D</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C0EDA19B74CE" box="[1016,1437,664,729]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">28.2 7.9/1.8/1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C098A19B7513" box="[151,1437,749,772]" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C098A5427513" box="[151,324,749,772]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Patella</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C098A6D07513" box="[649,726,749,772]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L/W/D</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C098A19B7513" box="[1016,1437,749,772]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">7.2/1.9/1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C16DA19B754E" box="[151,1437,792,857]" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C16DA542754E" box="[151,324,792,857]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Chela Movable finger</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C16DA6D0754E" box="[649,726,792,857]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L/W/D L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C16DA19B754E" box="[1016,1437,792,857]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">13.1/2.8/3.2 8.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C118A19B7593" box="[151,1437,877,900]" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C118A5427593" box="[151,324,877,900]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Fixed finger</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C118A6D07593" box="[649,726,877,900]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C118A19B7593" box="[1016,1437,877,900]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">6.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C1EDA19B75CE" box="[151,1437,920,985]" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C1EDA54275CE" box="[151,324,920,985]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Femur I Femur II</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C1EDA6D075CE" box="[649,726,920,985]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C1EDA19B75CE" box="[1016,1437,920,985]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.1 6.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C198A19B7213" box="[151,1437,1005,1028]" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C198A5427213" box="[151,324,1005,1028]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Femur III</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C198A6D07213" box="[649,726,1005,1028]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C198A19B7213" box="[1016,1437,1005,1028]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">7.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C66DA19B724E" box="[151,1437,1048,1113]" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C66DA542724E" box="[151,324,1048,1113]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Femur IV Patella I</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C66DA6D0724E" box="[649,726,1048,1113]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C66DA19B724E" box="[1016,1437,1048,1113]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">8.5 4.5</td>
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<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C618A5427293" box="[151,324,1133,1156]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Patella II</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C618A6D07293" box="[649,726,1133,1156]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C618A19B7293" box="[1016,1437,1133,1156]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.1</td>
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<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C6EDA19B72CE" box="[151,1437,1176,1241]" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C6EDA54272CE" box="[151,324,1176,1241]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Patella III Patella IV</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5B7C6EDA6D072CE" box="[649,726,1176,1241]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">L L</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D4C6C6EDA19B72CE" box="[1016,1437,1176,1241]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.9 6.2</td>
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE57C5DD7A9C73FA50E7375" bold="true" box="[151,264,1354,1378]" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">TABLE 2</emphasis>
. Morphometric comparisons between the holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE57C5DD4FFC73FA0817376" box="[961,1159,1354,1377]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
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,
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,
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and five adult females of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE57C5DD62AC718A5D77393" box="[276,465,1389,1412]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Alacran tartarus</emphasis>
Francke
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, including the holotype. Abbreviations are L=length, W=width and D=depth. Measurements in the first two columns are from Francke (1982); the second two are the WDS specimens measured by Vignoli &amp; Prendini (2009, Table 6, pp.3637).
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Standard
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Tel W
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/
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L 0.57 0.55 0.59 0.62 0.59 0.584 0.026076 0.47 Tel D/
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L 0.55 0.55 0.56 0.62 0.55 0.566 0.030495 0.43
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<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D69CC47AA5F07033" box="[418,502,1551,1572]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">holotype</th>
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D521C47AA6497033" box="[543,591,1551,1572]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">adult</th>
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5A3C47AA7CF7033" box="[669,969,1551,1572]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">adult WDS adult WDS adult</th>
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D328C47AA0677033" box="[1046,1121,1551,1572]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">average</th>
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D3AAC47AA0F57033" box="[1172,1267,1551,1572]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Deviation</th>
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D22CC47AA19B7033" box="[1298,1437,1551,1572]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">holotype</th>
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<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C44DA19B705A" box="[151,1437,1592,1613]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C44DA584705A" box="[151,386,1592,1613]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Carapace L</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D69CC44DA5F0705A" box="[418,502,1592,1613]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D521C44DA649705A" box="[543,591,1592,1613]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.3</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5A3C44DA7CF705A" box="[669,969,1592,1613]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">6.3 5.5 5.6</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D328C44DA067705A" box="[1046,1121,1592,1613]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.54</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D22CC44DA19B705A" box="[1298,1437,1592,1613]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.3</td>
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<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C417A19B7060" box="[151,1437,1634,1655]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C417A5847060" box="[151,386,1634,1655]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Femur L</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D69CC417A5F07060" box="[418,502,1634,1655]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">7</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D521C417A6497060" box="[543,591,1634,1655]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">7.6</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5A3C417A7CF7060" box="[669,969,1634,1655]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">7.4 8.3 8</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D328C417A0677060" box="[1046,1121,1634,1655]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">7.66</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D22CC417A19B7060" box="[1298,1437,1634,1655]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">7.8</td>
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<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C4FEA19B70B7" box="[151,1437,1675,1696]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C4FEA58470B7" box="[151,386,1675,1696]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">Telson L</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D69CC4FEA5F070B7" box="[418,502,1675,1696]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">6.2</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D521C4FEA64970B7" box="[543,591,1675,1696]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">6.6</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5A3C4FEA7CF70B7" box="[669,969,1675,1696]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">7.8 7 7</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D328C4FEA06770B7" box="[1046,1121,1675,1696]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">6.92</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D22CC4FEA19B70B7" box="[1298,1437,1675,1696]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">5.7</td>
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<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C4C0A19B70DD" box="[151,1437,1717,1738]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C4C0A58470DD" box="[151,386,1717,1738]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">W</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D69CC4C0A5F070DD" box="[418,502,1717,1738]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">2.85</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D521C4C0A64970DD" box="[543,591,1717,1738]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">2.9</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5A3C4C0A7CF70DD" box="[669,969,1717,1738]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">3.7 3.4 3.3</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D328C4C0A06770DD" box="[1046,1121,1717,1738]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">3.23</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D22CC4C0A19B70DD" box="[1298,1437,1717,1738]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">2.5</td>
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<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C4AAA19B70E3" box="[151,1437,1759,1780]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C4AAA58470E3" box="[151,386,1759,1780]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">D</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D69CC4AAA5F070E3" box="[418,502,1759,1780]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">2.75</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D521C4AAA64970E3" box="[543,591,1759,1780]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">2.9</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5A3C4AAA7CF70E3" box="[669,969,1759,1780]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">3.5 3.4 3.1</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D328C4AAA06770E3" box="[1046,1121,1759,1780]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">3.13</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D22CC4AAA19B70E3" box="[1298,1437,1759,1780]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">2.3</td>
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<tr id="789D34F6FFE583A6D7A9C57DA19B710A" box="[151,1437,1800,1821]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">
<th id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D7A9C57DA584710A" box="[151,386,1800,1821]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">RATIO: Tel L/Car L</th>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D69CC57DA5F0710A" box="[418,502,1800,1821]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">1.24</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D521C57DA649710A" box="[543,591,1800,1821]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">1.25</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D5A3C57DA7CF710A" box="[669,969,1800,1821]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">1.24 1.27 1.25</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D328C57DA067710A" box="[1046,1121,1800,1821]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">1.25</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D3AAC57DA0F5710A" box="[1172,1267,1800,1821]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">0.012247</td>
<td id="3B4C5D8AFFE583A6D22CC57DA19B710A" box="[1298,1437,1800,1821]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="50">1.08</td>
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE47C5CD7A9C7AEA54573E4" bold="true" box="[151,323,1499,1523]" pageId="5" pageNumber="51">FIGURES 78.</emphasis>
Holotype female of
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,
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7. Dorsal view of right pedipalp femur. 8. Dorsal view of right pedipalp patella (scale = 1mm).
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Mesosoma: Tergites IVI smooth, lustrous, acarinate. Tergite VII with scattered, medium-sized granules posterolaterally; without distinct carinae; lateral margins finely serrate. Genital operculum obovate, with a complete median longitudinal membranous connection. Pectines each with three distinct marginal lamellae, five teeth and no fulcra; teeth finger-like, 34 times longer than wide, with sensory pegs on distal 1/3 to ¼ only (
<figureCitation id="5E962A31FFE47C5CD7E5C497A52570EB" box="[219,291,1762,1788]" captionStart="FIGURES 2 4" captionStartId="3.[151,274,566,590]" captionTargetBox="[155,1430,197,539]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,197,541]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 2 4. Holotype female of Alacran chamuco, sp. nov. 2. Dorsal aspect of prosoma. 3. Ventral aspect of prosoma + metasoma. 4. Detail of right pectinal tooth (scales = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190121/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="51">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Sternites IIIVI smooth, lustrous, with few scattered macrosetae; stigmata small, round. Sternite VII with very few scattered granules, acarinate.
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Metasoma: All segments longer than wide. I and II with three pairs of carinae each: Dorsolateral, ventrolateral and lateral supramedian keels moderately strong, granulose; IIIV with two pairs of carinae each, dorsolateral and ventrolateral, all moderately strong, granulose. Intercarinal spaces smooth, lustrous. Telson globose, smooth, lustrous; aculeus short, strongly curved (
<figureCitation id="5E962A31FFE47C5CD4A8C5D6A7D871AA" box="[918,990,1955,1981]" captionStart="FIGURES 5 6" captionStartId="3.[151,269,1976,2000]" captionTargetBox="[157,1423,699,1929]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,689,1954]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 5 6. Metasomal segment V and telson. 5. Holotype female of Alacran chamuco, sp. nov. 6. Adult female of Alacran tartarus Francke (scale = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190122/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="51">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
), without lateral serrations.
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<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE47C5FD7FBC5BFA7F876CF" blockId="5.[151,1437,1607,2020]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1438,152,526]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="52" pageId="5" pageNumber="51">Chelicera: Fixed finger with four teeth; basal and middle teeth not forming a bicusp. Movable finger dorsal margin with five teeth; ventral margin distinctly ridged, with distal tooth twice as long as dorsal counterpart. Both fingers densely covered with long, white hairs ventrally.</paragraph>
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Pedipalp femur: Strongly compressed dorsoventrally, about 34 times wider than deep; with five distinct, granular carinae (prodorsal, proventral, retrodorsal, retromedian and retroventral), and with three trichobothria (
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). Dorsal face with few scattered granules; ventral face with very few granules basally.
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Pedipalp patella: Subquadrangular in cross-section, slightly wider than deep. Four distinct, granular carinae: prodorsal, proventral, retrodorsal and retroventral. Anterior face smooth, lustrous. Dorsal face with three trichobothria, each surrounded by scattered granules (
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). Posterior face with 1920 trichobothria (
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), each surrounded by granules. Ventral face with sparse scattered granules; with three trichobothria along posterior margin.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE77C5FD7A9C4A6A4D871AD" blockId="6.[151,1436,1747,1978]" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE77C5FD7A9C4A6A54970FC" bold="true" box="[151,335,1747,1771]" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">FIGURES 911.</emphasis>
Trichobothrial pattern on external aspect of pedipalp patella. 9. Holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE77C5FD3E6C4A6A19370FD" box="[1240,1429,1747,1770]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
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,
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE77C5FD7A9C480A4F4711A" bold="true" box="[151,242,1781,1805]" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE77C5FD7A9C480A4EB711A" box="[151,237,1781,1805]" pageId="6" pageNumber="52" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
left patella with 21 external trichobothria; trichobothrium not present on the right patella is highlighted in black; relative positions of the 3 ventral trichobothria also indicated. 10. Holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE77C5FD307C56CA0F17127" box="[1081,1271,1817,1840]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE77C5FD23BC56DA1647127" bold="true" box="[1285,1378,1816,1840]" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE77C5FD23BC56DA15B7127" box="[1285,1373,1816,1840]" pageId="6" pageNumber="52" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
right patella with 20 external trichobothria. 11. Composite illustration, prepared directly from the camera lucida (by drawing one pattern directly over the other), showing the trichobothrial patterns on external aspect of the pedipalp patella of the holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE77C5FD657C5F4A620718F" box="[361,550,1921,1944]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE77C5FD513C5F5A682718F" bold="true" box="[557,644,1920,1944]" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(circles), and an adult female
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE77C5FD4F4C5F4A07B718F" box="[970,1149,1921,1944]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="52">Alacran tartarus</emphasis>
Francke
</taxonomicName>
(crosses) (scale = 1mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE67C5ED7A9C1C1A5FA75F9" blockId="7.[151,1436,948,1007]" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE67C5ED7A9C1C1A56575DB" bold="true" box="[151,355,948,972]" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">FIGURES 1213.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of left pedipalp chela. 12. Holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE67C5ED33EC1C0A0C575DB" box="[1024,1219,949,972]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE67C5ED3ECC1C1A12A75DB" bold="true" box="[1234,1324,948,972]" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE67C5ED3ECC1C1A12A75DB" box="[1234,1324,948,972]" pageId="7" pageNumber="53" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
13. Adult female
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE67C5ED7D8C1ADA5FA75F9" authority="Francke." authorityName="Francke." box="[230,508,983,1007]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="7" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tartarus">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE67C5ED7D8C1ADA59F75F8" box="[230,409,984,1007]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">Alacran tartarus</emphasis>
Francke.
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="92D2663CFFE67C5ED7A9C5C0A69B71F8" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190126/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="53" targetBox="[162,1410,1085,1935]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE67C5ED7A9C5C0A69B71F8" blockId="7.[151,1436,1973,2031]" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE67C5ED7A9C5C0A56771DA" bold="true" box="[151,353,1973,1997]" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">FIGURES 1415.</emphasis>
External view of left pedipalp chela. 14. Holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE67C5ED338C5C0A0C171DB" box="[1030,1223,1973,1996]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE67C5ED3EBC5C0A12B71DA" box="[1237,1325,1973,1997]" pageId="7" pageNumber="53" rank="species">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE67C5ED3EBC5C0A12B71DA" bold="true" box="[1237,1325,1973,1997]" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
15. Adult female
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE67C5ED7D8C5ADA59F71F8" box="[230,409,2008,2031]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="53">Alacran tartarus</emphasis>
Francke
</taxonomicName>
(scale = 1mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE97C51D7A9C691A0C47309" blockId="8.[151,1436,1252,1310]" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE97C51D7A9C691A56672EB" bold="true" box="[151,352,1252,1276]" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">FIGURES 1619.</emphasis>
Dentition on pedipalp chela fingers. 16, 18. Holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE97C51D31AC691A0E272EC" box="[1060,1252,1252,1275]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE97C51D3CCC691A14C72EB" box="[1266,1354,1252,1276]" pageId="8" pageNumber="54" rank="species">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE97C51D3CCC691A14C72EB" bold="true" box="[1266,1354,1252,1276]" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
17, 19. Adult female
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE97C51D617C772A5DA7309" box="[297,476,1287,1310]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">Alacran tartarus</emphasis>
Francke.
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16, 17. Fixed finger. 18, 19. Movable finger (scale = 1mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE97C51D7A9C5E9A07071A4" blockId="8.[151,1142,1948,1972]" box="[151,1142,1948,1972]" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE97C51D7A9C5E9A52071A3" bold="true" box="[151,294,1948,1972]" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">FIGURE 20.</emphasis>
Telotarsus III of holotype female of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE97C51D591C5E9A76A71A4" box="[687,876,1948,1971]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">Alacran chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFEA57DDFFE97C51D447C5E9A7C871A3" box="[889,974,1948,1972]" pageId="8" pageNumber="54" rank="species">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE97C51D447C5E9A7C871A3" bold="true" box="[889,974,1948,1972]" pageId="8" pageNumber="54">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(scale = 1mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE87C50D7F8C2EDA4C377D7" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1376]" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">
Pedipalp chela: Digital carina with fairly distinct, single row of medium-sized granules. Dorsal secondary carina with somewhat scattered medium-sized granules. Dorsal marginal carina with widely scattered medium-sized granules. Retrolateral secondary carina present only on basal one-half, with somewhat scattered medium-sized granules. Proventral and retroventral carinae with somewhat scattered, medium-sized granules. Prodorsal and proventral carinae weak, with few scattered granules (
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,
<figureCitation id="5E962A31FFE87C50D387C347A0DC775B" box="[1209,1242,306,332]" captionStart="FIGURES 14 15" captionStartId="7.[151,271,1973,1997]" captionTargetBox="[162,1410,1085,1935]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[156,1430,1060,1948]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 14 15. External view of left pedipalp chela. 14. Holotype female of Alacran chamuco, sp. nov. 15. Adult female Alacran tartarus Francke (scale = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190126/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">14</figureCitation>
). Trichobothrial pattern as in
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D604C32CA5CD7765" box="[314,459,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">
<taxonomicName id="01AD4D37FFE87C50D604C32CA5C17765" box="[314,455,345,370]" class="Arachnida" family="Superstitioniidae" genus="Alacran" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="9" pageNumber="55" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tartarus">A. tartarus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
Fixed finger with six distinct rows of granules, with five outer and five inner denticles (
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). Movable finger with seven rows of granules, with six outer and six inner denticles (
<figureCitation id="5E962A31FFE87C50D252C3F5A4B177D7" captionStart="FIGURES 16 19" captionStartId="8.[151,271,1252,1276]" captionTargetBox="[173,1410,206,1214]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[156,1430,194,1228]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 16 19. Dentition on pedipalp chela fingers. 16, 18. Holotype female of Alacran chamuco, sp. nov. 17, 19. Adult female Alacran tartarus Francke. 16, 17. Fixed finger. 18, 19. Movable finger (scale = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190127/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">Fig. 18</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE87C50D7FBC3B8A5B07423" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1376]" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">
Legs. Long and slender (selected measurements in
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). Tibial spurs absent. Prolateral pedal spurs present on all legs. Retrolateral pedal spurs absent. Telotarsus without ventromedian spinules (
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); ungues long and curved.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C61236B4FFE87C50D7F8C035A622750B" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1376]" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">
<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D7F8C035A575744D" bold="true" box="[198,371,576,602]" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">Comparisons.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D644C034A602744D" box="[378,516,577,602]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">A. chamuco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D5A2C034A71D744D" box="[668,795,577,602]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">A. tartarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the only other known species in the genus, as follows: (1) on
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D7DBC01DA5657496" box="[229,355,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">A. tartarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the fixed finger of the pedipalps has seven rows of granules (
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) instead of six (
<figureCitation id="5E962A31FFE87C50D200C01DA1957495" box="[1342,1427,616,642]" captionStart="FIGURES 16 19" captionStartId="8.[151,271,1252,1276]" captionTargetBox="[173,1410,206,1214]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[156,1430,194,1228]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 16 19. Dentition on pedipalp chela fingers. 16, 18. Holotype female of Alacran chamuco, sp. nov. 17, 19. Adult female Alacran tartarus Francke. 16, 17. Fixed finger. 18, 19. Movable finger (scale = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190127/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">Fig. 16</figureCitation>
) clearly separated by six outer denticles instead of five; (2) the movable finger has seven inner denticles (
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) instead of six (
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); (3) the telson is considerably larger (
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;
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); (4) the carinae on metasomal segment V are more finely granulose (
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); (5) the pedipalp chela is rounder and the carinae are more granulose (
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).
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Although both species posses enlarged vesicles, a phenomenon known in several other troglobitic scorpions (Volschenk &amp; Prendini, 2008), in the new species it is not as large as in
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D3ABC125A11D757E" box="[1173,1307,848,873]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">A. tartarus</emphasis>
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(
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). Considering the five adult females of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D569C102A6D17587" box="[599,727,887,912]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">A. tartarus</emphasis>
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(mean and standard deviation) and comparing them against the single
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D62CC1E8A59875A1" box="[274,414,925,950]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">A. chamuco</emphasis>
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available we find statistically highly significant differences between them: (a) for the ratio telson L/carapace L C = (1.251.08)/0.0122=13.93 (p&lt;0.001); (b) for the ratio telson W/carapace L C = (0.5840.47)/0.0261=4.37 (p&lt;0.001); and (c) for the ratio telson D/carapace L C = (0.5660.43)/0.0305=4.46 (p&lt;0.001).
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D7F8C642A65E7246" bold="true" box="[198,600,1079,1105]" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">Biogeographical considerations.</emphasis>
The caves in which the two species of
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<emphasis id="F4D9EAA6FFE87C50D300C64DA09A7246" box="[1086,1180,1080,1105]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="55">Alacran</emphasis>
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have been found are only about
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apart on a straight line (
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). However, those on the Huautla Plateau are located at about
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in elevation, whereas Te Cimutaa is at
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Furthermore two deep canyons separate the Mazateca and the Chinateca regions: in a straight-line intersect from Huautla to Valle Nacional the contour first climbs to about
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; then, the canyon of the Rio Santo
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has an elevation of approximately
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; the contour raises again to
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in elevation before dropping once more, at the Rio Perfume, down to
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in elevation; finally, is the climb to Te Cimutaa (topographical contour lines shown in
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). The probability that the two cave systems are interconnected beneath the Sierra Madre is infinitesimal.
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