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DIAGNOSIS. Total length
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. Sexual dimorphism minor, fingers of pedipalps straight in both sexes; there is no difference in length and width of metasomal segments. Base color uniformly yellow to yellowish brown with dark spot on fifth and four metasomal segment. Movable finger of pedipalp bears 10 rows of granules, all without external and with internal accessory granules (
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both sexes. Trochanter of pedipalps with 3 7 spinules and 2 setae. Anterior margin of carapace bears 8 symmetrically distributed spinules. First to third metasomal segments bear 10 carinae, fourth bears 8 or 10 carinae. All metasomal segments longer than wide. Pectinal teeth number
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females. Sternites and ventral surface of metasoma granulated. Seventh sternite bears four crenulate carinae. Telson bulbous, aculeus shorter than vesicle. Subaculear tubercle present but not spinoid.
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DESCRIPTION. Total length
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in both sexes. The habitus is shown in
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. Sexual dimorphism minor, fingers of pedipalps straight in both sexes (
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); there is no difference in length and width of metasomal segments.
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFBAFFF387D2113AFEACE3CB" bold="true" box="[192,315,1642,1665]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Coloration</emphasis>
(
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). The base color is uniformly yellow to yellowish brown, with dark spot on anterior half of the fifth and fourth metasomal segment; other spots missing or indicated only.
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(
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). The entire carapace is covered by granules of different sizes. The carinae are moderately to strongly developed and granular. The anterior margin of the carapace is medially weakly concave, and bears eight symmetrically distributed spinules. The tergites are granulated. Tergites IVI bear very strong, denticulate lateral carinae. Each carina terminates in a spiniform process that extends well past the posterior margin of the tergite. Tergite VII is pentacarinate, with lateral pairs strong, serratocrenulate and the median carina moderate, crenulate and present only in the proximal half. The pectinal tooth count is
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male and 1618 (2x16, 4x18) in females. The pectine marginal tips extend to one-third of the fourth sternite in the female and to half of the fifth sternite in the male. The pectines have three marginal lamellae and six to eight middle lamellae. The lamellae bear numerous dark setae, each fulcrum with two or three dark setae. All sternites are finely granulated. The glabrous wide zone on posterior part of fifth sternite developed medially and absent on other sternites in male.The sixth and seventh segments bear four ventral crenulate carinae, which are more strongly developed on the seventh segment. The other sternites bear two carinae.
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFBAFFF3842C145EFBA0E66F" bold="true" box="[830,1079,782,805]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Metasoma and telson</emphasis>
(
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). The first to third segments bear 10 carinae, the fourth segment bears 8 or 10 carinae and the fifth segment bears five carinae. Intermediate carinae of the fourth segment are replaced by isolated granules that may also form carinae. All segments are sparsely setose and densely granulated. Accessory rows of granules are present on dorsal surfaces of segments as well as on the ventral surface of the fifth segment. The telson is bulbous, with the aculeus a little shorter than the vesicle. A subaculear tubercle is present and variously short.
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFBAFFF3842C130FFC3AE13C" bold="true" box="[830,941,1119,1142]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Pedipalps</emphasis>
(
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). The pedipalps are granulated and hirsute. The femur bears five carinae. The patella bears seven granular carinae. The chela bears five carinae. The movable and fixed fingers bear 10 rows of granules, all without external and with internal granules. Pedipalp chela length/width ratio
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both sexes. The trochanter of pedipalps bears 37 spinules and 2 setae.
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFBAFFF3842C12C2FCE4E0E3" bold="true" box="[830,883,1426,1449]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Legs</emphasis>
(
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). Legs III and IV bear moderate tibial spurs. Retrolateral and prolateral pedal spurs are present on all legs. The tarsomeres bear two rows of macrosetae on the ventral surface and several macrosetae on the other surfaces. Bristlecombs are absent. The femur bears four carinae and the patella bears four to six carinae. The femur and patella bear only solitary macrosetae and are granulated except for external lateral surfaces, which are smooth.
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFBAFFF3842C11F6FC72E3F7" bold="true" box="[830,997,1702,1725]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Measurements</emphasis>
. See
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AFFINITIES. The described features distinguish
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from all other species of the genus.
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is morphologically the most similar to
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(see key in
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) but these two species occur in remote areas (
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) and can be morphologically unequivocally separated by:
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) Pectinal teeth number
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females in
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB9FFF08646100EFEF6E23F" bold="true" box="[340,353,1886,1909]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">2</emphasis>
) pedipalp chela length/movable finger length ratio is
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) trochanter of pedipalps with 37 spinules and 2 setae in
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vs. 1012 spinules and 2 setae in
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;
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) fingers of pedipalps straight in both sexes in
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(
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) vs. adult males with fingers of pedipalps slightly flexed proximally (figs. 28 and
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) in
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;
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) glabrous wide zone on posterior part of fifth sternite developed medially and absent on other sternites in male in
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(
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) vs. reduced/indicated on sternites in male in
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF1868411CCFDA3E3F9" box="[406,564,1692,1715]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">C. eritreaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(fig.
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).
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB9FFF087D21126FECAE3C7" bold="true" box="[192,349,1654,1677]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Figures 512:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB9FFF086771127FDCBE3C6" box="[357,604,1655,1676]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Compsobuthus maidensis</emphasis>
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Figures 5, 7
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. Male holotype, carapace and tergites IIV (5), coxosternal area and sternites (70).
<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB9FFF0866111C0FD99E3EF" bold="true" box="[371,526,1680,1701]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Figures 6, 812</emphasis>
. Female paratype, carapace and tergites IIV (6), coxosternal area and sternites (8), left legs I IV, retrolateral aspects (912).
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF187D21226FEFEE0C7" bold="true" box="[192,361,1398,1421]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Figures 1320:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF186631228FDF0E0C7" box="[369,615,1400,1421]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Compsobuthus maidensis</emphasis>
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Figures 13, 1517
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. Male holotype, lateral view of telson (13), metasoma and telson lateral (15), ventral (16), and dorsal (17).
<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF1858912C1FCD8E0EC" bold="true" box="[667,847,1425,1446]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Figures 14, 1820</emphasis>
. Female paratype, lateral view of telson (14), metasoma and telson lateral (18), ventral (19), and dorsal (20). Scale bar: 10 mm (1520).
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COMMENTS ON LOCALITIES AND LIFE STRATEGY. The
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locality, 17SN is sandy semi-desert to desert (
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). The
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of
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF1868C1069FD58E21A" box="[414,719,1849,1872]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Compsobuthus maidenensis</emphasis>
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.
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.
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were obtained at night during UV collecting together with
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF1846812B4FBB6E0B1" box="[890,1057,1508,1531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Gint maidensis</emphasis>
Kovařík et al., 2018
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,
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF1823512B4FA36E0B1" box="[1319,1441,1508,1531]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Hottentotta</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF1847E1153FC2AE350" box="[876,957,1539,1562]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Leiurus</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="B915EABAFFB8FFF183311153FB04E350" box="[1059,1171,1539,1562]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Neobuthus</emphasis>
sp. (Buthidae)
</taxonomicName>
. The first author arrived at the locality at night on 3th
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at 21.00. At this time the temperature was 38.6 ºC and humidity 52%. Minimum temperature of 31.9 ºC and humidity of 46% were recorded on
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4th September
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in the early morning.
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