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the specimen was misidentified by 
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as indicated by a label in the vial (
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0933334FFC8F3C4BFC5DF8B8" bold="true" box="[831,954,1825,1849]" pageId="3" pageNumber="2">Etymology</emphasis>
: the species is named in honor of Prof. Wilson Roberto Lourenço, Paris, 
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, for his impressive contributions to the knowledge and taxonomy of the genus 
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Labels of 
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female holotype (MZUF).
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FF70391DFECAFD0E" bold="true" box="[192,301,631,655]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Diagnosis</emphasis>
: Species of large size for the genus, exceeding 
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in total length. General coloration yellow with tergites darker (yellowish-brown) and pedipalps yellowish -orange (
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). Carinae rather marked on carapace and moderately marked on tergites and metasomal segments. Movable and fixed fingers with 11 rows of granules. Pectines with 30/30 teeth.
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FF70381BFEA4FC08" bold="true" box="[192,323,881,905]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Description</emphasis>
: based on female 
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. Measurements are given in 
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: carapace with marked anterior median carinae; central lateral and posterior carinae moderately marked, forming the typical lyre carinae configuration of the genus 
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. Median eyes dark orange and three pairs of small lateral eyes black. Carinae dark orange.
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FF403E6BFE85FA99" box="[240,354,1281,1304]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Mesosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: tergites I to VI with three longitudinal moderate carinae with dark pigmentation. Only tergite VII with five carinae. Tergites without longitudinal stripes of dark color but with a transversal wide stripe which is darker than the basic yellow. Sternites smooth except for sternite VII which bears four carinae. Other sternites show two vestigial furrows. Spiracles elongated.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8369809343348FF403E9CFD41F8FC" blockId="4.[192,802,881,1918]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FF403E9CFEB8F98C" box="[240,351,1526,1549]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Metasoma</emphasis>
: very elongated with all segments longer than their wide (
<figureCitation id="136C2A1D09343348FE253D7EFE04F9AD" box="[405,483,1556,1580]" captionStart="Figures 5–8" captionStartId="7.[192,278,1595,1619]" captionTargetBox="[207,1414,183,1556]" captionTargetId="figure-205@7.[192,1440,168,1565]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figures 5–8: Buthus lourencoi sp. n. female holotype (MZUF). 5. Lateral view of metasomal segments II, III, IV, V and telson. 6. Lateral view of metasomal segment V and telson showing three anal lobes. 7. Dorsal view of femur, and dorsal and external views of patella showing trichobothrial pattern. 8. Dorsolateral and ventral views of chela showing trichobothrial pattern." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648172" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4648172/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); length/width ratio of V metasomal segment about 2.2; segment I with 10 complete carinae; segments II and III with 10 carinae but lateral carinae incomplete and ventral carinae moderately marked with 2 and 4 bigger distal granules respectively; segment IV with eight carinae; segment V with five carinae, with tubercles of latero-ventral carinae marked. The intercarinal spaces are finely granulated. Anus with three lateral lobes (
<figureCitation id="136C2A1D09343348FD923C63FD8DF8A0" box="[546,618,1801,1825]" captionStart="Figures 5–8" captionStartId="7.[192,278,1595,1619]" captionTargetBox="[207,1414,183,1556]" captionTargetId="figure-205@7.[192,1440,168,1565]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figures 5–8: Buthus lourencoi sp. n. female holotype (MZUF). 5. Lateral view of metasomal segments II, III, IV, V and telson. 6. Lateral view of metasomal segment V and telson showing three anal lobes. 7. Dorsal view of femur, and dorsal and external views of patella showing trichobothrial pattern. 8. Dorsolateral and ventral views of chela showing trichobothrial pattern." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648172" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4648172/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
). Telson almost smooth with few setae; vesicle and base of aculeus yellowish but end of aculeus black; aculeus curved and very long; subaculear tubercle not noticeable.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8369809343348FCDF3971FBA2FDF1" blockId="4.[831,1440,539,1176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FCDF3971FC03FDB2" box="[879,996,539,563]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Chelicerae</emphasis>
: yellow, not reticulated, with black denticles; typical dentition of family 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FB573953FAADFDD0" authorityName="Koch" authorityYear="1837" box="[1255,1354,569,593]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Buthidae</taxonomicName>
, as defined by Vachon (1963).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8369809343348FCDF391DFB38FC05" blockId="4.[831,1440,539,1176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FCDF391DFC3DFD0E" box="[879,986,631,655]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Pedipalps</emphasis>
: femur pentacarinate with marked carinae; patella with eight moderate carinae; all carinae without dark pigmentation. Dorsal trichobothria of femur arranged in β- configuration (
<figureCitation id="136C2A1D09343348FB1B39B9FB08FD6A" box="[1195,1263,723,747]" captionStart="Figures 5–8" captionStartId="7.[192,278,1595,1619]" captionTargetBox="[207,1414,183,1556]" captionTargetId="figure-205@7.[192,1440,168,1565]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figures 5–8: Buthus lourencoi sp. n. female holotype (MZUF). 5. Lateral view of metasomal segments II, III, IV, V and telson. 6. Lateral view of metasomal segment V and telson showing three anal lobes. 7. Dorsal view of femur, and dorsal and external views of patella showing trichobothrial pattern. 8. Dorsolateral and ventral views of chela showing trichobothrial pattern." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648172" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4648172/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
). Chela smooth, without carinae (
<figureCitation id="136C2A1D09343348FBB93998FBB1FC8B" box="[1033,1110,754,778]" captionStart="Figures 5–8" captionStartId="7.[192,278,1595,1619]" captionTargetBox="[207,1414,183,1556]" captionTargetId="figure-205@7.[192,1440,168,1565]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figures 5–8: Buthus lourencoi sp. n. female holotype (MZUF). 5. Lateral view of metasomal segments II, III, IV, V and telson. 6. Lateral view of metasomal segment V and telson showing three anal lobes. 7. Dorsal view of femur, and dorsal and external views of patella showing trichobothrial pattern. 8. Dorsolateral and ventral views of chela showing trichobothrial pattern." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648172" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4648172/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
). Movable fingers with 11 oblique rows of granules with one internal and one external granule and three distal granules (
<figureCitation id="136C2A1D09343348FABF3845FAB6FCC6" box="[1295,1361,815,839]" captionStart="Figures 9–10" captionStartId="8.[192,278,768,792]" captionTargetBox="[192,1436,192,739]" captionTargetId="figure-487@8.[192,1436,192,739]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figures 9–10: Buthus lourencoi sp. n. female holotype (MZUF). 9. Movable fingers of pedipalp chela showing 11 rows of granules. 10. Pectines, genital operculum and sternum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648174" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4648174/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
); fixed finger with 11 oblique rows of granules. Chela relatively narrow with length/width ratio of 4.35.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8369809343348FCDF38E1FC6AFC43" blockId="4.[831,1440,539,1176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FCDF38E1FC0FFC22" box="[879,1000,907,931]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Chaetotaxy</emphasis>
: polytrichous, as defined by Vachon (1952).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8369809343348FCDF38A3FA91FB9C" blockId="4.[831,1440,539,1176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FCDF38A3FC46FC61" box="[879,929,969,992]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Legs</emphasis>
: coxa, femur and patella with moderate carinae and sparsely hirsute; tarsus with two ventral longitudinal rows of setae. Tibial spurs present on legs III and IV.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8369809343348FCDF3F4FFC44FB19" blockId="4.[831,1440,539,1176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FCDF3F4FFADEFBBD" box="[879,1337,1060,1084]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Pectines, genital operculum and sternum</emphasis>
: pectinal teeth count is 30-30. Genital operculum wide and lobate, split in two parts. Sternum triangular, longer than wide (
<figureCitation id="136C2A1D09343348FCF63FEAFC71FB19" box="[838,918,1152,1176]" captionStart="Figures 9–10" captionStartId="8.[192,278,768,792]" captionTargetBox="[192,1436,192,739]" captionTargetId="figure-487@8.[192,1436,192,739]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figures 9–10: Buthus lourencoi sp. n. female holotype (MZUF). 9. Movable fingers of pedipalp chela showing 11 rows of granules. 10. Pectines, genital operculum and sternum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648174" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4648174/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34D651309343349FC8F3FACFE38FA6C" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BE8369809343348FC8F3FACFB8AFB61" blockId="4.[831,1133,1222,1248]" box="[831,1133,1222,1248]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<heading id="D0A081F409343348FC8F3FACFB8AFB61" box="[831,1133,1222,1248]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FC8F3FACFB8AFB61" bold="true" box="[831,1133,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Other material examined</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8369809343349FCDF3E6BFE38FA6C" blockId="4.[831,1440,1281,1919]" lastBlockId="5.[192,802,1371,1580]" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FCDF3E6BFB5CFA98" authority="Rossi, 2013" authorityName="Rossi" authorityYear="2013" box="[879,1211,1281,1305]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adrianae">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FCDF3E6BFBC1FA98" box="[879,1062,1281,1305]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Buthus adrianae</emphasis>
Rossi, 2013
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FB7C3E68FAF7FA9B" bold="true" box="[1228,1296,1282,1306]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FB7C3E68FAF7FA9B" box="[1228,1296,1282,1306]" name="Egypt" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Egypt</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: El-Hamam, about 
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SW of 
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, 
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<typeStatus id="54EC883A09343348FB663E4AFAD4FAB9" box="[1238,1331,1312,1336]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(MSNB), 
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<typeStatus id="54EC883A09343348FC303E55FC38FAD6" box="[896,991,1343,1367]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
, 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FC423E54FBC3FAD7" box="[1010,1060,1342,1366]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
<typeStatus id="54EC883A09343348FB843E55FB77FAD6" box="[1076,1168,1343,1367]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
(ARPC), 
<date id="FFE9105809343348FABE3E54FA7BFAD7" box="[1294,1436,1342,1366]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" value="2009-03">March 2009</date>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FC8F3E37FB72FAF4" authority="Birula, 1909" authorityName="Birula" authorityYear="1909" box="[831,1173,1373,1397]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barcaeus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FC8F3E37FC1FFAF4" box="[831,1016,1373,1397]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Buthus barcaeus</emphasis>
Birula, 1909
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FB173E34FB15FAF7" bold="true" box="[1191,1266,1374,1398]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FB173E34FB0AFAF7" box="[1191,1261,1374,1398]" name="Libya" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Libya</collectingCountry>
:
</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FAB03E37FAA3FAF4" box="[1280,1348,1373,1397]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="male">2 ♂♂</specimenCount>
, 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FAE63E37FA7DFAF4" box="[1366,1434,1373,1397]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">3 ♀♀</specimenCount>
, Cyrenaica, 1909 (MRSN). 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FBD43E16FC9EFA32" authority="Kovarik, 2006" authorityName="Kovarik" authorityYear="2006" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chambiensis">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FBD43E16FADDFA15" box="[1124,1338,1404,1428]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Buthus chambiensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFC64B6909343348FAF23E16FC9EFA32" author="KOVARIK" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" pagination="1 - 16" refId="ref5534" refString="KOVARIK, F. 2006. Review of Tunisian species of the genus Buthus with descriptions of two new species and a discussion of Ehrenberg's types (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius, 34: 1 - 16." type="journal article" year="2006">Kovařík, 2006</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FC3F3EF1FC03FA32" bold="true" box="[911,996,1435,1459]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FC3F3EF1FC03FA32" box="[911,996,1435,1459]" name="Tunisia" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FC4F3EF1FBD4FA33" box="[1023,1075,1435,1459]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
(MCVR). 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FB713EF1FBE1FA50" authority="(Ehrenberg, 1829)" baseAuthorityName="Ehrenberg" baseAuthorityYear="1829" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="intumescens">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FB713EF1FA47FA32" box="[1217,1440,1435,1459]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Buthus intumescens</emphasis>
(Ehrenberg, 1829)
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FBA13ED3FBB2FA50" bold="true" box="[1041,1109,1465,1489]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FBA13ED3FBB2FA50" box="[1041,1109,1465,1489]" name="Egypt" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Egypt</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FBD33ED3FB6CFA50" box="[1123,1163,1465,1489]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
<typeStatus id="54EC883A09343348FB213ED3FB09FA50" box="[1169,1262,1465,1489]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(ZMBH) (based on digital photos). 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FBAB3EB2FC66F98F" authority="(Shulov et Amitai, 1959)" baseAuthorityName="Shulov et Amitai" baseAuthorityYear="1959" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="israelis">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FBAB3EB2FB27FA71" box="[1051,1216,1496,1520]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Buthus israelis</emphasis>
(Shulov et Amitai, 1959)
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FC243E9DFC32F98E" bold="true" box="[916,981,1527,1551]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FC243E9DFC32F98E" box="[916,981,1527,1551]" name="Israel" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Israel</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: northern 
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FBE63E9CFB73F98F" box="[1110,1172,1526,1550]" name="Israel" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Israel</collectingCountry>
, 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FB183E9CFB3EF98F" box="[1192,1241,1526,1550]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
(ARPC). 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FAE63E9CFB95F9AC" authority="(Amoreux, 1789)" baseAuthorityName="Amoreux" baseAuthorityYear="1789" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="occitanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FAE63E9CFC42F9AC" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Buthus occitanus</emphasis>
(Amoreux, 1789)
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FB323D7CFB35F9AF" bold="true" box="[1154,1234,1558,1582]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FB323D7CFB35F9AF" box="[1154,1234,1558,1582]" name="France" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">France</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FB543D7FFAC0F9AC" box="[1252,1319,1557,1581]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="male">2 ♂♂</specimenCount>
, 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FA873D7FFABFF9AC" box="[1335,1368,1557,1581]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
, Uzés (Gard), 
<date id="FFE9105809343348FC2B3D5EFB77F9CD" box="[923,1168,1588,1612]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" value="2005-02-10" valueMax="2005-02-15" valueMin="2005-02-10">10–15 February 2005</date>
(ARPC); 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FABB3D5EFADDF9CD" box="[1291,1338,1588,1612]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, 
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FAFF3D5FFA7BF9CD" box="[1359,1436,1589,1612]" name="France" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">France</collectingCountry>
: Uzés (Gard), 
<date id="FFE9105809343348FC513D39FB3EF9EA" box="[993,1241,1619,1643]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" value="2009-02-20" valueMax="2009-02-25" valueMin="2009-02-20">20–25 February 2009</date>
(ARPC). 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FAE63D39FBAAF908" authority="(C. L. Koch, 1839)" baseAuthorityName="C. L. Koch" baseAuthorityYear="1839" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="paris">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FAE63D39FC91F908" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Buthus paris</emphasis>
(C. L. Koch, 1839)
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FBE83D1BFB4BF908" bold="true" box="[1112,1196,1649,1673]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FBE83D1BFB4BF908" box="[1112,1196,1649,1673]" name="Algeria" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Algeria</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FB023D1BFB3BF908" box="[1202,1244,1649,1673]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, Jurdjura, 
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a.s.l., leg. Sanna &amp; Magnani, 
<date id="FFE9105809343348FB2D3DFAFACCF929" box="[1181,1323,1680,1704]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" value="1980-06-02">2 June 1980</date>
(MCVR); 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FC8F3DC5FC43F946" bold="true" box="[831,932,1711,1735]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FC8F3DC5FC43F946" box="[831,932,1711,1735]" name="Morocco" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Morocco</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FC083DC5FC00F947" box="[952,999,1711,1735]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FC4B3DC5FBC2F946" box="[1019,1061,1711,1735]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">2 ♀</specimenCount>
im., Taza (MCVR); 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FAA63DC5FAA2F947" box="[1302,1349,1711,1735]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, Ifrane, Atlante, 
<quantity id="4CAF9B7D09343348FC153DA7FBE6F964" box="[933,1025,1741,1765]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.2" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" unit="m" value="1200.0">1200 m</quantity>
a.s.l., leg. Osella, 
<date id="FFE9105809343348FB433DA7FA78F964" box="[1267,1439,1741,1765]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" value="1986-04-27">27 April 1986</date>
(MCVR); 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FC1D3D86FC31F885" box="[941,982,1772,1796]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, Moyen Atlas, 
<quantity id="4CAF9B7D09343348FBCC3D86FB2AF885" box="[1148,1229,1772,1796]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.6" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" unit="m" value="1600.0">1600 m</quantity>
a.s.l., leg. Sanna &amp; Magnani, 
<date id="FFE9105809343348FC1B3C61FBC9F8A2" box="[939,1070,1803,1827]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" value="1985-06-05">5 June 1985</date>
(MCVR); 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FB143C61FB1DF8A2" bold="true" box="[1188,1274,1803,1827]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FB143C61FB1DF8A2" box="[1188,1274,1803,1827]" name="Tunisia" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FAB83C61FAD6F8A3" box="[1288,1329,1803,1827]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, 2 im., 
<collectingRegion id="4993F87A09343348FA343C61FC8EF8C0" country="Tunisia" name="Kef" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Le Kef</collectingRegion>
, 
<date id="FFE9105809343348FCC63C43FBE4F8C0" box="[886,1027,1833,1857]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" value="1976-04-02">2 April 1976</date>
(
<collectionCode id="ED46AE5D09343348FBA43C43FB83F8C0" box="[1044,1124,1833,1857]" country="Italy" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/mvk4-k796" name="Museo Zoologico La Specola, Universita di Firenze" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">MZUF</collectionCode>
); 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FBC83C43FB45F8C0" box="[1144,1186,1833,1857]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
Ouadi Magrat 
<date id="FFE9105809343348FAFB3C43FC92F8E1" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" value="1983-05-16">16 May 1983</date>
(
<collectionCode id="ED46AE5D09343348FC373C22FC30F8E1" box="[903,983,1864,1888]" country="Italy" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/mvk4-k796" name="Museo Zoologico La Specola, Universita di Firenze" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">MZUF</collectionCode>
); 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FC5E3C22FBFBF8E1" box="[1006,1052,1864,1888]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
(ARPC). 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09343348FB223C22FC9EF8FF" authority="Lourenco, 2002" authorityName="Lourenco" authorityYear="2002" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tassili">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FB223C22FAC0F8E1" box="[1170,1319,1864,1888]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Buthus tassili</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFC64B6909343348FA833C23FC9EF8FF" author="LOURENCO" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" pagination="109 - 127" refId="ref5702" refString="LOURENCO, W. R. 2002. Considerations sur les modeles de distribution et differentiation du genre Buthus Leach, 1815, avec la description d'une nouvelle espece des montagnes du Tassili des Ajjer, Algerie (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Biogeographica (Paris), 78 (3): 109 - 127." type="journal article" year="2002">Lourenço, 2002</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09343348FC393C0DFC3AF8FE" bold="true" box="[905,989,1895,1919]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809343348FC393C0DFC3AF8FE" box="[905,989,1895,1919]" name="Algeria" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Algeria</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109343348FC5B3C0CFBF2F8FF" box="[1003,1045,1894,1918]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
, Tassili, Tin Absteka, 
<quantity id="4CAF9B7D09343348FABC3C0CFABBF8FF" box="[1292,1372,1894,1918]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.8" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" unit="m" value="1800.0">1800 m</quantity>
a.s.l., leg. J. Garzoni, 
<date id="FFE9105809353349FEC23E31FDFCFAF2" box="[370,539,1371,1396]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" value="1967-01-08">8 January 1967</date>
(MHNG); 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109353349FD283E31FD24FAF2" box="[664,707,1371,1395]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, Tassili, Djabaren, 
<quantity id="4CAF9B7D09353349FE813E10FE64FA10" box="[305,387,1402,1426]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.65" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" unit="m" value="1650.0">1650 m</quantity>
a.s.l., leg. J. Garzoni, 
<date id="FFE9105809353349FDCB3E10FCC6FA13" box="[635,801,1402,1426]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" value="1967-01-08">8 January 1967</date>
(MHNG). 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FE853EF2FD78FA31" authority="(Herbst, 1800)" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1800" box="[309,671,1432,1456]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tunetanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FE853EF2FE16FA31" box="[309,497,1432,1456]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Buthus tunetanus</emphasis>
(Herbst, 1800)
</taxonomicName>
: 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FD1D3EF3FCE5FA30" bold="true" box="[685,770,1433,1457]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<collectingCountry id="F340760809353349FD1D3EF3FCE5FA30" box="[685,770,1433,1457]" name="Tunisia" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109353349FCA43EF2FF0DFA4F" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" type="male">3 ♂♂</specimenCount>
, 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109353349FF463EDDFEC7FA4F" box="[246,288,1463,1487]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
, 2 im., 1876 (
<collectionCode id="ED46AE5D09353349FE093EDDFDEEFA4E" box="[441,521,1463,1487]" country="Italy" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/mvk4-k796" name="Museo Zoologico La Specola, Universita di Firenze" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">MZUF</collectionCode>
); 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109353349FDAD3EDDFDBDFA4F" box="[541,602,1463,1487]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" type="female">2 ♀♀</specimenCount>
, 
<collectingRegion id="4993F87A09353349FDD93EDDFD52FA4E" box="[617,693,1463,1487]" country="Tunisia" name="Kef" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Le Kef</collectingRegion>
(MSNB); 
<specimenCount id="9D51FD1109353349FF703EBFFF1BFA6C" box="[192,252,1493,1517]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" type="female">2 ♀♀</specimenCount>
im., 
<collectingRegion id="4993F87A09353349FE823EBFFE97FA6C" box="[306,368,1493,1517]" country="Tunisia" name="Gafsa" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Gafsa</collectingRegion>
(MCVR).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF28661009353349FF703E7AFB89FAA6" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648170" ID-Zenodo-Dep="4648170" box="[192,1134,1296,1320]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4648170/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" startId="5.[192,278,1296,1320]" targetBox="[219,1426,172,1255]" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="8BE8369809353349FF703E7AFB89FAA6" blockId="5.[192,1134,1296,1320]" box="[192,1134,1296,1320]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FF703E7AFEA9FAA9" bold="true" box="[192,334,1296,1320]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Figures 3–4:</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FEE43E7BFE1FFAA6" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[340,504,1297,1319]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FEE43E7BFE1FFAA6" box="[340,504,1297,1319]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Buthus lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FE4F3E78FDD3FAA6" bold="true" box="[511,564,1298,1319]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F109353349FE4F3E78FDD3FAA6" box="[511,564,1298,1319]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
female holotype (MZUF). 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FC8A3E78FCAAFAA6" bold="true" box="[826,845,1298,1319]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">3.</emphasis>
Dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FC633E78FC02FAA6" bold="true" box="[979,997,1298,1319]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">4.</emphasis>
Ventral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C34D651309353349FF403E9FFCFAF9AA" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BE8369809353349FF403E9FFCFAF9AA" blockId="5.[192,802,1371,1580]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
For the distribution of the species of 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FD323E9EFD2BF98D" authorityName="Leach" authorityYear="1815" box="[642,716,1524,1548]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FD323E9EFD2BF98D" box="[642,716,1524,1548]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Buthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
present in 
<collectingCountry id="F340760809353349FF6C3D79FEC9F9AA" box="[220,302,1555,1579]" name="Algeria" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Algeria</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry id="F340760809353349FE893D79FE6CF9AA" box="[313,395,1555,1579]" name="Tunisia" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry id="F340760809353349FE263D79FE31F9AA" box="[406,470,1555,1579]" name="Libya" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Libya</collectingCountry>
, and 
<collectingCountry id="F340760809353349FDBF3D7EFDB6F9AD" box="[527,593,1556,1580]" name="Egypt" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Egypt</collectingCountry>
, see map (
<figureCitation id="136C2A1D09353349FD703D79FCE8F9AA" box="[704,783,1555,1579]" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="9.[192,267,777,801]" captionTargetBox="[191,1438,191,747]" captionTargetId="figure-520@9.[192,1437,192,747]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 11: Map of the distribution of Buthus species in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. Light green area, B. paris; blue area, B. tunetanus; yellow rhombus, B. chambiensis; overturned orange triangle, B. dunlopi; pale blue oval, B. tassili; violet star, B. pusillus; pink triangle, B. barcaeus; dark green hexagon, B. egyptiensis; brown square, B. adrianae; purple pentagon, B. orientalis; black circle, B. israelis; red cross, B. lourencoi sp. n.; question mark, possible locality of B. intumescens." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648176" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4648176/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34D651309353344FF703D38FD23FC1B" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BE8369809353349FF703D38FE87F9ED" blockId="5.[192,352,1618,1644]" box="[192,352,1618,1644]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<heading id="D0A081F409353349FF703D38FE87F9ED" box="[192,352,1618,1644]" centered="true" fontSize="11" level="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FF703D38FE87F9ED" bold="true" box="[192,352,1618,1644]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Comparisons</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8369809353349FF403DE4FADAF98D" blockId="5.[192,802,1678,1916]" lastBlockId="5.[831,1441,1371,1916]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FF403DE4FE56F927" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[240,433,1678,1702]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FF403DE4FE56F927" box="[240,433,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Buthus lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FE733DE4FDEEF927" bold="true" box="[451,521,1678,1702]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F109353349FE733DE4FDEEF927" box="[451,521,1678,1702]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
belongs to the 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FD673DE4FEC1F945" baseAuthorityName="Amoreux" baseAuthorityYear="1789" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="occitanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FD673DE4FEC1F945" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Buthus occitanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species complex and it is closely related to 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FF703DA1FF1FF883" authority="Lourenco et Cloudsey-Thompson, 2012" authorityName="Lourenco et Cloudsley-Thompson" authorityYear="2012" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="egyptiensis">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FF703DA1FE77F962" box="[192,400,1739,1763]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Buthus egyptiensis</emphasis>
Lourenço et Cloudsey-Thompson, 2012
</taxonomicName>
, recently described from 
<collectingCountry id="F340760809353349FD973D80FD8DF883" box="[551,618,1770,1794]" name="Egypt" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Egypt</collectingCountry>
. Both 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FD703D81FEE3F8A1" authorityName="Lourenco et Cloudsley-Thompson" authorityYear="2012" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="egyptiensis">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FD703D81FEE3F8A1" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. egyptiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FE8D3C63FE24F8A1" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[317,451,1800,1824]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FE8D3C63FE24F8A1" box="[317,451,1800,1824]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FE7D3C63FDECF8A0" bold="true" box="[461,523,1801,1825]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F109353349FE7D3C63FDECF8A0" box="[461,523,1801,1825]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
are very large scorpions, with elongated metasomal segments and ventral carinae moderately marked on II and III metasomal segments. At the same time, 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FE333C0FFDFFF8FD" authorityName="Lourenco et Cloudsley-Thompson" authorityYear="2012" box="[387,536,1893,1916]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="egyptiensis">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FE333C0FFDFFF8FD" box="[387,536,1893,1916]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. egyptiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished by: 1) lower number of pectinal teeth, 27– 
<quantity id="4CAF9B7D09353349FABB3E31FAAFFAF2" box="[1291,1352,1371,1395]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.604" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" unit="in" value="26.0">26 in</quantity>
female instead of 30; 2) lower number of granule rows on movable finger of pedipalps, 10 instead of 11; 3) tergites with blackish longitudinal stripes absent in 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FAAA3ED2FA47FA4E" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[1306,1440,1463,1487]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FAAA3ED2FA47FA4E" box="[1306,1440,1463,1487]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FC8F3EBCFC99FA6F" bold="true" box="[831,894,1494,1518]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F109353349FC8F3EBCFC99FA6F" box="[831,894,1494,1518]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
; 4) anus with two lateral lobes in 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FAB83EBCFA47FA6C" authorityName="Lourenco et Cloudsley-Thompson" authorityYear="2012" box="[1288,1440,1494,1517]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="egyptiensis">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FAB83EBCFA47FA6C" box="[1288,1440,1494,1517]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. egyptiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
while 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FC303E9FFBE3F98D" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[896,1028,1524,1548]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FC303E9FFBE3F98D" box="[896,1028,1524,1548]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FBBB3E9FFBA0F98C" bold="true" box="[1035,1095,1525,1549]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F109353349FBBB3E9FFBA0F98C" box="[1035,1095,1525,1549]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
has three lateral lobes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE836980935334AFCDF3D79FCF5FAAF" blockId="5.[831,1441,1371,1916]" lastBlockId="6.[192,802,903,1908]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FCDF3D79FBCDF9AA" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[879,1066,1555,1579]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FCDF3D79FBCDF9AA" box="[879,1066,1555,1579]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Buthus lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FB853D79FB92F9AA" bold="true" box="[1077,1141,1555,1579]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F109353349FB853D79FB92F9AA" box="[1077,1141,1555,1579]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
can be distinguished from the other two species of 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FBD23D58FB4BF9CB" box="[1122,1196,1586,1610]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Buthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
present in 
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(
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FA393D59FC40F9E9" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1800" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tunetanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FA393D59FC40F9E9" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. tunetanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FC463D3BFB64F9E9" box="[1014,1155,1616,1640]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) by a combination of characters: 1) females of both 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FB3F3D1AFAF6F906" authorityName="Birula" authorityYear="1909" box="[1167,1297,1647,1671]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barcaeus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FB3F3D1AFAF6F906" box="[1167,1297,1647,1671]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FAFA3D1AFC9EF927" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1800" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tunetanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FAFA3D1AFC9EF927" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. tunetanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have stocky metasomal segments with I segment never longer than wide but in 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FB2D3DC7FAC1F945" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[1181,1318,1708,1732]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FB2D3DC7FAC1F945" box="[1181,1318,1708,1732]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FA833DC7FA94F944" bold="true" box="[1331,1395,1709,1733]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F109353349FA833DC7FA94F944" box="[1331,1395,1709,1733]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
the metasomal segment I is strongly elongated, very longer than wide; also males of 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FBEA3D81FB3AF883" authorityName="Birula" authorityYear="1909" box="[1114,1245,1770,1794]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barcaeus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FBEA3D81FB3AF883" box="[1114,1245,1770,1794]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FAA83D81FA47F883" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1800" box="[1304,1440,1771,1794]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tunetanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FAA83D81FA47F883" box="[1304,1440,1771,1794]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. tunetanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have stocky metasomal segments with I segment usually not longer than wide; 2) 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FBE93C42FB3BF8BE" authorityName="Birula" authorityYear="1909" box="[1113,1244,1831,1855]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barcaeus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FBE93C42FB3BF8BE" box="[1113,1244,1831,1855]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B09353349FAA73C42FA47F8BE" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1800" box="[1303,1440,1832,1855]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tunetanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FAA73C42FA47F8BE" box="[1303,1440,1832,1855]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. tunetanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have lower number of pectinal teeth, up to 
<quantity id="4CAF9B7D09353349FABE3C2CFAA2F8DF" box="[1294,1349,1862,1886]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.366" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" unit="in" value="29.0">29 in</quantity>
females of 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A09353349FCEB3C0FFC3CF8FD" box="[859,987,1892,1916]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
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(Rossi, unpublished data) and 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0935334AFA953C0FFF02FC1E" italics="true" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B. tunetanus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFC64B690936334AFF4338EDFE46FC1E" author="LOURENCO" box="[243,417,903,927]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" pagination="875 - 912" refId="ref5759" refString="LOURENCO, W. R. 2003. Complements a la faune de scorpions (Arachnida) de l'Afrique du Nord, avec des considerations sur le genre Buthus Leach, 1815. Revue suisse de Zoologie, 110 (4): 875 - 912." type="journal article" year="2003">Lourenço, 2003</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFC64B690936334AFE1C38EDFDAEFC1E" author="KOVARIK" box="[428,585,903,927]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" pagination="1 - 16" refId="ref5534" refString="KOVARIK, F. 2006. Review of Tunisian species of the genus Buthus with descriptions of two new species and a discussion of Ehrenberg's types (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius, 34: 1 - 16." type="journal article" year="2006">Kovařík, 2006</bibRefCitation>
), while female of 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFCBA38E2FEC1FC3F" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFCBA38E2FEC1FC3F" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFE9D38CCFE8EFC3F" bold="true" box="[301,361,934,958]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFE9D38CCFE8EFC3F" box="[301,361,934,958]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
has 30 pectinal teeth; 3) 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFDC538CDFD12FC3F" authorityName="Birula" authorityYear="1909" box="[629,757,934,958]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barcaeus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFDC538CDFD12FC3F" box="[629,757,934,958]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and usually also 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFEEC38AFFE0AFC5D" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1800" box="[348,493,965,988]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tunetanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFEEC38AFFE0AFC5D" box="[348,493,965,988]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. tunetanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has very marked ventral carinae on the second and third metasomal segment but those carinae are less marked in 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFD9C3F69FD55FB9B" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[556,690,1026,1050]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFD9C3F69FD55FB9B" box="[556,690,1026,1050]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFD0C3F68FD1CFB9B" bold="true" box="[700,763,1026,1050]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFD0C3F68FD1CFB9B" box="[700,763,1026,1050]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
; 4) 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFF703F4BFEA5FBB9" box="[192,322,1056,1080]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has 12 rows of granules on movable finger of pedipalps whereas 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFE1A3F2AFDD7FBD6" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[426,560,1087,1111]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFE1A3F2AFDD7FBD6" box="[426,560,1087,1111]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFD873F55FD93FBD6" bold="true" box="[567,628,1087,1111]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFD873F55FD93FBD6" box="[567,628,1087,1111]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
has 11 rows; 5) metasomal segment IV of 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFE463F35FD9AFBF7" authorityName="Birula" authorityYear="1909" box="[502,637,1118,1142]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barcaeus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFE463F35FD9AFBF7" box="[502,637,1118,1142]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is with intermediary (lateral median) carinae but 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFDE53F17FD3CFB15" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[597,731,1148,1172]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFDE53F17FD3CFB15" box="[597,731,1148,1172]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFD543F17FCC6FB14" bold="true" box="[740,801,1149,1173]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFD543F17FCC6FB14" box="[740,801,1149,1173]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
lack of lateral median carinae on segment IV; 6) anus of both 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFF493FD1FE9BFB53" authorityName="Birula" authorityYear="1909" box="[249,380,1210,1234]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barcaeus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFF493FD1FE9BFB53" box="[249,380,1210,1234]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFE053FD1FDD9FB53" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1800" box="[437,574,1211,1234]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tunetanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFE053FD1FDD9FB53" box="[437,574,1211,1234]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. tunetanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has only two lateral lobes, but they are three in 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFE523FB3FD80FB71" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[482,615,1240,1264]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFE523FB3FD80FB71" box="[482,615,1240,1264]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFDDD3FB3FD4EFB70" bold="true" box="[621,681,1241,1265]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFDDD3FB3FD4EFB70" box="[621,681,1241,1265]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
; 7) both 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFCBA3FB3FEC5FA8E" authorityName="Birula" authorityYear="1909" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barcaeus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFCBA3FB3FEC5FA8E" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. barcaeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFEE83F92FE39FA8E" baseAuthorityName="Herbst" baseAuthorityYear="1800" box="[344,478,1272,1295]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tunetanus">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFEE83F92FE39FA8E" box="[344,478,1272,1295]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. tunetanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have dark tergites whereas in 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFF703E7DFEA3FAAF" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[192,324,1302,1326]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFF703E7DFEA3FAAF" box="[192,324,1302,1326]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFEFB3E7CFE61FAAF" bold="true" box="[331,390,1302,1326]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFEFB3E7CFE61FAAF" box="[331,390,1302,1326]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
they are uniformly light (yellowish).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE836980936334AFD8C3BA2FB7CFC9B" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
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<subSubSection id="C34D65130936334AFD8C3BA2FBC2FF63" box="[572,1061,199,226]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" type="materials_examined">
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<th id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3BADFB48FF63" box="[333,1199,199,226]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFD8C3BA2FCBFFF63" bold="true" box="[572,856,200,226]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFD8C3BA2FCE9FF63" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[572,782,200,226]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFD8C3BA2FCE9FF63" bold="true" box="[572,782,200,226]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Buthus lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFCA63BA2FCBFFF63" box="[790,856,200,226]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, female 
<typeStatus id="54EC883A0936334AFC0E3BADFBC2FF63" box="[958,1061,199,226]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3A68FCB6FE9B" box="[333,849,258,282]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Carapace length</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63A68FB48FE9B" box="[1030,1199,258,282]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">9.22</td>
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<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3A48FB48FEBB" box="[333,1199,290,314]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3A48FCB6FEBB" box="[333,849,290,314]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Carapace posterior width</td>
<subSubSection id="C34D65130936334AFB8C3A48FB9FFEBB" box="[1084,1144,290,314]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" type="description">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63A48FB48FEBB" box="[1030,1199,290,314]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">10.04</td>
</subSubSection>
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<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3A28FB48FEDB" box="[333,1199,322,346]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3A28FCB6FEDB" box="[333,849,322,346]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFEFD3A29FE27FEDB" box="[333,448,323,346]" class="Arachnida" family="Sclerosomatidae" genus="Mesosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="6" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Mesosoma</taxonomicName>
length
</td>
<subSubSection id="C34D65130936334AFB8C3A28FB9FFEDB" box="[1084,1144,322,346]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" type="nomenclature">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63A28FB48FEDB" box="[1030,1199,322,346]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">21.51</td>
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<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3A08FCB6FEFA" box="[333,849,354,379]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Metasoma segment I length/width</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63A08FB48FEFA" box="[1030,1199,354,379]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">6.60/5.82</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3AE8FB48FE1A" box="[333,1199,386,411]" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3AE8FCB6FE1A" box="[333,849,386,411]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Metasoma segment II length/width</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63AE8FB48FE1A" box="[1030,1199,386,411]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">7.44/5.47</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3AC8FB48FE3A" box="[333,1199,418,443]" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3AC8FCB6FE3A" box="[333,849,418,443]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Metasoma segment III length/width</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63AC8FB48FE3A" box="[1030,1199,418,443]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">7.72/5.33</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3AA8FB48FE5A" box="[333,1199,450,475]" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3AA8FCB6FE5A" box="[333,849,450,475]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Metasoma segment IV length/width</td>
<subSubSection id="C34D65130936334AFB993AA8FB6AFE5B" box="[1065,1165,450,474]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" type="description">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63AA8FB48FE5A" box="[1030,1199,450,475]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">9.11/5.06</td>
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<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3A88FB48FE7A" box="[333,1199,482,507]" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3A88FCB6FE7A" box="[333,849,482,507]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
Metasoma segment 
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length/width
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<subSubSection id="C34D65130936334AFB923A88FB74FE7B" box="[1058,1171,482,506]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" type="materials_examined">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63A88FB48FE7A" box="[1030,1199,482,507]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">10.31/5.11</td>
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<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3968FB48FD9B" box="[333,1199,514,538]" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3968FCB6FD9B" box="[333,849,514,538]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Telson length/width/heigth</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63968FB48FD9B" box="[1030,1199,514,538]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">9.52/4.34//4.07</td>
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<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3948FB48FDBB" box="[333,1199,546,570]" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3948FCB6FDBB" box="[333,849,546,570]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Aculeus length</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63948FB48FDBB" box="[1030,1199,546,570]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">4.64</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3928FB48FDDB" box="[333,1199,578,602]" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3928FCB6FDDB" box="[333,849,578,602]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Chela length/width/heigth</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63928FB48FDDB" box="[1030,1199,578,602]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">14.52/3.35/3.72</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3908FB48FDFB" box="[333,1199,610,634]" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3908FCB6FDFB" box="[333,849,610,634]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Movable finger length</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63908FB48FDFB" box="[1030,1199,610,634]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">9.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD39E8FB48FD1B" box="[333,1199,642,666]" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD39E8FCB6FD1B" box="[333,849,642,666]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Patella length/width</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB639E8FB48FD1B" box="[1030,1199,642,666]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">8.79/3.36</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD39C8FB48FD3B" box="[333,1199,674,698]" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD39C8FCB6FD3B" box="[333,849,674,698]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Femur length/width</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB639C8FB48FD3B" box="[1030,1199,674,698]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">7.16/2.42</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD39A9FB48FD5A" box="[333,1199,707,731]" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD39A9FCB6FD5A" box="[333,849,707,731]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Total length</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB639A9FB48FD5A" box="[1030,1199,707,731]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFB8C39A9FB9FFD5A" bold="true" box="[1084,1144,707,731]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">81.43</emphasis>
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</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3988FB48FD7B" box="[333,1199,738,762]" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3988FCB6FD7B" box="[333,849,738,762]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Pectinal teeth</td>
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63988FB48FD7B" box="[1030,1199,738,762]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">30-30</td>
</tr>
<tr id="356734DA0936CCB3FEFD3868FB48FC9B" box="[333,1199,770,794]" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FEFD3868FCB6FC9B" box="[333,849,770,794]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Rows on movable and fixed fingers of pedipalps</td>
<subSection id="E2D82F730936334AFBAA3868FB7CFC9B" box="[1050,1179,770,794]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" type="multiple">
<td id="76B65DA60936CCB3FBB63868FB48FC9B" box="[1030,1199,770,794]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">11-11/11-11</td>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFF703856FEF9FCD5" bold="true" box="[192,286,828,852]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Table 1:</emphasis>
Measurements of 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFE613854FD91FCD5" box="[465,630,830,852]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Buthus lourencoi</emphasis>
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, female holotype (mm).
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<paragraph id="8BE836980936334AFF403E5FFEAEF9A2" blockId="6.[192,802,903,1908]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
Recently, another new Egyptian species, 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFD0E3E5FFF09FAEA" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. orientalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from 
<collectingRegion id="4993F87A0936334AFEF73E39FE27FAEA" box="[327,448,1363,1387]" country="Egypt" name="Al Iskandariyah" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Alexandria</collectingRegion>
, was described (Lourenço &amp; Simon, 2012). This species can be distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFCBB3E19FEC1FA29" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFE9E3EFBFE8DFA28" bold="true" box="[302,362,1425,1449]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFE9E3EFBFE8DFA28" box="[302,362,1425,1449]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
by: 1) smaller total size with females up to 
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in total length; 2) lower number of pectinal teeth (
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females); 3) lower number of granule rows on the movable finger, only 10; 4) anus with two lateral lobes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE836980936334AFF403D40FE4AF899" blockId="6.[192,802,903,1908]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
Another species, 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFE193D41FE18F9C3" box="[425,511,1579,1602]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. paris</emphasis>
(C. L. Koch, 1839)
</taxonomicName>
, which is widespread from 
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to 
<collectingCountry id="F34076080936334AFDAF3D23FD65F9E1" box="[543,642,1609,1632]" name="Morocco" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Morocco</collectingCountry>
, is easily distinguished by: 1) a lower number of pectinal teeth, up to 
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females; 2) aculeus strongly shorter than vesicle; 3) the metasomal segment I wider than long in females; 4) lower length/width ratio of metasomal segment V, less than 2.0; 5) carapace and 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFDA53D88FD62F978" box="[533,645,1762,1785]" class="Arachnida" family="Sclerosomatidae" genus="Mesosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="6" pageNumber="3" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">mesosoma</taxonomicName>
dark; 6) anus with two lateral lobes.
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Also other two species are present in 
<collectingCountry id="F34076080936334AFD163C75FD1DF8B6" box="[678,762,1823,1847]" name="Tunisia" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
: 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFCBB3C4AFE10F8D7" authority="Kovarik, 2006" authorityName="Kovarik" authorityYear="2006" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chambiensis">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFCBB3C4AFEA3F8D7" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. chambiensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFC64B690936334AFEE43C54FE10F8D7" author="KOVARIK" box="[340,503,1854,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" pagination="1 - 16" refId="ref5534" refString="KOVARIK, F. 2006. Review of Tunisian species of the genus Buthus with descriptions of two new species and a discussion of Ehrenberg's types (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius, 34: 1 - 16." type="journal article" year="2006">Kovařík, 2006</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFD8C3C55FD52F8D7" box="[572,693,1854,1878]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. dunlopi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFC64B690936334AFD743C54FF1FF8F5" author="KOVARIK" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" pagination="1 - 16" refId="ref5534" refString="KOVARIK, F. 2006. Review of Tunisian species of the genus Buthus with descriptions of two new species and a discussion of Ehrenberg's types (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius, 34: 1 - 16." type="journal article" year="2006">Kovařík, 2006</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, different in a combination of characters from 
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFCBA3C37FC42FC1E" authority="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur, 2013" authorityName="Rossi &amp; Tropea &amp; Yağmur" authorityYear="2013" box="[778,933,903,1908]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lourencoi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFCBA3C37FC42FC1E" box="[778,933,903,1908]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFC1D38EDFC0DFC1E" bold="true" box="[941,1002,903,927]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFC1D38EDFC0DFC1E" box="[941,1002,903,927]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
; 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFC4938E2FB8DFC1E" box="[1017,1130,903,927]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. dunlopi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is different in: 1) number of pectinal teeth (
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females); 2) number of rows on the movable fingers of pedipalps,which is 12; 3) chela length/width ratio (4.4–4.7); 4) length to width ratio of all metasomal segments; 5) very smaller size (up to 
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); 6) anus with two lateral lobes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE836980936334AFCDF3F2AFC20FB53" blockId="6.[831,1441,903,1908]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFCDF3F2AFBF6FBD6" authorityName="Kovarik" authorityYear="2006" box="[879,1041,1087,1111]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chambiensis">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFCDF3F2AFBF6FBD6" box="[879,1041,1087,1111]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. chambiensis</emphasis>
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is different in: 1) number of pectinal teeth (26–28); 2) chela length/width ratio (
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females); 3) length to width ratio of all metasomal segments; 4) smaller size (
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); 4) anus with two lateral lobes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE836980936334AFCDF3FB3FB67FA0B" blockId="6.[831,1441,903,1908]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicName id="4C574D1B0936334AFCDF3FB3FB62FB71" authority="Lourenco, 2002" authorityName="Lourenco" authorityYear="2002" box="[879,1157,1240,1264]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tassili">
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFCDF3FB3FC29FB71" box="[879,974,1240,1264]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. tassili</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFC64B690936334AFC693FB3FB62FB71" author="LOURENCO" box="[985,1157,1240,1264]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" pagination="109 - 127" refId="ref5702" refString="LOURENCO, W. R. 2002. Considerations sur les modeles de distribution et differentiation du genre Buthus Leach, 1815, avec la description d'une nouvelle espece des montagnes du Tassili des Ajjer, Algerie (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Biogeographica (Paris), 78 (3): 109 - 127." type="journal article" year="2002">Lourenço, 2002</bibRefCitation>
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from 
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is very different from 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFC613F92FBB9FA8E" box="[977,1118,1271,1295]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
and it can be distinguished by: 1) metasomal segment V and telson black; 2) lower number of pectinal teeth: 
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females; 3) aculeus shorter; 4) smaller size (
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); 5) anus with two lateral lobes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE836980936334AFCDF3EFBFB67F9E1" blockId="6.[831,1441,903,1908]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
Very recently, Rossi (2013) described a new 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFAE63EFAFA47FA29" box="[1366,1440,1424,1448]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Buthus</emphasis>
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species from Lower 
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. 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFBD93EC5FAFDFA46" box="[1129,1306,1455,1479]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Buthus adrianae</emphasis>
Rossi, 2013
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is different from 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFC4D3EA5FB64FA67" box="[1021,1155,1486,1510]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
in: 1) size (female up to 
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); 2) color, with tergites very dark; 3) number of oblique rows of granules on the movable finger, only 10; 4) number of pectinal teeth, only 23–24; 5) anus with two lateral lobes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE836980936334AFCDF3D02FA61F8B6" blockId="6.[831,1441,903,1908]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
From the northern 
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, 
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reported a very small new species of 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFB063DECFAE7F91F" box="[1206,1280,1670,1694]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Buthus</emphasis>
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that could be easily distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFBD13DCFFB0EF93D" box="[1121,1257,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFB453DCFFAD2F93C" bold="true" box="[1269,1333,1701,1725]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10936334AFB453DCFFAD2F93C" box="[1269,1333,1701,1725]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, since 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFA393DCFFC75F95A" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. pusillus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
has: 1) a very small total size (up to 
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); 2) ten complete carinae on metasomal segment II and III; 3) only two anal lobes; 4) weak setation, “oligotrichous” as defined by Vachon (1952).
</paragraph>
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A special comment is necessary for 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFB4E3C55FA47F8D7" box="[1278,1440,1855,1878]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. intumescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0936334AFCC23C37FC02F8F5" box="[882,997,1884,1908]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B. israelis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Apparently both species are reported from 
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. According to Fet &amp; Lowe (2000) and Dr. J. Dunlop (pers. comm.) the 
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locality of 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFD313DA2FCC6F95E" box="[641,801,1736,1759]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. intumescens</emphasis>
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is “ 
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” without more precise information. Instead, the localities in 
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where 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFDB33C6CFD96F89C" box="[515,625,1797,1821]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. israelis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occurs are very well known thanks to the important work done by Levy &amp; Amitai (1980). 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFE343C29FE17F8DB" box="[388,496,1858,1882]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. israelis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in 
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is reported only in 
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(Asian part of 
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). 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFDCC3C08FCC6F8F8" box="[636,801,1890,1913]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. intumescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
could be distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFB303DC0FAE0F940" box="[1152,1287,1705,1729]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFAA33DC3FAB5F940" bold="true" box="[1299,1362,1705,1729]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
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</emphasis>
by: 1) ventral carinae strongly lobate on II and III metasomal segments; 2) smaller size (up to 
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); 3) lower number of pectinal teeth; 4) anus with two lateral lobes.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFF703D51FEA9F9D2" bold="true" box="[192,334,1595,1619]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Figures 5–8:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFEE43D57FE1EF9D2" box="[340,505,1597,1619]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Buthus lourencoi</emphasis>
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female holotype (MZUF). 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFC8C3D57FCA9F9D3" bold="true" box="[828,846,1597,1618]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">5.</emphasis>
Lateral view of metasomal segments II, III, IV, V and telson. 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFF703D3CFF35F9EA" bold="true" box="[192,210,1622,1643]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">6.</emphasis>
Lateral view of metasomal segment V and telson showing three anal lobes. 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFC733D3CFC32F9EA" bold="true" box="[963,981,1622,1643]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">7.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of femur, and dorsal and external views of patella showing trichobothrial pattern. 
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFD3D3D05FD78F905" bold="true" box="[653,671,1647,1668]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">8.</emphasis>
Dorsolateral and ventral views of chela showing trichobothrial pattern.
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFCDF3C4EFC3BF8BA" box="[879,988,1827,1851]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. israelis</emphasis>
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could be distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFAAB3C4EFA46F8BA" box="[1307,1441,1827,1851]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. lourencoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B923EA8A0937334BFC8F3C28FC66F8DB" bold="true" box="[831,897,1858,1882]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21057F10937334BFC8F3C28FC66F8DB" box="[831,897,1858,1882]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
by: 1) the length/width ratio of all metasomal segments that is completely different; 2) the number of 
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pectinal teeth is lower: 
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females; 3) the smaller size (
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); 4) anus with two lateral lobes.
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</paragraph>
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