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(
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,
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:
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.
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<taxonomicName authority=": Tikader &amp; Bastawade, 1983: 555 - 561" authorityName=": Tikader &amp; Bastawade" authorityPageNumber="555 - 561" authorityYear="1983" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="108" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serratus" subGenus="Srilankametrus">
<emphasis box="[192,339,1550,1573]" italics="true" pageId="108" pageNumber="107">Heterometrus</emphasis>
(
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, figs. 14831496;
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.
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<taxonomicName authority="indus" authorityName="indus: Couzijn" authorityYear="1981" box="[192,470,1642,1665]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="108" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="indus" subSpecies="indus">
<emphasis box="[192,470,1642,1665]" italics="true" pageId="108" pageNumber="107">Heterometrus indus indus</emphasis>
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(in part):
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, fig. 35 (in part).
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<emphasis box="[192,404,1704,1727]" italics="true" pageId="108" pageNumber="107">Heterometrus indus</emphasis>
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(in part):
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, fig. 16;
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<bibRefCitation author="Kovarik" bookContentInfo="170 pp." box="[281,476,1734,1757]" firstAuthor="Kovarik" journalOrPublisher="Clairon Production, Prague" page="38" pageId="108" pageNumber="107" refId="ref41793" refString="KOVARIK, F. 2009. Illustrated catalog of scorpions. Part I. Introductory remarks; keys to families and genera; subfamily Scorpioninae with keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus species. Clairon Production, Prague, 170 pp." title="Illustrated catalog of scorpions. Part I. Introductory remarks; keys to families and genera; subfamily Scorpioninae with keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus species" type="book" year="2009">Kovařík, 2009: 38</bibRefCitation>
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.
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T YPE LOCALITY AND
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REPOSITORY.
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, now
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; BMNH.
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TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED.
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,
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,
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(
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, fig.
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), leg.
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,
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No. 1888.55.
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OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED.
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,
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,
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(Locality
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DIAGNOSIS. Total length
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long. Color of adults uniformly reddish black to greenish black. Pectinal teeth number
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both sexes. Male with slightly narrower chela than female; chela length/ width ratio 1.791.94 in males, 1.69 in female. Chela hirsute, lobiform, without carinae on dorsoexternal surface, but may bear rows of granules. Chela length/ width ratio 1.82.0 in adults. Entire manus covered by rounded granules that may merge and appear as rows. Pedipalp patella without pronounced internal tubercle. Carapace smooth, glossy medially, with granules at margins. Second metasomal segment approximately as long as wide. Fifth segment of metasoma about as long pedipalp femur, fourth segment of metasoma shorter than pedipalp femur. Dorsal and dorsolateral carinae of metasomal segments granulated. Vesicle of telson usually longer than aculeus. Spination formula of tarsomeres II of legs: 3-4/4-6: 4/4-5: 4/5-6: 4/5-7.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,389,1865,1889]" pageId="109" pageNumber="108">Figures 530534:</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[399,616,1867,1888]" italics="true" pageId="109" pageNumber="108">Heterometrus serratus</emphasis>
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.
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. Juvenile from locality 15CQ in phases of ecdysis.
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1313,1434,1867,1889]" pageId="109" pageNumber="108">Figures 534</emphasis>
. Female at locality 15CP.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,387,1349,1373]" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">Figures 535536:</emphasis>
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from locality 15CB, female in dorsal (535) and ventral (536) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Kovařík &amp; Lowe &amp; Ranawana &amp; Hoferek &amp; Š" authorityYear="2016" baseAuthorityName="Karsch" baseAuthorityYear="1879" box="[383,602,1689,1712]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Reddyanus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="110" pageNumber="109" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="basilicus">
<emphasis box="[383,602,1689,1712]" italics="true" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">Reddyanus basilicus</emphasis>
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<td box="[861,1076,1689,1712]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">8.0 4.6</td>
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<emphasis box="[383,602,1729,1752]" italics="true" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">Reddyanus basilicus</emphasis>
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<td box="[861,1076,1729,1752]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">11.5 + 8.0 4.6</td>
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<taxonomicName authority="Kovařík &amp; Lowe &amp; Ranawana &amp; Hoferek &amp; Š, 2016" authorityName="Kovařík &amp; Lowe &amp; Ranawana &amp; Hoferek &amp; Š" authorityYear="2016" box="[383,630,1769,1792]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Reddyanus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="110" pageNumber="109" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ceylonensis" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis box="[383,630,1769,1792]" italics="true" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">Reddyanus ceylonensis</emphasis>
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<td box="[796,824,1769,1793]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">16</td>
<td box="[861,1076,1769,1793]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">8.9 4.2</td>
<td box="[1135,1229,1769,1793]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">15CI</td>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Kovařík &amp; Lowe &amp; Ranawana &amp; Hoferek &amp; Š" authorityYear="2016" baseAuthorityName="Vachon" baseAuthorityYear="1982" box="[383,568,1809,1832]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Reddyanus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="110" pageNumber="109" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="loebli">
<emphasis box="[383,568,1809,1832]" italics="true" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">Reddyanus loebli</emphasis>
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<td box="[796,824,1809,1832]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">1 7</td>
<td box="[861,1076,1809,1832]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">7.7 5.0 + 3.5</td>
<td box="[1135,1229,1809,1832]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">15CH</td>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,286,1863,1887]" pageId="110" pageNumber="109">Table 6:</emphasis>
The diploid numbers and the relative size of the diploid set (in %) of chromosomes of Sri Lankan buthid scorpions.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,388,1350,1374]" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">Figures 537538:</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[396,675,1353,1374]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">Heterometrus swammerdami</emphasis>
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from locality 15CB, female, chelicerae, carapace and tergites IIII (537), and sternopectinal region with sternites IIIIV (538).
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COMMENTS.
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<emphasis box="[331,558,1697,1720]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">Palamnaeus serratus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="Pocock" bookContentInfo="279 pp" box="[567,712,1697,1720]" firstAuthor="Pocock" journalOrPublisher="London: W. T. Blandford" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" part="xii" refId="ref43790" refString="POCOCK, R. I. 1900. Arachnida. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Published un- der the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. London: W. T. Blandford, xii, 279 pp" title="Arachnida. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Published un- der the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council" type="book" year="1900">Pocock, 1900</bibRefCitation>
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was synonymized with
<taxonomicName authorityName=": Fet" authorityYear="2000" baseAuthorityName="De Geer" baseAuthorityYear="1778" box="[379,473,1728,1751]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="indus">
<emphasis box="[379,473,1728,1751]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. indus</emphasis>
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by
<bibRefCitation author="COUZIJN, H. W. C." box="[520,743,1728,1751]" journalOrPublisher="Zoologische Verhandelingen" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" pagination="1 - 196" part="184" refId="ref40696" refString="COUZIJN, H. W. C. 1981. Revision of the genus Heterometrus. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 184: 1 - 196." title="Revision of the genus Heterometrus" type="journal article" year="1981">Couzijn (1981: 121)</bibRefCitation>
. The first author (
<bibRefCitation author="Kovarik" box="[332,533,1758,1781]" firstAuthor="Kovarik" page="17" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" pagination="1 - 60" refId="ref41757" refString="KOVARIK, F. 2004. A review of the genus Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828, with descriptions of seven new species (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae). Euscorpius, 15: 1 - 60." type="journal article" year="2004">Kovařík, 2004: 17</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation author="Kovarik" bookContentInfo="170 pp." box="[592,793,1758,1781]" firstAuthor="Kovarik" journalOrPublisher="Clairon Production, Prague" page="38" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" refId="ref41793" refString="KOVARIK, F. 2009. Illustrated catalog of scorpions. Part I. Introductory remarks; keys to families and genera; subfamily Scorpioninae with keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus species. Clairon Production, Prague, 170 pp." title="Illustrated catalog of scorpions. Part I. Introductory remarks; keys to families and genera; subfamily Scorpioninae with keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus species" type="book" year="2009">Kovařík, 2009: 38</bibRefCitation>
) accepted the synonymy, whereas
<bibRefCitation author="Tikader &amp; Bastawade" bookContentInfo="668 pp." firstAuthor="Tikader" journalOrPublisher="Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta" page="555" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" refId="ref44789" refString="TIKADER B. K. &amp; D. B. BASTAWADE. 1983. The Fauna of India: Scorpions. Scorpionida, Arachnida. Vol III. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, 668 pp." title="The Fauna of India: Scorpions. Scorpionida, Arachnida. Vol III" type="book" year="1983">Tikader &amp; Bastawade (1983: 555)</bibRefCitation>
considered
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<emphasis box="[475,605,1820,1843]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
a valid species. Examination of additional specimens collected during the
<collectingRegion box="[872,903,1452,1475]" country="United Kingdom" name="Surrey" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">Sri</collectingRegion>
Lankan expedition of 2015 convinced us that
<taxonomicName authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Palamnaeus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is in fact a valid species.
<bibRefCitation author="Pocock" bookContentInfo="279 pp" box="[1232,1440,1482,1505]" firstAuthor="Pocock" journalOrPublisher="London: W. T. Blandford" page="86" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" part="xii" refId="ref43790" refString="POCOCK, R. I. 1900. Arachnida. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Published un- der the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. London: W. T. Blandford, xii, 279 pp" title="Arachnida. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Published un- der the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council" type="book" year="1900">Pocock (1900: 86)</bibRefCitation>
differentiated
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<emphasis box="[986,1112,1513,1536]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authorityName=": Fet" authorityYear="2000" baseAuthorityName="De Geer" baseAuthorityYear="1778" box="[1175,1272,1513,1536]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="indus">
<emphasis box="[1175,1272,1513,1536]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. indus</emphasis>
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as follows:
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dorsal and dorsolateral carinae of metasomal segments granulated in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" box="[981,1102,1574,1597]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Palamnaeus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis box="[981,1102,1574,1597]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation box="[1119,1208,1574,1597]" captionStart="Figures 571574" captionStartId="116.[192,278,786,810]" captionTargetBox="[195,1423,184,735]" captionTargetId="figure-11@116.[192,1439,168,757]" captionTargetPageId="116" captionText="Figures 571574: Key characters for distinguishing Sri Lankan Heterometrus. Figures 571572. Pedipalp chela dorsal view of male, Heterometrus serratus from locality 15CP (571) and Heterometrus gravimanus from locality 15CE (572). Figures 573 574. Metasomal segments IV-II lateral view of female, Heterometrus indus from locality 15CA (573) and Heterometrus serratus from locality 15CP (574)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7124769" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7124769/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">Fig. 574</figureCitation>
), smooth in
<taxonomicName authorityName=": Fet" authorityYear="2000" baseAuthorityName="De Geer" baseAuthorityYear="1778" box="[1350,1440,1574,1597]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="indus">
<emphasis box="[1350,1440,1574,1597]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. indus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation box="[838,930,1605,1628]" captionStart="Figures 571574" captionStartId="116.[192,278,786,810]" captionTargetBox="[195,1423,184,735]" captionTargetId="figure-11@116.[192,1439,168,757]" captionTargetPageId="116" captionText="Figures 571574: Key characters for distinguishing Sri Lankan Heterometrus. Figures 571572. Pedipalp chela dorsal view of male, Heterometrus serratus from locality 15CP (571) and Heterometrus gravimanus from locality 15CE (572). Figures 573 574. Metasomal segments IV-II lateral view of female, Heterometrus indus from locality 15CA (573) and Heterometrus serratus from locality 15CP (574)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7124769" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7124769/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">Fig. 573</figureCitation>
). We found other minor differences:
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1343,1365,1604,1628]" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">2)</emphasis>
sexual dimorphism in proportions of pedipalps not noticeable in
<taxonomicName authorityName=": Fet" authorityYear="2000" baseAuthorityName="De Geer" baseAuthorityYear="1778" box="[830,923,1666,1689]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="indus">
<emphasis box="[830,923,1666,1689]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. indus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male with slightly narrower chela than female in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" box="[861,983,1697,1720]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Palamnaeus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis box="[861,983,1697,1720]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(chela length to width ratio 1.791.94 in males, 1.69 in the females);
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1167,1189,1727,1751]" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">3)</emphasis>
carapace smooth and glossy, only occasionally with granules at margins in
<taxonomicName authorityName=": Fet" authorityYear="2000" baseAuthorityName="De Geer" baseAuthorityYear="1778" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="indus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. indus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation box="[913,1082,1789,1812]" captionStart="Figures 486489" captionStartId="99.[192,278,1844,1868]" captionTargetBox="[213,1417,167,1815]" captionTargetId="figure-33@99.[214,1416,168,1814]" captionTargetPageId="99" captionText="Figures 486489: Heterometrus indus from locality 15CA. Figures 486, 488. Male, chelicerae, carapace and tergites IIII (486), and sternopectinal region (488). Figures 487, 489. Female, chelicerae, carapace and tergites III (487), and sternopectinal region (489)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7124726" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7124726/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">Figs. 486487</figureCitation>
); carapace smooth and glossy medially, always with more granules at margins in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Palamnaeus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="111" pageNumber="110" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">H. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation box="[940,1094,1850,1873]" captionStart="Figures 516519" captionStartId="106.[192,278,1829,1853]" captionTargetBox="[213,1417,180,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-47@106.[214,1416,181,1800]" captionTargetPageId="106" captionText="Figures 516519: Heterometrus serratus from locality 15CP. Figures 516, 518. Male, chelicerae, carapace and tergites III (516), and sternopectinal region (518). Figures 517, 519. Female, chelicerae, carapace and tergites III (517), and sternopectinal region (519)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7124742" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7124742/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">Figs. 516517</figureCitation>
);
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1122,1144,1849,1873]" pageId="111" pageNumber="110">4)</emphasis>
spination formula of tarsomeres II of legs: 3/4: 2-4/3-4: 4/4-5: 4/
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<emphasis box="[704,794,1390,1413]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">H. indus</emphasis>
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; 3-4/4-6: 4/4-5: 4/5-6: 4/
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" box="[536,655,1421,1444]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Palamnaeus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="112" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis box="[536,655,1421,1444]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">H. serratus</emphasis>
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.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="112.[192,1441,1298,1347]" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,389,1298,1322]" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">Figures 539543:</emphasis>
<taxonomicName authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1872" box="[399,679,1301,1322]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="112" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="swammerdami">
<emphasis box="[399,679,1301,1322]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">Heterometrus swammerdami</emphasis>
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from locality 15CB, female, pedipalp chela dorsal (539), external (540) and ventral (541) views, tarsomeres of third (542) and fourth (543) legs retroventral views.
</paragraph>
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The distribution of
<taxonomicName authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" box="[400,520,1452,1475]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Palamnaeus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="112" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis box="[400,520,1452,1475]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">H. serratus</emphasis>
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was previously unknown, as the type locality was imprecise and the
<typeStatus box="[650,743,1482,1505]" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">holotype</typeStatus>
male was the only known specimen. We collected additional specimens at localities cited here as 15CP (
<figureCitation box="[656,747,1544,1567]" captionStart="Figures 592594" captionStartId="126.[192,278,1617,1641]" captionTargetBox="[213,1417,167,1588]" captionTargetId="figure-251@126.[214,1416,168,1587]" captionTargetPageId="126" captionText="Figures 592594: Figure 592. Locality 15CO, Sri Lanka, North Central Province, Puttalam District, Eluwankulam, 08°17'15&quot;N 079°50'38.7&quot;E, 38 m a.s.l. During night collecting from 10.30 p.m. on 28.IV.2015 to 4.00 a.m. on 29.IV.2015 (UV detection) we recorded Charmus laneus (running on the ground among leaves), Isometrus thwaitesii (running on branches of bushes, also sitting on leaves), Lychas srilankensis (on the ground under branches, leaves or in their vicinity), Reddyanus ceylonensis sp. n. (on the ground), Chaerilus ceylonensis (inside oblique usually not curved burrows 15 to 30 cm long) and Heterometrus swammerdami (inside long burrows). On the locality we recorded between 10.00 p.m. and 4.00 a.m. temperature 25.9 ºC and humidity between 58% and 70%. On the locality we recorded 6 scorpion species and genera of all three Sri Lankan families. Figures 593594. Locality 15CP, Sri Lanka, Southern Province, Matara District, Kekanadura village, 05°58'28.2&quot;N 080°36'20.5&quot;E, 40 m a.s.l. During night collecting on 30.IV.2015 (UV detection) we recorded Isometrus maculatus (inside a house, the species occupy the roof of the house, Fig. 593) and Heterometrus serratus (inside almost straight burrows in a ground wall). On the locality we recorded night temperature 28.4 ºC 25.2 ºC (minimum temperature) and night humidity varied between 63% and 89%." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7124791" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7124791/files/figure.png" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">Fig. 594</figureCitation>
) and 15CQ (
<figureCitation box="[275,374,1574,1597]" captionStart="Figures 595596" captionStartId="127.[192,278,1661,1685]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,195,1633]" captionTargetId="figure-82@127.[192,1439,196,1632]" captionTargetPageId="127" captionText="Figures 595596: Figure 595. Locality 15CQ, Sri Lanka, Uva Province, Monaragala District, Monaragala, 06°52'30.7&quot;N 081°21'17&quot;E, 288 m a.s.l. During night collecting on 2.3.V.2015 (UV detection) we recorded Reddyanus loebli (under scales of bark and under bark) and Heterometrus serratus (females with juveniles inside oblique burrows). On the locality we recorded a temperature of 33.1 ºC at 5.00 p.m., which gradually dropped to 24.6 ºC (minimum temperature) before sunrise. Humidity during the night varied between 61% and 84%. Figure 596. Locality 15CR, Sri Lanka, Eastern Province, Ampara District, Lahugala Kitulana National Park, 06°52'46&quot;N 081°43'21.8&quot;E, 40 m a.s.l. During night collecting on 3.4.V.2015 (10.00 p.m. to 01.00 a.m.) we recorded Isometrus maculatus (running on branches, also sitting on leaves on trees), Reddyanus basilicus (on the ground among leaves) and Reddyanus loebli (hidden under scales of bark of standing tree trunks). On the locality we recorded between 10.00 p.m. on 3.V. and 01.00 a.m. on 4.V.2015 temperature 28 ºC, which gradually dropped to 26.9 ºC and humidity 73%." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7124794" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7124794/files/figure.png" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">Fig. 595</figureCitation>
). Our data suggest that
<taxonomicName authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" box="[648,772,1574,1597]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Palamnaeus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="112" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis box="[648,772,1574,1597]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">H. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distributed in the southern part, and
<taxonomicName authorityName=": Fet" authorityYear="2000" baseAuthorityName="De Geer" baseAuthorityYear="1778" box="[622,720,1605,1628]" class="Arachnida" family="Scorpionidae" genus="Heterometrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="112" pageNumber="111" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="indus">
<emphasis box="[622,720,1605,1628]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">H. indus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the central part of
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(
<figureCitation box="[468,544,1636,1659]" captionStart="Figures 1215" captionStartId="6.[192,278,1885,1909]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,167,1856]" captionTargetId="figure-11@6.[192,1439,168,1855]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figures 1215: Maps showing the known geographical distribution of the Sri Lankan species." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7124476" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7124476/files/figure.png" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection box="[192,470,1691,1714]" pageId="112" pageNumber="111" type="distribution">
<paragraph blockId="112.[192,470,1691,1714]" box="[192,470,1691,1714]" pageId="112" pageNumber="111">
DISTRIBUTION.
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.
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</treatment>
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