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Figs. 258–259. X. anthracinus, right chelicera, dorsal (258) and ventral (259) aspect. Same locality data as male in Table 7. Figs. 260–261. X. xanthus sp. n., right chelicera, dorsal (260) and ventral (261) aspect. Holotype male. Scale bar: 500 µm." captionText-1="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-10="Figures 320–325: Metasoma and telson of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 320–322. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (320), right lateral (321) and ventral (322) aspects. Figs. 323–325. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (323), right lateral (324) and ventral (325) aspects. Scale bars: 2 mm." captionText-2="Figures 264–265: Prosoma and mesosoma of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 264. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 265. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Holotype male. Scale bar: 2 mm." captionText-3="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-4="Figures 268–269: Prosoma and mesosoma of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 268. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 269. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 2 mm." captionText-5="Figures 270: Habitus of juvenile female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Dorsal aspect, showing juvenile color pattern. Oman, east of Jabal Qamr, coastal wadi, 16°53.71'N 53°48.75'E, 28.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. White light illumination. Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-6="Figures 271–294: Pedipalp of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 271–282. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (271–273), external (274–276), ventral (277–279) and internal (280–282) aspect of femur (271, 274, 277, 280), patella (272, 275, 278, 281) and chela (273, 276, 279, 282). Figs. 283–294. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (283–285), external (286–288), ventral (289–291) and internal (292–294) aspect of femur (283, 286, 289, 292), patella (284, 287, 290, 293) and chela (285, 288, 291, 294). Scale bars: 1 mm." captionText-7="Figures 295–312: Trichobothrial maps and chela finger dentition of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂): dorsal (295), external (296) and ventrointernal (297) aspect of chela; dorsal (301) and external (302) aspect of patella; dorsal (307), external (308) and internal (309) aspect of femur; dentition of movable finger (MF) (303) and fixed finger (FF) (304). Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7: dorsal (298), external (299) and ventrointernal (300) aspect of chela; dorsal (305) and external (306) aspect of patella; internal (310), dorsal (311) and external (312) aspect of femur. Scale bars: 1 mm (♂, ♂ dentition, ♀)." captionText-8="Figures 313–316: Leg tarsi and tibiae of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂). Retrolateral aspect, left leg I (313), II (314), III (315), IV (316) tibia, basitarsus and telotarsus. White light illumination. Scale bar: 1 mm." captionText-9="Figures 317–319: Hemispermatophore capsule region of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂). Anterior (317), convex (318) and posterior (319) aspects. In convex view (318), the capsule is compressed to show outlines of lobes. White light illumination. 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<figureCitation box="[1219,1261,1649,1672]" captionStart="Figures 330–337" captionStartId="67.[192,278,1053,1076]" captionTargetBox="[206,1426,159,1000]" captionTargetId="figure-6@67.[192,1440,144,1014]" captionTargetPageId="67" captionText="Figures 330–337: Diagnostic characters of genera Butheolus and Xenobuthus gen. n.. Figs. 330–331. Hemispermatophore basal lobes of B. gallagheri (330) and X. anthracinus (331); axial views of right (330) and mirrored left (331) hemispermatophore. Oriented with convex side up, anterior margin left and posterior margin right. Abbreviations: b, basal lobe; m, median lobe. Scale bars: 50 µm. Figs. 332–337. Dentition of posterior margin of sternite IV in male B. gallagheri (332), B. harrisoni sp. n. (333), X. anthracinus (334), X. xanthus sp. n. (335), Hottentotta jayakari (Pocock, 1895) (336) and H. pellucidus Lowe, 2010 (337). UV fluorescence. Scale bars: 100 µm. Locality data: 330 and 332, as in Tab. 1; 331 and 334, as in Tab. 7; 333, paratype male, same locality as holotype; 335, holotype; 336, Oman, Rte 13, ca. 5.9 km E junction Wadi Mistal Rd, 23°21.33'N 57°38.21'E, 460 m a.s.l., 26.IX.1994, leg. G, Lowe, M.D. Gallagher; 337, Oman, Jabal Bani Jabir, IX.1995, 1800 m a.s.l., leg A. Francois, C. DeLise (ONHM)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118938" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118938/files/figure.png" pageId="52" pageNumber="51">335</figureCitation>
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<quantity box="[422,494,1664,1687]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.15" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" unit="m" value="215.0">215 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
, 
<date box="[571,695,1664,1687]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" value="1995-09-26">
<collectingDate box="[571,695,1664,1687]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" value="1995-09-26">26.IX.1995</collectingDate>
</date>
, 00:45 h, leg. 
<collectorName box="[238,334,1695,1718]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">G. Lowe</collectorName>
, 
<collectorName box="[344,512,1695,1718]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">M.D. Gallagher</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode box="[528,613,1695,1718]" country="0" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/1d5a-4efs" name="Natural History Museum Bucharest" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">NHMB</collectionCode>
).
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,392,1533,1556]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Figures 262–263:</emphasis>
Habitus of male 
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<emphasis box="[576,689,1535,1556]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis box="[781,856,1535,1556]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[866,923,1535,1556]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[934,1025,1535,1556]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Fig. 262.</emphasis>
Dorsal aspect. 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1188,1281,1535,1556]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Fig. 263.</emphasis>
Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<typeStatus box="[192,349,1756,1779]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">PARATYPES</typeStatus>
. 2 juv 
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, same locality as holotype; 
<specimenCount pageId="53" pageNumber="52" type="subadult">1 subadult</specimenCount>
<specimenCount box="[245,265,1787,1810]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
, 
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1F0A87B4FFB76F77FC5E7022FAFE2C63:927C6079FFB66F02FEB37096FE422D1C" box="[289,416,1787,1810]" municipality="Nejd Desert" name="Jabal Qara" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Jabal Qara</location>
, north slopes, 
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, 
<collectionCode box="[763,802,1787,1810]" country="Colombia" name="Departamento de Biologia de la Universidad del Valle" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">UV</collectionCode>
detection, rocky wadi and rocky slopes, 
<geoCoordinate box="[680,801,1818,1841]" degrees="17" direction="north" minutes="17. 83" orientation="latitude" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" precision="9" value="17.297167">17°17.83'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate box="[192,310,1848,1871]" degrees="54" direction="east" minutes="05.11" orientation="longitude" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" precision="9" value="54.085167">54°05.11'E</geoCoordinate>
, 
<elevation box="[330,465,1848,1871]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" unit="m" value="800.0">
<quantity box="[330,404,1848,1871]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" unit="m" value="800.0">800 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
, 
<date box="[485,598,1848,1871]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" value="1993-10-16">
<collectingDate box="[485,598,1848,1871]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" value="1993-10-16">16.X.1993</collectingDate>
</date>
, 22:38 h, leg. 
<collectorName pageId="53" pageNumber="52">G. Lowe</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode box="[273,356,1879,1902]" country="France" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" name="Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">MNHN</collectionCode>
);
</materialsCitation>
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<specimenCount box="[385,419,1879,1902]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
, 
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1F0A87B4FFB76F77FC5E7022FAFE2C63:927C6079FFB66F02FE24713AFDC52D60" box="[438,551,1879,1902]" latitude="17.266666" longLatPrecision="1279" longitude="54.95" municipality="Jabal Samhan" name="Wadi Ara" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Wadi Ara</location>
, 
<collectingMunicipality box="[568,725,1879,1902]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Jabal Samhan</collectingMunicipality>
, under rocks at base of cliff, 
<geoCoordinate box="[1072,1160,1634,1657]" degrees="17" direction="north" minutes="16" orientation="latitude" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" precision="925" value="17.266666">17°16'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate box="[1169,1257,1634,1657]" degrees="54" direction="east" minutes="57" orientation="longitude" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" precision="925" value="54.95">54°57'E</geoCoordinate>
, 
<elevation box="[1270,1411,1634,1657]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.05" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" unit="m" value="1050.0">
<quantity box="[1270,1353,1634,1657]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.05" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" unit="m" value="1050.0">1050 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
, 
<date pageId="53" pageNumber="52" value="1994-02-02">
<collectingDate pageId="53" pageNumber="52" value="1994-02-02">2 Feb 1994</collectingDate>
</date>
, leg. M. 
<collectionCode box="[1033,1051,1664,1687]" country="Chile" name="Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">R</collectionCode>
. 
<collectorName box="[1069,1142,1664,1687]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Brown</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode box="[1159,1242,1664,1687]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">ONHM</collectionCode>
);
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3913723310" collectingDate="1995-09-25" collectionCode="NHMB" collectorName="G. Lowe &amp; M. D. Gallagher" elevation="50" latitude="17.932333" location="under rock on mound of sandy soil, near permanent water seepage site on northern edge of wide vegetated wadi" longLatPrecision="13" longitude="55.5245" municipality="Wadi Shuwaymiyah" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1">
<specimenCount box="[1270,1303,1664,1687]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
, 
<collectingMunicipality latitude="17.932333" longLatPrecision="13" longitude="55.5245" municipality="Wadi Shuwaymiyah" name="Wadi Shuwaymiyah" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Wadi Shuwaymiyah</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1F0A87B4FFB76F77FC5E7022FAFE2C63:927C6079FFB66F02FC5070F2FC092CFD" latitude="17.932333" longLatPrecision="13" longitude="55.5245" municipality="Wadi Shuwaymiyah" name="under rock on mound of sandy soil, near permanent water seepage site on northern edge of wide vegetated wadi" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">under rock on mound of sandy soil, near permanent water seepage site on northern edge of wide vegetated wadi</location>
, 
<geoCoordinate box="[1024,1145,1756,1779]" degrees="17" direction="north" minutes="55.94" orientation="latitude" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" precision="9" value="17.932333">17°55.94'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate box="[1162,1280,1756,1779]" degrees="55" direction="east" minutes="31.47" orientation="longitude" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" precision="9" value="55.5245">55°31.47'E</geoCoordinate>
, 
<elevation box="[1304,1434,1756,1779]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" unit="m" value="50.0">
<quantity box="[1304,1368,1756,1779]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" unit="m" value="50.0">50 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
, 2 
<date box="[844,951,1787,1810]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" value="1995-09-05">
<collectingDate box="[844,951,1787,1810]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" value="1995-09-05">5.IX.1995</collectingDate>
</date>
, 19:15 h, leg. 
<collectorName box="[1139,1241,1787,1810]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">G. Lowe</collectorName>
, 
<collectorName box="[1263,1440,1787,1810]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">M.D. Gallagher</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode box="[839,921,1818,1841]" country="0" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/1d5a-4efs" name="Natural History Museum Bucharest" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">NHMB</collectionCode>
);
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3913723322" collectingDate="1993-10-16" collectingDateMax="1994-02-02" collectingDateMin="1993-10-16" collectionCode="BMNH" collectorName="G. Lowe" elevation="800" lastPageId="54" lastPageNumber="53" latitude="17.266666" location="Wadi Ara" longLatPrecision="1279" longitude="54.95" municipality="Jabal Samhan" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="1" specimenCount-subadult="1" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount box="[956,1079,1818,1841]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" type="subadult">1 subadult</specimenCount>
<specimenCount box="[1079,1099,1818,1841]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
, 
<collectingMunicipality box="[1125,1356,1818,1841]" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">Wadi Shuwaymiyah</collectingMunicipality>
, small rocky wadi, 
<collectionCode box="[973,1011,1848,1871]" country="Colombia" name="Departamento de Biologia de la Universidad del Valle" pageId="53" pageNumber="52">UV</collectionCode>
detection on patch of coarse sand on ground, in small side wadi, gravel with rocky walls, 
<geoCoordinate box="[192,313,1523,1546]" degrees="17" direction="north" minutes="55. 81" orientation="latitude" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" precision="9" value="17.930166">17°55.81'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate box="[321,442,1523,1546]" degrees="55" direction="east" minutes="32.98" orientation="longitude" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" precision="9" value="55.549667">55°32.98'E</geoCoordinate>
, 
<elevation box="[453,565,1523,1546]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" unit="m" value="45.0">
<quantity box="[453,508,1523,1546]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" unit="m" value="45.0">45 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
, 
<date box="[579,699,1523,1546]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" value="1995-09-25">
<collectingDate box="[579,699,1523,1546]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" value="1995-09-25">25.IX.1995</collectingDate>
</date>
, 21:30 h, leg. 
<collectorName box="[240,338,1554,1577]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">G. Lowe</collectorName>
, 
<collectorName box="[351,520,1554,1577]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">M.D. Gallagher</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode box="[536,622,1554,1577]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">BMNH</collectionCode>
);
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3913723311" collectingDate="1995-09-28" collectingMethod="UV detection on slope" collectionCode="NHMB" collectorName="G. Lowe &amp; M. D. Gallagher" elevation="15" latitude="16.895166" location="east of Jabal Qamr" longLatPrecision="13" longitude="53.8125" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" specimenCount="4" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-juvenile="1" specimenCount-male="1" specimenCount-subadult="1">
<specimenCount box="[643,754,1554,1577]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="subadult">1 subadult</specimenCount>
<specimenCount box="[753,773,1554,1577]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
, 
<specimenCount pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="juvenile">1 juv</specimenCount>
<specimenCount box="[226,246,1584,1607]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
, 
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1F0A87B4FFB76F77FC5E7022FAFE2C63:927C6079FFB56F01FE9F705DFE112C49" box="[269,499,1584,1607]" latitude="16.895166" longLatPrecision="13" longitude="53.8125" name="east of Jabal Qamr" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">east of Jabal Qamr</location>
, 
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1F0A87B4FFB76F77FC5E7022FAFE2C63:927C6079FFB56F01FD98705DFD062C49" box="[522,740,1584,1607]" latitude="16.895166" longLatPrecision="13" longitude="53.8125" name="along coastal wadi" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">along coastal wadi</location>
, 
<collectingMethod pageId="54" pageNumber="53">UV detection on slope</collectingMethod>
, vegetated slopes with rocks; soil suitable for burrowing;, 
<geoCoordinate box="[469,590,1646,1669]" degrees="16" direction="north" minutes="53.71" orientation="latitude" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" precision="9" value="16.895166">16°53.71'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate box="[604,724,1646,1669]" degrees="53" direction="east" minutes="48.75" orientation="longitude" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" precision="9" value="53.8125">53°48.75'E</geoCoordinate>
, 
<elevation metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" unit="m" value="15.0">
<quantity box="[741,802,1646,1669]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" unit="m" value="15.0">15 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
, 
<date box="[262,383,1676,1699]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" value="1995-09-28">
<collectingDate box="[262,383,1676,1699]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" value="1995-09-28">28.IX.1995</collectingDate>
</date>
, 00:30 h, leg. 
<collectorName box="[564,666,1676,1699]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">G. Lowe</collectorName>
, 
<collectorName pageId="54" pageNumber="53">M.D. Gallagher</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode box="[274,354,1707,1730]" country="0" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/1d5a-4efs" name="Natural History Museum Bucharest" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">NHMB</collectionCode>
).
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118918" ID-Zenodo-Dep="7118918" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118918/files/figure.png" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" startId="54.[192,278,1422,1445]" targetBox="[197,1435,197,1388]" targetPageId="54">
<paragraph blockId="54.[192,1440,1422,1470]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,389,1422,1445]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">Figures 264–265:</emphasis>
Prosoma and mesosoma of male 
<taxonomicName authority="Lowe, 2018" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" box="[726,839,1424,1445]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Xenobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" status="gen. n.">
<emphasis box="[726,839,1424,1445]" italics="true" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[848,915,1424,1445]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<taxonomicName authority="Lowe, 2018" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" box="[923,998,1424,1445]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Xenobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xanthus" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis box="[923,998,1424,1445]" italics="true" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1068,1157,1424,1445]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">Fig. 264.</emphasis>
Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[275,362,1449,1470]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">Fig. 265.</emphasis>
Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Holotype male. Scale bar: 2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph blockId="54.[192,802,1768,1883]" lastBlockId="54.[830,1440,1523,1791]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">
DIAGNOSIS. A member of the genus 
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<emphasis box="[627,753,1768,1791]" italics="true" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differentiated as follows: bicolored, with base color bright yellow, metasomal segments I–III yellow, metasoma IV yellow or dark brown, metasoma V and telson dark brown to black; pedipalp and legs yellow; carapace and tergites with moderately sparse, coarse granulation; metasoma IV without lateral median carinae; metasoma V with ventromedian carina composed of single series of granules, not posteriorly bifurcate, males with ventral intercarinal surface smooth on posterior 1/4 of segment; posterior metasomal segments relatively narrow in male: metasoma III L/W 
<specimenCount box="[1045,1065,1738,1761]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
1.21; metasoma IV L/W 
<specimenCount box="[1356,1376,1738,1761]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
1.52; metasoma V L/W 
<specimenCount box="[1027,1047,1768,1791]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
1.92, L/D 2.44.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="54" pageNumber="53" type="etymology">
<paragraph blockId="54.[830,1440,1830,1883]" pageId="54" pageNumber="53">ETYMOLOGY. From Greek ξανθός (xanthós) meaning yellow, a reference to the body color.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph blockId="55.[192,1440,1528,1575]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,391,1528,1551]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Figures 266–267:</emphasis>
Habitus of female 
<taxonomicName authority="Lowe, 2018" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" box="[590,703,1530,1551]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Xenobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="55" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" status="gen. n.">
<emphasis box="[590,703,1530,1551]" italics="true" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[713,782,1530,1551]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<taxonomicName authority="Lowe, 2018" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" box="[791,866,1530,1551]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Xenobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="55" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xanthus" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis box="[791,866,1530,1551]" italics="true" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[876,931,1530,1551]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[940,1031,1530,1551]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Fig. 266.</emphasis>
Dorsal aspect. 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1191,1282,1530,1551]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Fig. 267.</emphasis>
Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph blockId="55.[192,803,1628,1713]" box="[192,373,1628,1651]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">DESCRIPTION.</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="55.[192,803,1628,1713]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">
Based on 
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adult 
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, 3 juv 
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, 
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, 3 juv 
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from 
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, 
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[240,363,1751,1774]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Coloration</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[378,532,1751,1774]" captionStart-0="Figures 258–261" captionStart-1="Figures 262–263" captionStart-2="Figures 264–265" captionStart-3="Figures 266–267" captionStart-4="Figures 268–269" captionStart-5="Figures 270" captionStart-6="Figures 271–294" captionStartId-0="51.[192,278,1806,1829]" captionStartId-1="53.[192,278,1533,1556]" captionStartId-2="54.[192,278,1422,1445]" captionStartId-3="55.[192,278,1528,1551]" captionStartId-4="56.[192,278,1386,1409]" captionStartId-5="58.[192,278,1830,1853]" captionStartId-6="59.[192,278,1510,1533]" captionTargetBox-0="[257,1357,201,1777]" captionTargetBox-1="[191,1440,191,1504]" captionTargetBox-2="[197,1435,197,1388]" captionTargetBox-3="[191,1440,191,1498]" captionTargetBox-4="[199,1433,199,1350]" captionTargetBox-5="[320,1297,196,1801]" captionTargetBox-6="[191,1440,191,1481]" captionTargetId-0="figure-110@51.[258,1356,202,1776]" captionTargetId-1="figure-167@53.[192,1440,192,1503]" captionTargetId-2="figure-12@54.[192,1440,192,1393]" captionTargetId-3="figure-79@55.[192,1440,192,1498]" captionTargetId-4="figure-12@56.[192,1440,192,1357]" captionTargetId-5="figure-54@58.[321,1297,196,1800]" captionTargetId-6="figure-354@59.[192,1440,192,1480]" captionTargetPageId-0="51" captionTargetPageId-1="53" captionTargetPageId-2="54" captionTargetPageId-3="55" captionTargetPageId-4="56" captionTargetPageId-5="58" captionTargetPageId-6="59" captionText-0="Figures 258–261: Chelicerae of male Xenobuthus gen. n. anthracinus (Pocock, 1895) and X. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 258–259. X. anthracinus, right chelicera, dorsal (258) and ventral (259) aspect. Same locality data as male in Table 7. Figs. 260–261. X. xanthus sp. n., right chelicera, dorsal (260) and ventral (261) aspect. Holotype male. Scale bar: 500 µm." captionText-1="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-2="Figures 264–265: Prosoma and mesosoma of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 264. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 265. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Holotype male. Scale bar: 2 mm." captionText-3="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-4="Figures 268–269: Prosoma and mesosoma of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 268. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 269. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 2 mm." captionText-5="Figures 270: Habitus of juvenile female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Dorsal aspect, showing juvenile color pattern. Oman, east of Jabal Qamr, coastal wadi, 16°53.71'N 53°48.75'E, 28.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. White light illumination. Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-6="Figures 271–294: Pedipalp of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 271–282. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (271–273), external (274–276), ventral (277–279) and internal (280–282) aspect of femur (271, 274, 277, 280), patella (272, 275, 278, 281) and chela (273, 276, 279, 282). Figs. 283–294. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (283–285), external (286–288), ventral (289–291) and internal (292–294) aspect of femur (283, 286, 289, 292), patella (284, 287, 290, 293) and chela (285, 288, 291, 294). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118912" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118914" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118918" figureDoi-3="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118920" figureDoi-4="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118922" figureDoi-5="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118924" figureDoi-6="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118926" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/7118912/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/7118914/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/7118918/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/7118920/files/figure.png" httpUri-4="https://zenodo.org/record/7118922/files/figure.png" httpUri-5="https://zenodo.org/record/7118924/files/figure.png" httpUri-6="https://zenodo.org/record/7118926/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Figs. 260–294</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[545,638,1751,1774]" captionStart="Figures 313–316" captionStartId="61.[192,278,1400,1423]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1370]" captionTargetId="figure-421@61.[192,1439,192,1370]" captionTargetPageId="61" captionText="Figures 313–316: Leg tarsi and tibiae of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂). Retrolateral aspect, left leg I (313), II (314), III (315), IV (316) tibia, basitarsus and telotarsus. White light illumination. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118930" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118930/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">313–316</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[652,747,1751,1774]" captionStart="Figures 320–325" captionStartId="63.[192,278,1469,1492]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-399@63.[192,1440,192,1439]" captionTargetPageId="63" captionText="Figures 320–325: Metasoma and telson of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 320–322. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (320), right lateral (321) and ventral (322) aspects. Figs. 323–325. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (323), right lateral (324) and ventral (325) aspects. Scale bars: 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118934" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118934/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">320–325</figureCitation>
). Bicolored; base color bright yellow with dark brown or black metasoma V and telson; metasoma IV variably pigmented, ranging from bright yellow, to light brown, to dark brown; if dark brown, anterior end may be slightly lighter; median and lateral eyes dark; small brown spots on distal ends of leg femora and patellae marking prolateral articular condyles; chelicerae yellow, without reticulated markings; juveniles may have light fuscous patterns on carapace, tergites and pedipalps (
<figureCitation box="[1309,1402,1751,1774]" captionStart="Figures 270" captionStartId="58.[192,278,1830,1853]" captionTargetBox="[320,1297,196,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-54@58.[321,1297,196,1800]" captionTargetPageId="58" captionText="Figures 270: Habitus of juvenile female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Dorsal aspect, showing juvenile color pattern. Oman, east of Jabal Qamr, coastal wadi, 16°53.71'N 53°48.75'E, 28.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. White light illumination. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118924" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118924/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Fig. 270</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,988,1782,1805]" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Carapace</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[1003,1106,1782,1805]" captionStart="Figures 262–263" captionStartId="53.[192,278,1533,1556]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1504]" captionTargetId="figure-167@53.[192,1440,192,1503]" captionTargetPageId="53" captionText="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118914" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118914/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">Figs. 262</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1117,1157,1782,1805]" captionStart="Figures 264–265" captionStartId="54.[192,278,1422,1445]" captionTargetBox="[197,1435,197,1388]" captionTargetId="figure-12@54.[192,1440,192,1393]" captionTargetPageId="54" captionText="Figures 264–265: Prosoma and mesosoma of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 264. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 265. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Holotype male. Scale bar: 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118918" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118918/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">264</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1170,1210,1782,1805]" captionStart="Figures 266–267" captionStartId="55.[192,278,1528,1551]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1498]" captionTargetId="figure-79@55.[192,1440,192,1498]" captionTargetPageId="55" captionText="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118920" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118920/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">266</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1224,1264,1782,1805]" captionStart-0="Figures 1–2" captionStart-1="Figures 3–4" captionStart-2="Figures 5–6" captionStart-3="Figures 7–8" captionStart-4="Figures 9–32" captionStart-5="Figures 33–50" captionStart-6="Figures 51–54" captionStart-7="Figures 55–58" captionStart-8="Figures 59–64" captionStart-9="Figures 65–68" captionStartId-0="4.[192,278,1497,1520]" captionStartId-1="5.[192,278,1614,1637]" captionStartId-2="6.[192,278,1469,1492]" captionStartId-3="7.[192,278,1386,1409]" captionStartId-4="8.[192,278,1490,1513]" captionStartId-5="10.[192,278,1780,1803]" captionStartId-6="11.[192,278,1830,1853]" captionStartId-7="12.[192,278,1159,1182]" captionStartId-8="13.[192,278,1490,1513]" captionStartId-9="14.[192,278,1818,1841]" captionTargetBox-0="[191,1442,191,1468]" captionTargetBox-1="[200,1429,203,1573]" captionTargetBox-2="[191,1440,191,1440]" captionTargetBox-3="[201,1432,202,1348]" captionTargetBox-4="[191,1440,191,1460]" captionTargetBox-5="[202,1439,183,1733]" captionTargetBox-6="[302,1321,171,1801]" captionTargetBox-7="[192,1439,192,1129]" captionTargetBox-8="[191,1442,191,1460]" captionTargetBox-9="[206,1417,167,1788]" captionTargetId-0="figure-12@4.[192,1441,192,1467]" captionTargetId-1="figure-6@5.[192,1440,191,1584]" captionTargetId-2="figure-12@6.[192,1440,192,1439]" captionTargetId-3="figure-6@7.[192,1441,192,1357]" captionTargetId-4="figure-12@8.[192,1440,192,1459]" captionTargetId-5="figure-12@10.[192,1439,168,1753]" captionTargetId-6="figure-6@11.[302,1320,172,1800]" captionTargetId-7="figure-12@12.[192,1439,192,1129]" captionTargetId-8="figure-6@13.[192,1441,192,1459]" captionTargetId-9="figure-12@14.[206,1416,168,1788]" captionTargetPageId-0="4" captionTargetPageId-1="5" captionTargetPageId-2="6" captionTargetPageId-3="7" captionTargetPageId-4="8" captionTargetPageId-5="10" captionTargetPageId-6="11" captionTargetPageId-7="12" captionTargetPageId-8="13" captionTargetPageId-9="14" captionText-0="Figures 1–2: Habitus of male Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Fig. 1. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 2. Ventral aspect. Oman, wadi above Khor Rori Beach, E. of Taqah, 17°3.2'N 54°25.33'E, 18.X.1993, leg. G. Lowe. Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-1="Figures 3–4: Prosoma and mesosoma of male Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Fig. 3. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. Fig. 4. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Oman, Salalah, leg. A. Ullrich. Scale bar: 1 mm." captionText-2="Figures 5–6: Habitus of female Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Fig. 5. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 6. Ventral aspect. Same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-3="Figures 7–8: Prosoma and mesosoma of adult female Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Fig. 7. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 8. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. Scale bar: 1 mm." captionText-4="Figures 9–32: Pedipalp of Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Figs. 9–20. Male (♂). Dorsal (9–11), external (12–14), ventral (15–17) and internal (18–20) aspect of femur (9, 12, 15, 18), patella (10, 13, 16, 19) and chela (11, 14, 17, 20). Figs. 21–32. Female (♀). Dorsal (21–23), external (24–26), ventral (27–29) and internal (30–32) aspect of femur (21, 24, 27, 30), patella (22, 25, 28, 31) and chela (23, 26, 29, 32). Both sexes with same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. Scale bars: 1 mm." captionText-5="Figures 33–50: Trichobothrial maps and chela finger dentition of Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Male (♂): dorsal (33), external (34) and ventral (35) aspect of chela; dorsal (39) and external (40) aspect of patella; dorsal (45), external (46) and internal (47) aspect of femur; dentition of movable finger (MF) (41) and fixed finger (FF) (42). Female (♀): dorsal (36), external (37) and ventral (38) aspect of chela; dorsal (43) and external (44) aspect of patella; internal (48), dorsal (49) and external (50) aspect of femur. Same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. Scale bars: 1 mm (♂, ♂ dentition, ♀)." captionText-6="Figures 51–54: Leg tarsi, tibiae and patellae of male Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Retrolateral aspect, left leg I tibia, basitarsus and telotarsus (51), left legs II–IV, patella, tibia, basitarsus and telotarsus (52–54 respectively). Same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. White light illumination. Scale bar: 1 mm." captionText-7="Figures 55–58: Hemispermatophore of Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Fig. 55. Whole right hemispermatophore, convex aspect. Scale bar: 1 mm. Figs. 56–58. Capsule region and flagellum of right hemispermatophore, anterior (56), convex (57) and posterior (58) aspects. In convex view (57), the capsule is compressed to show outlines of lobes. Same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. White light illumination. Scale bar: 200 µm." captionText-8="Figures 59–64: Metasoma and telson of Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980. Figs. 59–61. Male (♂). Dorsal (59), right lateral (60) and ventral (61) aspects. Figs. 62–64. Female (♀). Dorsal (62), right lateral (63) and ventral (64) aspects. Same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. Scale bars: 2 mm." captionText-9="Figures 65–68: Chelicerae of male Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980 and B. harrisoni sp. n. Figs. 65–66. B. gallagheri, right chelicera, dorsal (65) and ventral (66) aspect. Same locality data as male in Figs. 1–2. Figs. 67–68. B. harrisoni sp. n., right chelicera, dorsal (67) and ventral (68) aspect. Paratype male, Oman, Jabal Qara, north slopes, Nejd desert, 17°17.83'N 54°5.11'E, 16.X.1993, leg. G. Lowe. Scale bar: 500 µm." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118818" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118820" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118824" figureDoi-3="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118826" figureDoi-4="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118830" figureDoi-5="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118832" figureDoi-6="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118836" figureDoi-7="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118838" figureDoi-8="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118840" figureDoi-9="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118842" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/7118818/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/7118820/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/7118824/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/7118826/files/figure.png" httpUri-4="https://zenodo.org/record/7118830/files/figure.png" httpUri-5="https://zenodo.org/record/7118832/files/figure.png" httpUri-6="https://zenodo.org/record/7118836/files/figure.png" httpUri-7="https://zenodo.org/record/7118838/files/figure.png" httpUri-8="https://zenodo.org/record/7118840/files/figure.png" httpUri-9="https://zenodo.org/record/7118842/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">2 68</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1278,1318,1782,1805]" captionStart="Figures 270" captionStartId="58.[192,278,1830,1853]" captionTargetBox="[320,1297,196,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-54@58.[321,1297,196,1800]" captionTargetPageId="58" captionText="Figures 270: Habitus of juvenile female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Dorsal aspect, showing juvenile color pattern. Oman, east of Jabal Qamr, coastal wadi, 16°53.71'N 53°48.75'E, 28.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. White light illumination. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118924" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118924/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">270</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1331,1426,1782,1805]" captionStart="Figures 326–329" captionStartId="66.[192,278,1118,1141]" captionTargetBox="[206,1425,206,1077]" captionTargetId="figure-12@66.[192,1439,192,1091]" captionTargetPageId="66" captionText="Figures 326–329: Right lateral eye clusters of Xenobuthus gen. n. Figs. 326–327. X. anthracinus, adult male (326) and adult female (327). Figs. 328–329. X. xanthus sp. n., adult male (328) and adult female (329). Locality data as in Tab. 7. UV fluorescence. Scale bar: 100 µm, for all panels." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118936" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118936/files/figure.png" pageId="55" pageNumber="54">328–329</figureCitation>
). Strongly trapezoidal, W/L 1.15–1.23, posterior W/ anterior 
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–2.41; lateral flanks steeply sloped; median ocular tubercle prominent; postocular area forming triangular posteromedial plateau with shallow depressions; interocular triangle gently sloped downwards towards anterior margin, less so in female; anterior margin with 7–9 macrosetae, carapace otherwise devoid of macrosetae; anterolateral margins with 5 pairs of lateral eyes: 3 major ocelli and 1 minor ocellus below granular ridge, and 1 minor ocellus above granular ridge; all carinae of carapace obsolete except for superciliary carinae which may extend slightly anterior to median ocular tubercle; central median and posterior median carinae indicated by granule rows along edges of postocular plateau; surface with sparse to moderate irregular coarse granulation, with extensive smooth areas in postocular plateau, posterior transverse and posterior marginal furrows, and median interocular triangle; superciliary carinae smooth, with a few coarse granules on posterior slopes; granulation of female carapace similar to male, weaker on interocular triangle.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,388,1386,1409]" pageId="56" pageNumber="55">Figures 268–269:</emphasis>
Prosoma and mesosoma of female 
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1075,1162,1388,1409]" pageId="56" pageNumber="55">Fig. 268.</emphasis>
Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. 
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Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 2 mm.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,1000,1640,1663]" pageId="56" pageNumber="55">Chelicerae</emphasis>
(
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). Dorsal surface of manus smooth, with two short, pale microsetae on apical margin, each with adjacent granules; dorsointernal carina strong, granulate, bearing one long, dark macroseta and one short, pale microseta; fingers robust, movable finger dorsal margin with two large subdistal denticles and two small basal denticles, ventral margin with larger subdistal and smaller basal denticles, fixed finger with large subdistal denticle and proximal bicusp, two denticles on ventral surface; dorsal surface of movable finger smooth, with 2–3 pale microsetae.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[240,447,291,314]" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Coxosternal area</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[474,591,291,314]" captionStart="Figures 262–263" captionStartId="53.[192,278,1533,1556]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1504]" captionTargetId="figure-167@53.[192,1440,192,1503]" captionTargetPageId="53" captionText="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118914" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118914/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Figs. 263</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[614,657,291,314]" captionStart="Figures 264–265" captionStartId="54.[192,278,1422,1445]" captionTargetBox="[197,1435,197,1388]" captionTargetId="figure-12@54.[192,1440,192,1393]" captionTargetPageId="54" captionText="Figures 264–265: Prosoma and mesosoma of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 264. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 265. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Holotype male. Scale bar: 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118918" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118918/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">265</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[680,723,291,314]" captionStart="Figures 266–267" captionStartId="55.[192,278,1528,1551]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1498]" captionTargetId="figure-79@55.[192,1440,192,1498]" captionTargetPageId="55" captionText="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118920" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118920/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">267</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[746,786,291,314]" captionStart="Figures 268–269" captionStartId="56.[192,278,1386,1409]" captionTargetBox="[199,1433,199,1350]" captionTargetId="figure-12@56.[192,1440,192,1357]" captionTargetPageId="56" captionText="Figures 268–269: Prosoma and mesosoma of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 268. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 269. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118922" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118922/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">269</figureCitation>
). 
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male
</emphasis>
. Coxa I with medium to coarse granulation, endite smooth on distal third, coarsely granulated on posterior 2/3; coxa II with medium granules concentrated along margins, central surfaces sparsely granulated, endite smooth on anterior end and medial margin, granulated elsewhere; coxa III with strong peglike granulation concentrated along anterior and distal margins, posterior margin weakly granular in proximal half, central area of sclerite with sparse, fine granulation; coxa IV with dense band of strong peg-like granulation along anterior margin, rimmed with row of similar granules along proximal half of posterior margin, central surface very weakly shagreened; coxae I–III with scattered, mostly anterior macrosetae: coxa I 4–5, II 7–8, III 4–5; coxa IV with single macroseta on anterior proximal limit; sternum with weak fine granulation, subtriangular, with deep posteromedian pit, bearing 2 macrosetae; genital opercula with very weak fine granulation on anterior margin, otherwise smooth, with 2–4 macrosetae, posterolateral margins weakly concave. 
<emphasis box="[192,282,935,958]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Females</emphasis>
. Coxa I with heavy coarse granulation, distal part of endite smooth; coxa II with coarse granules in longitudinal strip on endite, medial half of endite smooth; distal, anterior and posterior margins coarsely granular, central area smooth; coxa III strongly granulated on anterior and distal margins, weakly granulated on proximal posterior margin, central area smooth; coxa IV with dense strip of granules on anterior margin, linear row of granules rimming proximal 2/3 of posterior margin, central area and distal margin smooth; coxal macrosetae: I 5–6, II 7–9, III 4–6, IV 1; sternum similar to male, weakly, finely granulate with larger median pit, 2 setae; genital opercula smooth, bearing 4–7 macrosetae.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[240,333,1364,1387]" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Pectines</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[355,464,1364,1387]" captionStart="Figures 262–263" captionStartId="53.[192,278,1533,1556]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1504]" captionTargetId="figure-167@53.[192,1440,192,1503]" captionTargetPageId="53" captionText="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118914" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118914/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Figs. 263</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[482,524,1364,1387]" captionStart="Figures 264–265" captionStartId="54.[192,278,1422,1445]" captionTargetBox="[197,1435,197,1388]" captionTargetId="figure-12@54.[192,1440,192,1393]" captionTargetPageId="54" captionText="Figures 264–265: Prosoma and mesosoma of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 264. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 265. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Holotype male. Scale bar: 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118918" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118918/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">265</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[543,586,1364,1387]" captionStart="Figures 266–267" captionStartId="55.[192,278,1528,1551]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1498]" captionTargetId="figure-79@55.[192,1440,192,1498]" captionTargetPageId="55" captionText="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118920" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118920/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">267</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[603,647,1364,1387]" captionStart="Figures 268–269" captionStartId="56.[192,278,1386,1409]" captionTargetBox="[199,1433,199,1350]" captionTargetId="figure-12@56.[192,1440,192,1357]" captionTargetPageId="56" captionText="Figures 268–269: Prosoma and mesosoma of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 268. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 269. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118922" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118922/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">269</figureCitation>
). Basal piece with anterior margin concave, with deep median pit or groove; surface in male nearly flat, weakly shagreened, bearing 2 setae, in female strongly biconcave posteriorly, sparsely granulated in depressions, more densely along posterior margin, bearing 4–5 setae; pectines with 3 marginal lamellae, 6–8 middle lamellae, extending to distal end of coxa IV in male, falling short of distal end in female; marginal and middle lamellae with sparse cover of short macrosetae; fulcra with 1–4 fine macrosetae (mostly 3); teeth of similar length in both sexes, slightly longer in male; tooth counts: 
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18–21, 
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18–20.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[240,476,1763,1786]" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Hemispermatophore</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[505,679,1763,1786]" captionStart="Figures 317–319" captionStartId="62.[192,278,1159,1182]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1130]" captionTargetId="figure-322@62.[192,1439,192,1129]" captionTargetPageId="62" captionText="Figures 317–319: Hemispermatophore capsule region of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂). Anterior (317), convex (318) and posterior (319) aspects. In convex view (318), the capsule is compressed to show outlines of lobes. White light illumination. Scale bar: 200 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118932" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118932/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Figs. 317–319</figureCitation>
). Flagelliform, with elongate trunk; flagellum with short pars recta bearing anterior marginal lamella, longer pars reflecta gradually tapering to cylindrical hyaline filament; sperm hemiduct tripartite, posterior lobe large, laminate, median lobe small, acuminate, anterior lobe of intermediate length; posterior margin of median lobe overhanging posterior lobe, the two lobes fused along median lobe carina; basal lobe a low, moderately broad, axially oriented, curved scoop with posterior-facing concavity, arising from median lobe carina. The hemispermatophores extracted from the 
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male were soft, not well sclerotized, but the essential capsule structure and form of the basal lobe were visible.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,998,475,498]" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Mesosoma</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[1024,1191,475,498]" captionStart-0="Figures 262–263" captionStart-1="Figures 264–265" captionStart-2="Figures 266–267" captionStart-3="Figures 268–269" captionStart-4="Figures 270" captionStartId-0="53.[192,278,1533,1556]" captionStartId-1="54.[192,278,1422,1445]" captionStartId-2="55.[192,278,1528,1551]" captionStartId-3="56.[192,278,1386,1409]" captionStartId-4="58.[192,278,1830,1853]" captionTargetBox-0="[191,1440,191,1504]" captionTargetBox-1="[197,1435,197,1388]" captionTargetBox-2="[191,1440,191,1498]" captionTargetBox-3="[199,1433,199,1350]" captionTargetBox-4="[320,1297,196,1801]" captionTargetId-0="figure-167@53.[192,1440,192,1503]" captionTargetId-1="figure-12@54.[192,1440,192,1393]" captionTargetId-2="figure-79@55.[192,1440,192,1498]" captionTargetId-3="figure-12@56.[192,1440,192,1357]" captionTargetId-4="figure-54@58.[321,1297,196,1800]" captionTargetPageId-0="53" captionTargetPageId-1="54" captionTargetPageId-2="55" captionTargetPageId-3="56" captionTargetPageId-4="58" captionText-0="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-1="Figures 264–265: Prosoma and mesosoma of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 264. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 265. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Holotype male. Scale bar: 2 mm." captionText-2="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." captionText-3="Figures 268–269: Prosoma and mesosoma of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 268. Dorsal aspect, carapace and tergites. Fig. 269. Ventral aspect, coxosternal area and sternites. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 2 mm." captionText-4="Figures 270: Habitus of juvenile female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Dorsal aspect, showing juvenile color pattern. Oman, east of Jabal Qamr, coastal wadi, 16°53.71'N 53°48.75'E, 28.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. White light illumination. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118914" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118918" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118920" figureDoi-3="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118922" figureDoi-4="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118924" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/7118914/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/7118918/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/7118920/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/7118922/files/figure.png" httpUri-4="https://zenodo.org/record/7118924/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Figs. 262–270</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1212,1256,475,498]" captionStart="Figures 330–337" captionStartId="67.[192,278,1053,1076]" captionTargetBox="[206,1426,159,1000]" captionTargetId="figure-6@67.[192,1440,144,1014]" captionTargetPageId="67" captionText="Figures 330–337: Diagnostic characters of genera Butheolus and Xenobuthus gen. n.. Figs. 330–331. Hemispermatophore basal lobes of B. gallagheri (330) and X. anthracinus (331); axial views of right (330) and mirrored left (331) hemispermatophore. Oriented with convex side up, anterior margin left and posterior margin right. Abbreviations: b, basal lobe; m, median lobe. Scale bars: 50 µm. Figs. 332–337. Dentition of posterior margin of sternite IV in male B. gallagheri (332), B. harrisoni sp. n. (333), X. anthracinus (334), X. xanthus sp. n. (335), Hottentotta jayakari (Pocock, 1895) (336) and H. pellucidus Lowe, 2010 (337). UV fluorescence. Scale bars: 100 µm. Locality data: 330 and 332, as in Tab. 1; 331 and 334, as in Tab. 7; 333, paratype male, same locality as holotype; 335, holotype; 336, Oman, Rte 13, ca. 5.9 km E junction Wadi Mistal Rd, 23°21.33'N 57°38.21'E, 460 m a.s.l., 26.IX.1994, leg. G, Lowe, M.D. Gallagher; 337, Oman, Jabal Bani Jabir, IX.1995, 1800 m a.s.l., leg A. Francois, C. DeLise (ONHM)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118938" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118938/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">335</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis box="[1285,1372,475,498]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Tergites</emphasis>
: pretergites smooth, with weak, fine corrugations on posterior margins; tergites I–VI with lateral areas of coarse granulation and smooth transverse patches, anterior lateral and medial areas weakly shagreened, posterior margins of sclerites rimmed by regular rows of granules; tergite I without distinct carinae, II with weak trace of median carinae; tergites III–VI tricarinate with anteriorly divergent, granulate carinae; granulation and carination pattern of female similar to male, but granules weaker in females; tergite VII with 5 carinae, median carina a weakly granulated hump, lateral carinae strongly granular, inner lateral carinae anteriorly divergent, intercarinal areas smooth except for a few coarse granules and a pair of anterior clusters of small granules; all tergites lacking macrosetae; 
<emphasis box="[1175,1265,935,958]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">sternites</emphasis>
: 
<emphasis box="[1281,1433,935,958]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">
<typeStatus box="[1281,1373,935,958]" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">holotype</typeStatus>
male
</emphasis>
: sternites III–V lacking carinae, medially smooth, weakly shagreened laterally, III densely shagreened on surface covered by pectines; sternites IV–VI with weak, smooth remnants of outer lateral carinae near posterior margins, adjacent to spiracles; sternites IV–VI with wide, posteromedian smooth patch; posterior margins of sternites III–VI with fringe of small, non-contiguous, digitate denticles; sternite VII smooth except for sparse fine granulation on mediolateral and outer lateral areas, median carinae smooth with trace of granulation, lateral carinae strongly granulose; carinae confined to posterior 2/3 of sternite, only median pairs extending to posterior margin; non-marginal macrosetae: III 18 along edges of pectinal contact area, IV 9, V 6, VI 8, VII 6 including 4 stereotypic isolated macrosetae in middle or anterior near outer sides of carinae; 
<emphasis box="[1139,1221,1426,1449]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">females</emphasis>
: sternite III smooth except for finely shagreened areas on surface covered by pectines; sternites IV–VI smooth except for very weakly shagreened anterior lateral corners adjacent to presternite borders; sternite VII smooth; carinae obsolete on sternites III–V, reduced to smooth posterior wrinkles on medial sides of spiracles on VI; posterior marginal denticles of sternites III–VI much smaller than in males; sternite VII with two pairs of carinae, medial pair smooth, lateral pair smooth anteriorly, weakly granulate posteriorly; non-marginal macrosetae: III 24–27, IV 10- 13, V 6–10, VI 6–7, VII 6; mesosoma wider in female than male.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,996,1824,1847]" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Metasoma</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[1021,1187,1824,1847]" captionStart="Figures 262–263" captionStartId="53.[192,278,1533,1556]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1504]" captionTargetId="figure-167@53.[192,1440,192,1503]" captionTargetPageId="53" captionText="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118914" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118914/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">Figs. 262–263</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1207,1304,1824,1847]" captionStart="Figures 266–267" captionStartId="55.[192,278,1528,1551]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1498]" captionTargetId="figure-79@55.[192,1440,192,1498]" captionTargetPageId="55" captionText="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118920" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118920/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">266–267</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1324,1367,1824,1847]" captionStart="Figures 270" captionStartId="58.[192,278,1830,1853]" captionTargetBox="[320,1297,196,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-54@58.[321,1297,196,1800]" captionTargetPageId="58" captionText="Figures 270: Habitus of juvenile female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Dorsal aspect, showing juvenile color pattern. Oman, east of Jabal Qamr, coastal wadi, 16°53.71'N 53°48.75'E, 28.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. White light illumination. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118924" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118924/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">270</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 320–325" captionStartId="63.[192,278,1469,1492]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-399@63.[192,1440,192,1439]" captionTargetPageId="63" captionText="Figures 320–325: Metasoma and telson of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 320–322. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (320), right lateral (321) and ventral (322) aspects. Figs. 323–325. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (323), right lateral (324) and ventral (325) aspects. Scale bars: 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118934" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118934/files/figure.png" pageId="57" pageNumber="56">320– 325</figureCitation>
). Length about equal to prosoma and mesosoma, metasoma + telson L/ carapace L 
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5.62, 
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4.95–5.07; segments moderately robust; 
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: segment I with 10 complete carinae, II with 10 carinae, 8 complete, lateral median carinae distinct only on posterior 3/4, III with 10 carinae, 8 complete, lateral median carinae distinct only on posterior 1/2, IV with 8 carinae, lateral median carinae absent, V with 3 carinae; most carinae granulate or weakly crenulate; in male, ventrolateral and ventromedian carinae on segment I weakly granular; in females, ventrolateral and ventromedian carinae on segment I smooth, on segment II weakly granular, more smooth anteriorly; ventrolateral carinae on segment V with gradual, slight increase in size of granules posteriorly; segment V with ventromedian carinae composed of linear series of granules, not bifurcating, ventrosubmedian carinae indistinct, positions only indicated by granules; lateral anal margin with 2 blunt granules or lobes, ventral anal margin with 13–20 granules; 
<emphasis box="[251,475,1592,1615]" italics="true" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">intercarinal surfaces</emphasis>
: lateral and ventral aspects of segments I–IV mostly smooth with sparse granulation or isolated granules; dorsolateral and lateral surfaces of segments II–VI weakly rugose; segment V with sparse coarse granulation on ventral surface, smooth on lateral surface, male with posterior 1/4 of ventral surface smooth on either side of ventromedian carina; dorsal surfaces of all segments smooth in male, smooth or weakly rugose in female; 
<emphasis box="[483,568,1838,1861]" italics="true" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">setation</emphasis>
: all segments equipped with scattered long, curved, golden macrosetae on all aspects, most located near or on carinae, setae of similar length in both sexes; metasoma V dorsolateral margins with 15 macrosetae in male, 
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females.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,333,1830,1853]" pageId="58" pageNumber="57">Figures 270:</emphasis>
Habitus of juvenile female 
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Dorsal aspect, showing juvenile color pattern. Oman, east of Jabal Qamr, coastal wadi, 16°53.71'N 53°48.75'E, 28.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. White light illumination. Scale bar: 5 mm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,392,1510,1533]" pageId="59" pageNumber="58">Figures 271–294:</emphasis>
Pedipalp of 
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis box="[735,810,1512,1533]" italics="true" pageId="59" pageNumber="58">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[888,1038,1512,1533]" pageId="59" pageNumber="58">Figs. 271–282.</emphasis>
Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (271–273), external (274–276), ventral (277–279) and internal (280–282) aspect of femur (271, 274, 277, 280), patella (272, 275, 278, 281) and chela (273, 276, 279, 282). 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[498,643,1562,1583]" pageId="59" pageNumber="58">Figs. 283–294.</emphasis>
Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (283–285), external (286–288), ventral (289–291) and internal (292–294) aspect of femur (283, 286, 289, 292), patella (284, 287, 290, 293) and chela (285, 288, 291, 294). Scale bars: 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph blockId="60.[192,1441,1758,1905]" pageId="60" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,390,1758,1781]" pageId="60" pageNumber="59">Figures 295–312:</emphasis>
Trichobothrial maps and chela finger dentition of 
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<emphasis box="[899,1012,1759,1780]" italics="true" pageId="60" pageNumber="59">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[1098,1173,1759,1780]" italics="true" pageId="60" pageNumber="59">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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Holotype male (♂): dorsal (295), external (296) and ventrointernal (297) aspect of chela; dorsal (301) and external (302) aspect of patella; dorsal (307), external (308) and internal (309) aspect of femur; dentition of movable finger (MF) (303) and fixed finger (FF) (304). Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7: dorsal (298), external (299) and ventrointernal (300) aspect of chela; dorsal (305) and external (306) aspect of patella; internal (310), dorsal (311) and external (312) aspect of femur. Scale bars: 1 mm (♂, ♂ dentition, ♀).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,388,1400,1423]" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Figures 313–316:</emphasis>
Leg tarsi and tibiae of male 
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<emphasis box="[676,790,1402,1423]" italics="true" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[871,946,1402,1423]" italics="true" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">xanthus</emphasis>
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Holotype male (♂). Retrolateral aspect, left leg I (313), II (314), III (315), IV (316) tibia, basitarsus and telotarsus. White light illumination. Scale bar: 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph blockId="61.[830,1440,1500,1891]" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,954,1592,1615]" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Telson</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[977,1139,1592,1615]" captionStart="Figures 262–263" captionStartId="53.[192,278,1533,1556]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1504]" captionTargetId="figure-167@53.[192,1440,192,1503]" captionTargetPageId="53" captionText="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118914" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118914/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Figs. 262–263</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1157,1252,1592,1615]" captionStart="Figures 266–267" captionStartId="55.[192,278,1528,1551]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1498]" captionTargetId="figure-79@55.[192,1440,192,1498]" captionTargetPageId="55" captionText="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118920" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118920/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">266–267</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1271,1314,1592,1615]" captionStart="Figures 270" captionStartId="58.[192,278,1830,1853]" captionTargetBox="[320,1297,196,1801]" captionTargetId="figure-54@58.[321,1297,196,1800]" captionTargetPageId="58" captionText="Figures 270: Habitus of juvenile female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Dorsal aspect, showing juvenile color pattern. Oman, east of Jabal Qamr, coastal wadi, 16°53.71'N 53°48.75'E, 28.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. White light illumination. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118924" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118924/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">270</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1331,1426,1592,1615]" captionStart="Figures 320–325" captionStartId="63.[192,278,1469,1492]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1440]" captionTargetId="figure-399@63.[192,1440,192,1439]" captionTargetPageId="63" captionText="Figures 320–325: Metasoma and telson of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 320–322. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (320), right lateral (321) and ventral (322) aspects. Figs. 323–325. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (323), right lateral (324) and ventral (325) aspects. Scale bars: 2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118934" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118934/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">320–325</figureCitation>
). Vesicle smooth dorsally and laterally, mostly smooth ventrally except for a few granules at anterior end; small indentations at setal insertion points; bulbous, with steep posterior slope, subaculear tubercle absent, but slight ridge indicates trace of tubercle; several long macrosetae on lateral and ventral surfaces; aculeus slightly shorter than vesicle.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,989,1838,1861]" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Pedipalps</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[1011,1171,1838,1861]" captionStart-0="Figures 271–294" captionStart-1="Figures 295–312" captionStartId-0="59.[192,278,1510,1533]" captionStartId-1="60.[192,278,1758,1781]" captionTargetBox-0="[191,1440,191,1481]" captionTargetBox-1="[204,1398,197,1709]" captionTargetId-0="figure-354@59.[192,1440,192,1480]" captionTargetId-1="figure-12@60.[204,1420,171,1728]" captionTargetPageId-0="59" captionTargetPageId-1="60" captionText-0="Figures 271–294: Pedipalp of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 271–282. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (271–273), external (274–276), ventral (277–279) and internal (280–282) aspect of femur (271, 274, 277, 280), patella (272, 275, 278, 281) and chela (273, 276, 279, 282). Figs. 283–294. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (283–285), external (286–288), ventral (289–291) and internal (292–294) aspect of femur (283, 286, 289, 292), patella (284, 287, 290, 293) and chela (285, 288, 291, 294). Scale bars: 1 mm." captionText-1="Figures 295–312: Trichobothrial maps and chela finger dentition of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂): dorsal (295), external (296) and ventrointernal (297) aspect of chela; dorsal (301) and external (302) aspect of patella; dorsal (307), external (308) and internal (309) aspect of femur; dentition of movable finger (MF) (303) and fixed finger (FF) (304). Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7: dorsal (298), external (299) and ventrointernal (300) aspect of chela; dorsal (305) and external (306) aspect of patella; internal (310), dorsal (311) and external (312) aspect of femur. Scale bars: 1 mm (♂, ♂ dentition, ♀)." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118926" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118928" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/7118926/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/7118928/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Figs. 271–312</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis box="[1198,1253,1838,1861]" italics="true" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Male</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[1275,1433,1838,1861]" captionStart="Figures 271–294" captionStartId="59.[192,278,1510,1533]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1481]" captionTargetId="figure-354@59.[192,1440,192,1480]" captionTargetPageId="59" captionText="Figures 271–294: Pedipalp of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 271–282. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (271–273), external (274–276), ventral (277–279) and internal (280–282) aspect of femur (271, 274, 277, 280), patella (272, 275, 278, 281) and chela (273, 276, 279, 282). Figs. 283–294. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (283–285), external (286–288), ventral (289–291) and internal (292–294) aspect of femur (283, 286, 289, 292), patella (284, 287, 290, 293) and chela (285, 288, 291, 294). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118926" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118926/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Figs. 271–282</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[830,1139,1868,1891]" captionStart="Figures 295–312" captionStartId="60.[192,278,1758,1781]" captionTargetBox="[204,1398,197,1709]" captionTargetId="figure-12@60.[204,1420,171,1728]" captionTargetPageId="60" captionText="Figures 295–312: Trichobothrial maps and chela finger dentition of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂): dorsal (295), external (296) and ventrointernal (297) aspect of chela; dorsal (301) and external (302) aspect of patella; dorsal (307), external (308) and internal (309) aspect of femur; dentition of movable finger (MF) (303) and fixed finger (FF) (304). Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7: dorsal (298), external (299) and ventrointernal (300) aspect of chela; dorsal (305) and external (306) aspect of patella; internal (310), dorsal (311) and external (312) aspect of femur. Scale bars: 1 mm (♂, ♂ dentition, ♀)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118928" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118928/files/figure.png" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">295–297, 301–304, 307–309</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis box="[1166,1237,1868,1891]" italics="true" pageId="61" pageNumber="60">Femur</emphasis>
: L/ 
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; dorsointernal, dorsoexternal and ventrointernal carinae strong, with regular coarse granulation; external carina a broad ridge, smooth or with isolated weak granules; internal carina moderate, with coarse granules; intercarinal surfaces smooth; 9–10 accessory macrosetae on distal external surface; 
<emphasis box="[383,457,1438,1461]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">patella</emphasis>
: L/ 
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; dorsointernal, dorsomedian and external carinae moderate, smooth; dorsoexternal carina weak, smooth; internal carina moderate, weakly granulated; other carinae obsolete, ventromedian and ventroexternal carinae barely visible as smooth traces of thickened integument; intercarinal surfaces smooth; 
<emphasis box="[289,347,1622,1645]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">chela</emphasis>
: slender, L/ 
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, all carinae obsolete, surface smooth with sparse macrosetae and microsetae; 9 primary denticle subrows on movable fingers, 8 on fixed fingers, total count of non-enlarged primary denticles on movable fingers 43–51 (N = 4 fingers), on fixed fingers 40–52 (N = 3 fingers, 1 malformed finger excluded); denticle subrows except proximal flanked by internal and external accessory denticles, 6–9 internal or external accessory denticles on movable finger, 7–8 on fixed finger. 
<emphasis box="[970,1050,1284,1307]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Female</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[1066,1219,1284,1307]" captionStart="Figures 271–294" captionStartId="59.[192,278,1510,1533]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1481]" captionTargetId="figure-354@59.[192,1440,192,1480]" captionTargetPageId="59" captionText="Figures 271–294: Pedipalp of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Figs. 271–282. Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (271–273), external (274–276), ventral (277–279) and internal (280–282) aspect of femur (271, 274, 277, 280), patella (272, 275, 278, 281) and chela (273, 276, 279, 282). Figs. 283–294. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (283–285), external (286–288), ventral (289–291) and internal (292–294) aspect of femur (283, 286, 289, 292), patella (284, 287, 290, 293) and chela (285, 288, 291, 294). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118926" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118926/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Figs. 283–294</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 295–312" captionStartId="60.[192,278,1758,1781]" captionTargetBox="[204,1398,197,1709]" captionTargetId="figure-12@60.[204,1420,171,1728]" captionTargetPageId="60" captionText="Figures 295–312: Trichobothrial maps and chela finger dentition of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂): dorsal (295), external (296) and ventrointernal (297) aspect of chela; dorsal (301) and external (302) aspect of patella; dorsal (307), external (308) and internal (309) aspect of femur; dentition of movable finger (MF) (303) and fixed finger (FF) (304). Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7: dorsal (298), external (299) and ventrointernal (300) aspect of chela; dorsal (305) and external (306) aspect of patella; internal (310), dorsal (311) and external (312) aspect of femur. Scale bars: 1 mm (♂, ♂ dentition, ♀)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118928" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118928/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">298–300, 305–306, 310–312</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis box="[947,1018,1315,1338]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Femur</emphasis>
: slightly more slender than male, L/ 
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–3.05; carination and surface texture similar to male; 9–11 accessory macrosetae on distal external surface; 
<emphasis box="[928,1002,1407,1430]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">patella</emphasis>
: slightly more robust than male, L/ 
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–2.84; internal carina smooth, other carinae also smooth, as in male; intercarinal surfaces smooth; 
<emphasis box="[1375,1433,1468,1491]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">chela</emphasis>
: more slender than male, L/ 
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–4.71, all carinae obsolete, surface smooth with sparse macrosetae and microsetae; 9–10 primary denticle subrows on movable fingers, 8–9 on fixed fingers, total count of non-enlarged primary denticles on movable fingers 47–55 (N = 8 fingers), on fixed fingers 42–52 (N = 8 fingers); 8–9 internal or external accessory denticles on movable fingers, 7–9 on fixed finger. 
<emphasis box="[1162,1356,1714,1737]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Trichobothriotaxy</emphasis>
: orthobothriotaxic, 
<typeStatus box="[973,1019,1746,1769]" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">type</typeStatus>
Aβ (
<bibRefCitation author="Vachon" box="[1073,1226,1746,1769]" firstAuthor="Vachon" pageId="62" pageNumber="61" pagination="857 - 958" refId="ref36318" refString="VACHON, M. 1974. Etude des caracteres utilises pour classe les familles et les genre de Scorpiones (Arachnides). 1. La trichobothriotaxie en Arachnologie. Sigles trichobothriaux et types de trichobothriotaxie chez les scorpions. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle Paris, Zoologie, (3) 104 (140): 857 - 958." type="journal article" year="1974">Vachon, 1974</bibRefCitation>
) (
<figureCitation box="[1248,1401,1746,1769]" captionStart="Figures 295–312" captionStartId="60.[192,278,1758,1781]" captionTargetBox="[204,1398,197,1709]" captionTargetId="figure-12@60.[204,1420,171,1728]" captionTargetPageId="60" captionText="Figures 295–312: Trichobothrial maps and chela finger dentition of Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂): dorsal (295), external (296) and ventrointernal (297) aspect of chela; dorsal (301) and external (302) aspect of patella; dorsal (307), external (308) and internal (309) aspect of femur; dentition of movable finger (MF) (303) and fixed finger (FF) (304). Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7: dorsal (298), external (299) and ventrointernal (300) aspect of chela; dorsal (305) and external (306) aspect of patella; internal (310), dorsal (311) and external (312) aspect of femur. Scale bars: 1 mm (♂, ♂ dentition, ♀)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118928" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118928/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Figs. 295–312</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,387,1159,1182]" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Figures 317–319:</emphasis>
Hemispermatophore capsule region of 
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<emphasis box="[769,882,1161,1182]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis box="[960,1035,1161,1182]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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Holotype male (♂). Anterior (317), convex (318) and posterior (319) aspects. In convex view (318), the capsule is compressed to show outlines of lobes. White light illumination. Scale bar: 200 µm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,931,1777,1800]" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Legs</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation box="[952,1109,1777,1800]" captionStart="Figures 262–263" captionStartId="53.[192,278,1533,1556]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1504]" captionTargetId="figure-167@53.[192,1440,192,1503]" captionTargetPageId="53" captionText="Figures 262–263: Habitus of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 262. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 263. Ventral aspect. Holotype male (♂). Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118914" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118914/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">Figs. 262–263</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1127,1220,1777,1800]" captionStart="Figures 266–267" captionStartId="55.[192,278,1528,1551]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1498]" captionTargetId="figure-79@55.[192,1440,192,1498]" captionTargetPageId="55" captionText="Figures 266–267: Habitus of female Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Fig. 266. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 267. Ventral aspect. Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Scale bar: 5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118920" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118920/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">266–267</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation box="[1239,1337,1777,1800]" captionStart="Figures 313–316" captionStartId="61.[192,278,1400,1423]" captionTargetBox="[191,1440,191,1370]" captionTargetId="figure-421@61.[192,1439,192,1370]" captionTargetPageId="61" captionText="Figures 313–316: Leg tarsi and tibiae of male Xenobuthus gen. n. xanthus sp. n. Holotype male (♂). Retrolateral aspect, left leg I (313), II (314), III (315), IV (316) tibia, basitarsus and telotarsus. White light illumination. Scale bar: 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7118930" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7118930/files/figure.png" pageId="62" pageNumber="61">313–316</figureCitation>
). Inferior carinae finely serrate-denticulate on femora, other carinae on femora weakly, finely granulate; prolateral surfaces of femora with sparse fine granulation proximally, smooth distally, carinae in females becoming indistinct in proximal granular areas; patellae with weakly crenulate-denticulate inferior carinae, other carinae smooth, prolateral surfaces smooth; tibia III–IV with spurs; retrolateral tarsal spurs simple, prolateral tarsal spurs basally bifurcate; basitarsi I/II/III with 7–8/9– 12/11–14 long retrosuperior macrosetae arranged in bristle-combs; ventral surface of telotarsi with dual rows of long, fine macrosetae, but dual row condition may often be confined to only basal portion on basitarsi I–III, with single file of setae in distal portion; tarsal ungues moderately long.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,387,1469,1492]" pageId="63" pageNumber="62">Figures 320–325:</emphasis>
Metasoma and telson of 
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<emphasis box="[633,746,1471,1492]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="62">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[824,899,1471,1492]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="62">xanthus</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[964,1109,1471,1492]" pageId="63" pageNumber="62">Figs. 320–322.</emphasis>
Holotype male (♂). Dorsal (320), right lateral (321) and ventral (322) aspects. 
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Paratype female (♀), #2 in Table 7. Dorsal (323), right lateral (324) and ventral (325) aspects. Scale bars: 2 mm.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,1053,1659,1682]" pageId="63" pageNumber="62">Measurements.</emphasis>
See 
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[878,995,1690,1713]" pageId="63" pageNumber="62">Variation.</emphasis>
Coloration, morphometric and meristic variation as described above and in 
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.
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DISTRIBUTION. Known only from Jabal Samhan, Jabal Qara and Jabal Qamr, and adjacent coastal sites in 
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, 
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[245,412,221,275]" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Measurements (mm)</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName authority="(Pocock, 1895)" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Pocock" baseAuthorityYear="1895" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Xenobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="anthracinus">
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[514,787,202,226]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Xenobuthus anthracinus</emphasis>
(
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♂ ♀
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[949,1326,217,241]" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[949,1083,217,241]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1170,1259,217,241]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">xanthus</emphasis>
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♂ 
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♀ 
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♀ 
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<th box="[214,443,314,335]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Total L</th>
<td box="[479,630,314,335]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">36.17</td>
<td box="[671,822,314,335]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">47.80</td>
<td box="[863,1014,314,335]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">38.15</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,314,335]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">39.62</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,314,335]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">44.75</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,355,376]" gridrow="2" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,355,376]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Metasoma + Telson L</th>
<td box="[479,630,355,376]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">22.20</td>
<td box="[671,822,355,376]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">27.80</td>
<td box="[863,1014,355,376]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">24.10</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,355,376]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">21.86</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,355,376]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">26.40</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,397,418]" gridrow="3" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,397,418]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Carapace L</th>
<td box="[479,630,397,418]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.17</td>
<td box="[671,822,397,418]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.27</td>
<td box="[863,1014,397,418]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.29</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,397,418]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.42</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,397,418]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.21</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,439,460]" gridrow="4" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,439,460]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Carapace anterior W</th>
<td box="[479,630,439,460]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.12</td>
<td box="[671,822,439,460]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.82</td>
<td box="[863,1014,439,460]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.12</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,439,460]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.29</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,439,460]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.67</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,481,502]" gridrow="5" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,481,502]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Carapace posterior W</th>
<td box="[479,630,481,502]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.54</td>
<td box="[671,822,481,502]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">6.32</td>
<td box="[863,1014,481,502]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.13</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,481,502]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.08</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,481,502]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">6.41</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,522,543]" gridrow="6" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,522,543]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Carapace preocular L</th>
<td box="[479,630,522,543]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">1.78</td>
<td box="[671,822,522,543]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.38</td>
<td box="[863,1014,522,543]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">1.76</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,522,543]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">1.85</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,522,543]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.41</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,564,585]" gridrow="7" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
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<td box="[479,630,564,585]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.18/ 3.17/ 2.51</td>
<td box="[671,822,564,585]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.38/ 4.21/ 3.25</td>
<td box="[863,1014,564,585]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.93/ 3.17/ 2.58</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,564,585]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.75/ 3.17/ 2.63</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,564,585]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.33/ 3.74 / 3.17</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,606,627]" gridrow="8" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,606,627]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Metasoma II L/W/D</th>
<td box="[479,630,606,627]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.23/3.17 /2.59</td>
<td box="[671,822,606,627]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.00/ 4.13/3.25</td>
<td box="[863,1014,606,627]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.46/3.07 /2.67</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,606,627]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.17/ 2.96/ 2.50</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,606,627]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.75/ 3.58/ 3.00</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,648,669]" gridrow="9" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,648,669]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Metasoma III L/W/D</th>
<td box="[479,630,648,669]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.50/ 3.21/ 2.58</td>
<td box="[671,822,648,669]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.18/ 4.17/ 3.29</td>
<td box="[863,1014,648,669]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.67/ 3.03/ 2.67</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,648,669]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.29/ 2.92/ 2.50</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,648,669]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.96/ 3.45/ 3.09</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,689,710]" gridrow="10" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,689,710]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Metasoma IV L/W/D</th>
<td box="[479,630,689,710]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.08/ 2.96/ 2.42</td>
<td box="[671,822,689,710]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.00/ 3.71/ 3.13</td>
<td box="[863,1014,689,710]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.38/ 2.89/ 2.45</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,689,710]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.83/ 2.85/ 2.38</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,689,710]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.59/ 3.24/ 2.83</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,731,752]" gridrow="11" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,731,752]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Metasoma V L/W/D</th>
<td box="[479,630,731,752]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.92/ 2.96/ 2.27</td>
<td box="[671,822,731,752]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.93/ 3.71/ 2.92</td>
<td box="[863,1014,731,752]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.29/ 2.75/ 2.17</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,731,752]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.50/ 2.85/ 2.25</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,731,752]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.67/ 3.25/ 2.64</td>
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<th box="[214,443,773,794]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Telson L</th>
<td box="[479,630,773,794]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.58</td>
<td box="[671,822,773,794]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.55</td>
<td box="[863,1014,773,794]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.46</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,773,794]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.71</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,773,794]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.58</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,814,835]" gridrow="13" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,814,835]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Vesicle L/W/D</th>
<td box="[479,630,814,835]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.66/ 2.10/ 1.87</td>
<td box="[671,822,814,835]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.17/ 2.71/ 2.46</td>
<td box="[863,1014,814,835]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.54/ 1.94/ 1.78</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,814,835]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.79/ 2.27/ 2.00</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,814,835]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.42/ 2.83/ 2.57</td>
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<td box="[479,630,856,877]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">6.19</td>
<td box="[671,822,856,877]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">7.43</td>
<td box="[863,1014,856,877]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">6.08</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,856,877]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">6.16</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,856,877]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">7.28</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,898,919]" gridrow="15" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,898,919]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Chela movable finger L</th>
<td box="[479,630,898,919]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.79</td>
<td box="[671,822,898,919]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.63</td>
<td box="[863,1014,898,919]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.74</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,898,919]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.75</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,898,919]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.48</td>
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<th box="[214,443,940,961]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Chela fixed finger L</th>
<td box="[479,630,940,961]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.00</td>
<td box="[671,822,940,961]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.67</td>
<td box="[863,1014,940,961]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.88</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,940,961]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.92</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,940,961]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.39</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,981,1036]" gridrow="17" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,981,1036]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Chela manus ventral L/W/D</th>
<td box="[479,630,981,1036]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.61/ 1.45/ 1.63</td>
<td box="[671,822,981,1036]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.90/ 1.61/ 1.80</td>
<td box="[863,1014,981,1036]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.57/ 1.43/ 1.57</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,981,1036]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.49/ 1.31/ 1.48</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,981,1036]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">2.98/ 1.63/ 1.84</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,1057,1078]" gridrow="18" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,1057,1078]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Pedipalp femur L/W</th>
<td box="[479,630,1057,1078]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.33/ 1.10</td>
<td box="[671,822,1057,1078]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.92/ 1.47</td>
<td box="[863,1014,1057,1078]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.33/ 1.16</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,1057,1078]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.42/ 1.14</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,1057,1078]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.17/ 1.37</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,1099,1120]" gridrow="19" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,1099,1120]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Pedipalp patella L/W</th>
<td box="[479,630,1099,1120]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.15/ 1.43</td>
<td box="[671,822,1099,1120]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.85/ 1.88</td>
<td box="[863,1014,1099,1120]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.25/ 1.48</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,1099,1120]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.17/ 1.47</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,1099,1120]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">5.01/1.85</td>
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<tr box="[214,1411,1141,1162]" gridrow="20" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,1141,1162]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Pectine length</th>
<td box="[479,630,1141,1162]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.83</td>
<td box="[671,822,1141,1162]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.33</td>
<td box="[863,1014,1141,1162]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.43</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,1141,1162]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">3.92</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,1141,1162]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">4.58</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[214,1411,1182,1231]" gridrow="21" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<th box="[214,443,1182,1231]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Pectine teeth (left/ right)</th>
<td box="[479,630,1182,1231]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">19/ 20</td>
<td box="[671,822,1182,1231]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">19/ 19</td>
<td box="[863,1014,1182,1231]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">20/ 21</td>
<td box="[1055,1206,1182,1231]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">20/19</td>
<td box="[1251,1411,1182,1231]" gridcol="5" gridrow="21" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">20/ 18</td>
</tr>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[192,292,1269,1292]" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Table 7:</emphasis>
Measurements of adults of 
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<emphasis box="[590,831,1271,1292]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Xenobuthus anthracinus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Pocock" box="[849,988,1271,1292]" firstAuthor="Pocock" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" pagination="292 - 316" refId="ref35417" refString="POCOCK, R. I. 1895. On the Arachnida and Myriopoda obtained by Dr. Anderson's collector during Mr T. Brent's expedition to the Hadramaut, South Arabia, with a supplement upon the scorpions obtained by Dr. Anderson in Egypt and the Eastern Soudan. Journal of the Linnean Society, 25: 292 - 316." type="journal article" year="1895">Pocock, 1895</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis box="[1054,1167,1271,1292]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Xenobuthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1180,1251,1271,1292]" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" rank="genus">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<taxonomicName authority="Lowe, 2018" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" box="[1263,1338,1271,1292]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Xenobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xanthus" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis box="[1263,1338,1271,1292]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1350,1408,1271,1292]" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<taxonomicName authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Pocock" baseAuthorityYear="1895" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Xenobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="anthracinus">
<emphasis box="[1419,1434,1271,1292]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">X</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis box="[192,307,1296,1317]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">anthracinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male (♂): Oman, S of Thumrait; Nejd Desert, 17°30.77'N 54°2.82' E, 19.X.1993, leg. G. Lowe; female (♀): Oman, S of Thumrait; Nejd Desert, 17°30.76'N 54°2.76' E, 16.X.1993, leg. G. Lowe. 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" box="[952,1054,1320,1341]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Xenobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xanthus">
<emphasis box="[952,967,1320,1341]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">X</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis box="[979,1054,1320,1341]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: holotype male (♂): Oman, Jabal Zulul, 17°57.12'N 55°39.28' E, 26.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher; paratype females (♀): #1: Wadi Ara, Jabal Samhan, 17°16'N 54°57'E, 2.II.1994, leg. M.R. Brown; #2, Oman, Wadi Shuwaymiyah, 17°55.94'N 55°31.47'E, 25.IX.1995, leg. G. Lowe, M.D. Gallagher. Abbreviations: L, length; W, width, D depth.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection pageId="64" pageNumber="63" type="biology_ecology">
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ECOLOGY. It has a preference for mesic habitats, being found in sandy wadis and rocky slopes with vegetation and moisture. Specimens taken by day were sheltering under rocks. The yellow color of the body would blend well with lighter substrates where it was collected, while the dark brown/ black posterior metasoma and telson would stand out in contrast. Similar bicolored patterns seem to have evolved independently in various other buthids (e.g. 
<taxonomicName box="[356,635,1714,1737]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Buthacus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nigroaculeatus">
<emphasis box="[356,635,1714,1737]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Buthacus nigroaculeatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Pocock" baseAuthorityYear="1898" class="Insecta" family="Cerambycidae" genus="Centruroides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bicolor">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Centruroides bicolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis box="[284,365,1745,1768]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Leiurus</emphasis>
spp.
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Vachon" baseAuthorityYear="1980" box="[431,610,1745,1768]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Hottentotta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="salei">
<emphasis box="[431,610,1745,1768]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Hottentotta salei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Simon" baseAuthorityYear="1880" box="[625,734,1745,1768]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Hottentotta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="saulcyi">
<emphasis box="[625,644,1745,1768]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">H</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis box="[658,734,1745,1768]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">saulcyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, etc.), and may be adaptive in leading visually guided vertebrate predators of scorpions away from the more vulnerable mesosoma, and towards the venom-wielding telson which can deliver mammal-specific defensive toxins. Recorded elevation range was 
<quantity box="[1181,1317,1469,1492]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.325" metricValueMax="10.5" metricValueMin="0.15" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" unit="m" value="532.5" valueMax="1050.0" valueMin="15.0">15–1,050 m</quantity>
. Scorpions that occurred together with 
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<emphasis box="[1138,1154,1499,1522]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">X</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis box="[1171,1254,1499,1522]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">xanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were: 
<taxonomicName authority="Lowe, 2018" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2018" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Butheolus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="harrisoni" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Butheolus harrisoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[939,1002,1530,1553]" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[939,1002,1530,1553]" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName authority="(Simon, 1882)" baseAuthorityName="Simon" baseAuthorityYear="1882" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Compsobuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acutecarinatus">
<emphasis box="[1019,1346,1530,1553]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Compsobuthus acutecarinatus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Simon" firstAuthor="Simon" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" pagination="207 - 260" refId="ref35698" refString="SIMON, E. 1882. Etude sur les Arachnides de l'Yemen meridional. Viaggio ad Assab nel Mar Rosso, dei Signori G. Doria ed O. Beccari con il R. Avviso ' Esploratore' dal 16 nov. 1879 al 26 feb. 1880. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 18: 207 - 260." type="journal article" year="1882">Simon, 1882</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName authority="(Vachon, 1980)" baseAuthorityName="Vachon" baseAuthorityYear="1980" box="[923,1331,1561,1584]" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Hottentotta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="salei">
<emphasis box="[923,1119,1561,1584]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Hottentotta salei</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Vachon" box="[1151,1323,1561,1584]" firstAuthor="Vachon" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" pagination="251 - 263" refId="ref36437" refString="VACHON, M. 1980. Scorpions du Dhofar. The Scientific Results of the Oman Flora and Fauna Survey 1977 (Dhofar). Journal of Oman Studies. Special Report, 2: 251 - 263." type="journal article" year="1980">Vachon, 1980</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName authority="Lowe et al., 2014" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2014" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Leiurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="haenggii">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Leiurus haenggii</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="Lowe" box="[931,1121,1591,1614]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Lowe" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" pagination="1 - 129" refId="ref35151" refString="LOWE, G., E. A. YAGMUR &amp; F. KOVARIK. 2014. A review of the genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with description of four new species from the Arabian Peninsula. Euscorpius, 191: 1 - 129." type="journal article" year="2014">Lowe et al., 2014</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName authority="Lowe, 2010" authorityName="Lowe" authorityYear="2010" class="Arachnida" family="Buthidae" genus="Microbuthus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kristensenorum">
<emphasis box="[1132,1440,1591,1614]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Microbuthus kristensenorum</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="LOWE, G." box="[830,960,1622,1645]" journalOrPublisher="Euscorpius" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" pagination="1 - 53" part="93" refId="ref35042" refString="LOWE, G. 2010 a. New picobuthoid scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Oman. Euscorpius, 93: 1 - 53." title="New picobuthoid scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Oman" type="journal article" year="2010">Lowe, 2010</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
<taxonomicName authority="Vachon, 1980" authorityName="Vachon" authorityYear="1980" box="[1016,1304,1622,1645]" class="Arachnida" family="Diplocentridae" genus="Nebo" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="whitei">
<emphasis box="[1016,1144,1622,1645]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="63">Nebo whitei</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="Vachon" box="[1151,1304,1622,1645]" firstAuthor="Vachon" pageId="64" pageNumber="63" pagination="251 - 263" refId="ref36437" refString="VACHON, M. 1980. Scorpions du Dhofar. The Scientific Results of the Oman Flora and Fauna Survey 1977 (Dhofar). Journal of Oman Studies. Special Report, 2: 251 - 263." type="journal article" year="1980">Vachon, 1980</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
.
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