Mesobuthus eupeus persicus (Pocock, 1899)

Navidpour, Shahrokh, Fet, Victor, Kovařík, František & Soleglad, Michael E., 2012, Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part VIII. Fars Province, Euscorpius 139, pp. 1-29 : 10-12

Mesobuthus eupeus persicus (Pocock, 1899)

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Buthus caucasicus persicus Pocock, 1899: 404 ; Pocock, 1900: 19.

Buthus eupeus persicus: Birula, 1905a: 119 , 122, 124– 126; Birula, 1918: 10–13, figs. 1–2, 6.

Mesobuthus eupeus persicus: Vachon, 1959: 155 , fig. 37; Vachon, 1966: 212; Habibi, 1971: 44; Farzanpay, 1988: 38; Fet, 1994: 527; Kovařík, 1997a: 49; Kovařík, 1998: 114; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 174; Navidpour et al., 2011: 9, figs. 2, 6, 12, 41–44.

Mesobuthus caucasicus persicus: Pérez Minocci, 1974: 25 ; Capes & Fet, 2001: 303.

=? Buthus eupeus kirmanensis Birula, 1900: 364 (see Fet & Lowe, 2000: 173). Buthus (Buthus) eupeus kirmanensis: Birula, 1917: 239 ; Birula, 1918: 14. Mesobuthus eupeus kirmanensis: Vachon, 1959: 155 ; Vachon, 1966: 212; Habibi, 1971: 43; Farzanpay, 1988: 38; Fet, 1994: 527; Kovařík, 1997a: 49; Kovařík, 1998: 114; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 173; Mirshamsi et al., 2011: 9. =? Buthus pachysoma Birula, 1900: 370 (syn. by Navidpour et al., 2011: 9). Buthus eupeus pachysoma: Birula, 1905a: 128 . Buthus (Buthus) eupeus pachysoma: Birula, 1917: 239 . Mesobuthus eupeus pachysoma: Vachon, 1959: 155 ; Vachon, 1966: 212; Habibi, 1971: 43; Farzanpay, 1988: 38; Fet, 1994: 527; Kovařík, 1997a: 49; Kovařík, 1998: 114; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 174.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Persia, now Iran, East Azarbaijan , Seir, E side of Lake Urmia (Urmi); BMNH .

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, East Azarbaijan Province, Seir, Lake Urmi , 1♀ lectotype, BMNH No. 1900.1,15 .

FARS PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Fars Province , 10 km E of Sivand, 30º05'N 52º55'E, ca 1700 m a.s.l., 29.-30.IV.1996 , 1♀ ( FKCP), leg. M. Kaftan; Rustai Kanj , 28°10'N 55°26'E (altered), 760 m a.s.l., 19.IV.2000 , 1♀ ( FKCP), leg. M. Kaftan; 10 km S of Firuz Abad , 28°55'N 52°31'E, 1412 m a.s.l., 20.- 21.IV.2000 , 1♀ ( FKCP), leg. J. Šobotník; Kazeroon- Farashband , Safar Hussain Village, 29°00'28"N 52°22'21"E, 761 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-845), IX.2008 , 1♂ 3♀ 2juvs. ( RRLS) , 3♂ 1im. ( FKCP), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Firoozabad – Gheer road, 29°25'49"N 52°55'04"E, 1251 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-852), IX.2008 , 2♂ 2♀ ( RRLS), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour; Meymand-Firoozabad road, 29°47'32"N 52°49'41"E, 1441 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-853-4), IX.2008 , 2♂ 1♀ ( RRLS), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour; Abadeh , Semirom road, 31°08'03"N 52°19'50"E, 2288 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-857), IX.2008 , 3♂ 1♀ ( RRLS) , 4♂ ( FKCP), leg. Masihipour, Hayader, Bahrani; Abadeh , Semirom road, 31°44'N 52°12'E (altered), 1862 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-858), IX.2008 , 4♂ ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader & Bahrani; Pasargad , Saadat Shahr, 30°17'59"N 52°10'29"E, 1862 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-859), IX.2008 , 6♂ 1♀ 4juvs. ( RRLS) , 2♂ ( FKCP), leg. Masihipour, Hayader, Bahrani; Khonj , 28°25'00"N 53°03' 29"E, 731 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-863), X.2008 , 16♂ 12♀ 4juvs ( RRLS), leg. Masihipour, Hayader & Bahrani; Gheer-Khonj , Seifabad Village, 28°14'39"N 53°06'28"E, 639 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-864), X.2008 , 1♂ ( RRLS), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Gheer-Khonj , Kahnooyeh Village, 29°07'55"N 53°08' 22"E, 578 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-865), X.2008 , 5♂ 6♀ ( RRLS) , 2♀ ( FKCP), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Gheer-Khonj , Oskooyeh Village, 29°06'03"N 53°12'39"E, 581 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa- 866), X.2008 , 2♂ ( RRLS) , 1♀ 1juv. ( FKCP), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Gheer- Khonj , 28°14'34"N 53°06'41"E, 638 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-867), X.2008 , 12♂ 17♀ 2juvs. ( RRLS) , 1♂ 3♀ 1im. ( FKCP), leg. Hayader, Bahrani, Masihipour & Habibzadeh; Gheer , 28°15'16"N 53°05'04"E, 657 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-868), X.2008 , 4♂ 1♀ im. ( RRLS), leg. Hayader, Bahrani, Masihipour & Habibzadeh; Gheer-Khonj , Mozafary Village, 29°24'21"N 53°03' 04"E, 581 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-869), X.2008 , 15♂ 13♀ 2juvs. ( RRLS) , 5♀ ( FKCP), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Gheer-Hengam road, 28°30'20"N 52°53'48"E, 1170 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-870), X.2008 , 3♂ 9♀ 1juv. ( RRLS), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Gheer-Hengam road, 28°32'36"N 52°47'54"E, 1173 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-871), X.2008 , 6♂ 8♀ 10juvs. ( RRLS) , 1juv. ( FKCP), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Gheer-Hengam road, 28°27'28"N 52°37'31"E, 817 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-872), X.2008 , 3♂ ( RRLS), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Gheer-Hengam road, 28°27'51"N 52°40'13"E, 928 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-872a), X.2008 , 3♀ ( RRLS), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Gheer- Hengam road, 29°31'07"N 52°52'02"E, 987 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-875), X.2008 , 5♀ ( RRLS) , 2♀ ( FKCP), leg. Bahrani, Habibzadeh, Masihipour & Hayader; Juym-Lar , 28°14'45"N 54°03'15"E, 732 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa-877), X.2008 , 1♀ ( RRLS), leg. Habibzadeh, Hayader & Masihipour; Juym-Lar , Banaruyeh, 29°05'39"N 54°06'16"E, 864 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Fa- 878), X.2008, 2 juvs. ( RRLS) , 1juv. ( FKCP), leg. Habibzadeh, Hayader & Masihipour.

DISTRIBUTION: Iran, East Azarbaijan (Pocock, 1899: 404), Fars (first report), Kerman, Sistan & Baluchistan ( Birula, 1900: 364; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 173) and Yazd (Mirshamsi et al., 2011: 9) Provinces; Pakistan (Pocock, 1900: 20) .