Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880)

Navidpour, Shahrokh, Nayebzadeh ², Hassan H., Soleglad, Michael E., Fet, Victor, Kovařík, František & Kayedi, Mohammad Hassan, 2010, Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part VI. Lorestan Province, Euscorpius 99 (99), pp. 1-23 : 10-13

Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880)

( Fig. 5 , 15 )

Buthus saulcyi Simon, 1880a: 378 ; Simon, 1880b: 29; Kraepelin, 1899: 18; Kraepelin, 1901: 267; Weidner, 1959: 99.

Buthus (Hottentotta) saulcyi : Birula, 1905a: 136; Birula, 1917: 214; Birula, 1918: 30; Vachon, 1940b: 255.

Buthotus saulcyi : Vachon, 1949: 147 (1952: 233); Vachon, 1959: 134; Pringle, 1960: 79, fig. 5; Khalaf, 1962: 2; Khalaf, 1963: 64; Vachon, 1966: 210; Vachon & Stockmann, 1968: 91; Habibi, 1971: 43; Pérez Minocci, 1974: 21; Farzanpay, 1987: 148; Farzanpay, 1988: 37; El-Hennawy, 1992: 118; Kovařík, 1992: 183; Dupré, Lambert & Gérard, 1998: 70; Akbari et al., 1997: 112; Akbari, 2007: 76, fig. p. 63.

Hottentotta saulcyi : Kovařík, 1997a: 40; Crucitti & Vignoli, 2002: 446, figs. 8–10; Vignoli et al., 2003: 4; Karataş, 2003: 315; Kovařík, 2007: 61, figs. 17, 95–99; Navidpour et al., 2008b: 13, figs. 2, 22, 29– 32; Navidpour et al., 2008c: 8, figs. 9, 17–20; Navidpour et al., 2008d: 5, figs. 4, 7, 19–22; Pirali-Kheirabadi et al., 2009: 6, figs. 9, 16–19.

Hottentotta (Hottentotta) saulcyi : Kovařík, 1998: 110; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 143.

Buthus hottentotta : Kraepelin, 1891: 185 (in part).

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Iraq, Mosul ; MNHN, ZMUH .

LORESTAN PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Lorestan Province , Dorud, 80 km E Horramabad, 33°27'N 49°01'E, 10 June 1999, 1 ♂, leg. P. Kabátek ( FKCP); Koramabad, Roodkhoshke Village, 33°43'50"N 48°29'

53"E, 1717 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1351), October 2009, 4 ♂, 3 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei & M. Bahreei; Aleshtar, Parmake Olya Village, 33°49'10N 48°22'52E, 1834 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1353). October 2009, 1 ♂, 6 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei & M. Bahreei; Azna, Ghale Rostam Village, 33°24'54"N 49°15'46"E, 1970 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1354), October 2009, 4 ♂, 2 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei & M. Bahreei; Koramabad, Nojhiyan, 33°16'14"N 48°31'38"E, 1953 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1355), October 2009, 8 ♂, 4 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. M. H. Kayedi, H. Nayebzadeh & D. Bahreei; Poldokhtar, Valiyeasr Village, 33°05'22"N 47°42'39"E, 735 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1356), October 2009, 2 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. M. H. Kayedi, H. Nayebzadeh & D. Bahreei; Poldokhtar, Zirtang Village, 33°14'12"N 48°12'33"E, 1477 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1358), October 2009, 1 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. M. H. Kayedi, H. Nayebzadeh & D. Bahreei; Koramabad, Shahshah Village, 33°24'39"N 48°18'16"E, 1288 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1359), October 2009, 1 ♂ ( RRLS), leg. M. H. Kayedi, H. Nayebzadeh & D. Bahreei; Noorabad, Zaliabad Village, 34°00'35"N 48°01'39"E, 1890 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1360), October 2009, 1 ♂ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Koramabad, Haftcheshmeh Village, 33°48'39"N 47°46'03"E, 1398 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1362), October 2009, 4 ♂, 1 ♀ ( RRLS), 1 ♀ ( FKCP), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Aligudarz, Shoolabad Village, 33°11'44"N 49°11'31"E, 1755 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1363), October 2009, 5 ♂, 4 ♀ ( RRLS), 1 ♀ ( FKCP), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Sepiddasht, Dareashkaft Village, 33°13'46"N 48°49' 18"E, 1144 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1364), October 2009, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 1im. ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Aligudarz, Gandomineh Village, 33°17'05"N 49°54'33"E, 2316 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1365), October 2009, 2 ♂ ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Borujerd, Wenoei Village, 33°54'21"N 48°35'32"E, 2006 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1366), October 2009, 7 ♂, 6 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. M. H. Kayedi, H. Nayebzadeh & D. Bahreei; Aleshtar, Shineh Village, 33°47'37"N 47°55'47"E, 1355 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1367), October 2009, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Dorud, Papiun Village, 33°43'15"N 49°10'21"E, 1653 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1370), October 2009, 9 ♂, 9 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Dorud, Daryab Village, 33°32'51"N 48°59'27"E, 1620 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1380), October 2009, 1 ♀ ( RRLS), 1 juv. ( FKCP), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Kohdasht, Namjoo Olad Village, 33°44'22"N 47°28'28"E, 1317 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1373), October 2009, 1 ♂, 1 im. ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Kohdasht, Shoorabeh Sofla Village, 33°23'25"N 47°23'40"E, 1128 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1375), October 2009, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Kohdasht, Damavand Sofla Village, 33°15' 33"N 47°15'46"E, 829 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1376), October 2009, 2 ♂, 5 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Kohdasht, Naveh Basat Village, 33°31'22"N 47°27'06"E, 1350 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1377), October 2009, 1 ♂ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Koramabad, Razan, 33°33'07"N 48°50'19"E, 1993 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1378), October 2009, 1 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei & M. Bahreei; Borujerd, Dareh Chapi Village, 33°47'44"N 48°44'11"E, 1614 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1379), October 2009, 3 ♂, 2 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Koramabad, Hossein Abad Village, 33°27' 35"N 48°21'30"E, 1164 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1381), October 2009, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( RRLS), 1juv. ( FKCP), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei & M. Bahreei; Kohdasht, Chahpit Village, 33°30'18"N 47°05'30"E, 1064 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1382), October 2009, 6 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Borujerd, Cheshmeh Sardeh Village, 33°00'24"N 48° 31'54"E, 2035 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1383), October 2009, 3 ♂, 2 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Poldokhtar, Absard Village, 33°09'39"N 48°05'52"E, 1433 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1354a), October 2009, 2 ♂, 2 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Koramabad, Cheshmeh zamzam Village, 33°30'52"N 48°51'44"E, 1330 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1385), October 2009, 3 ♂, 5 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei & M. Bahreei; Azna, 33°29'13"N 49°28'10"E, 1932 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1386), October 2009, 3 ♂ ( RRLS), leg. A. Pahlavani, A. Bahreei & M. Bahreei; Poldokhtar, Maemulan, 33° 23'50"N 48°58'17"E, 1193 m a.s.l. (Locality No.LO-1387), October 2009, 2 ♂, 3 ♀ ( RRLS), 1 juv. ( FKCP), leg. Bahreei & A. Pahlavani; Aligudarz, Khyemeh Sofla Village, 33°29'44"N 4943'33"E, 1956 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1390), October 2009, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, M. Bahreei & R. Amraee; Poldokhtar, Asar road, 33°01'22"N 47°54'15"E , 1427 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1391), October 2009, 3 ♂, 3 ♀ ( RRLS), 1 ♀ im. ( FKCP), leg. Bahreei, A. Pahlavani & R. Amraee; Dorud, Tanur Dareh Village , 33°34'39"N 48°03'51"E , 1817 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1393), October 2009, 6 ♂, 4 ♀, 5 ims. ( RRLS), leg. A. Bahreei, Bahreei M. & R. Amraee; Aleshtar, Dareh tang Village, 33°56'33"N 49°18'59"E , 1813 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1398), October 2009, 6 ♂, 1 ♀, 7 ims. ( RRLS), leg. Bahreei & A. Pahlavani; Leshtar, Dareh Kakareza Village , 33° 43'41"N 48°15'33"E , 2100 m a.s.l. (Locality No. LO-1399), October 2009, 7 ♂, 5 ♀, 2 ims. ( RRLS), leg. Bahreei & A. Pahlavani; Koramabad, Papi khaldare Sofla Village , 33°32'24"N 48°19'11"E , 1292 m a.s.l. ( Locality No. LO-1400), October 2009, 4 ♂, 3 ♀ ( RRLS), leg. R. Amraee, A. Bahreei & M. Bahreei.

DISTRIBUTION: Iran, known from Kermanshah (formerly Bachtaran), Fars, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Lorestan Provinces (Kovařík, 2007: 65), Bushehr and Khoozestan Provinces (Akbari, 2007: 76, Akbari et al., 1997: 112), Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad ( Navidpour et al., 2008d: 5), and Chahar Machal & Bakhtiyari Province (Pirali-Kheirabadi et al., 2009: 6); Afghanistan (Kovařík, 1997a: 40), Iraq ( Simon, 1880a: 379), Turkey (Crucitti & Vignoli, 2002: 446).

Figures

Figure 5: Map of Lorestan Province showing distribution of Hottentotta lorestanus sp. n., Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880), and Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997, collected in this study.

Figures 15–18: Females of Hottentotta species from Iran, dorsal view. 15. H. saulcyi (Simon, 1880), ♀ (94 mm), Iran, Ilam Province, 30 km NW Ilam, 33°43'N 46°41'E (FKCP). 16. H. schach (Birula, 1905), ♀(112 mm), Iran, Fars Province, ca 1700 m a.s.l., 10 km E of Sivand vill. (FKCP). 17. H. khoozestanus Navidpour et al, 2008, ♀(119 mm) holotype, Iran, southeastern Khoozestan Province, Behbahan–Dailam road, 31°55'N 49°44'E (RRLS). 18. H. zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997, ♀(103 mm) alotype, Iran, Fars Province, Zagros Mts., Abshar vill. env. (FKCP).