Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949

Kovařík, František, 2012, Three new species of Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 from Yemen, Jordan, Israel, and Somaliland (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Euscorpius 150, pp. 1-10 : 1

Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949

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Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949: 93 ; Vachon, 1952: 213; Tikader & Bastawade, 1983: 168; Sissom, 1990: 101; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 124 (complete reference list until 1998); Kovařík, 2003: 88 (in part); Kovařík, 2009: 31.

TYPE SPECIES. Buthus acutecarinatus Simon, 1882 .

DIAGNOSIS. Total length 20–55 mm. Dorsal trichobothria of femur arranged in beta -configuration. Trichobothrium db on chela of pedipalp basal to est. Trichobothrium eb located on fixed finger of chela. Pectines with fulcra. Pectinal teeth number 9–34. Tibial spurs present on third and fourth legs. Cheliceral fixed finger with two ventral denticles. Carapace with distinct carinae. Central lateral and posterior lateral carinae of carapace joined to form a continuous linear series of granules to posterior margin. Carapace in lateral view with entire dorsal surface horizontal or nearly so. Dentate margin of pedipalp chela movable finger with distinct granules divided into 8–14 rows and 4 terminal granules and one basal terminal granule. Tergites I–VI of mesosoma bear three carinae projecting beyond posterior margin as distinct spiniform processes.