Opisthophthalmus crassimanus

Monod, Lionel, Duperre, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2019, An annotated catalogue of the scorpion types (Arachnida, Scorpiones) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. Part I: Parvorder Iurida Soleglad & Fet, 2003, Evolutionary Systematics 3 (2), pp. 109-200 : 109

Opisthophthalmus crassimanus Fig. 47

Opisthophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899: 164-168

Current combination.

Opistophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899

Syntypes.

1 ♂ ( Fig. 47 A–B ), 1 ♀ ( Fig. 47 C–D ), 1 ♀, 1 subadult ♀, 1 juvenile ( ZMH-A0001086, ZMH-A0001087, ZMH-A0001088), [South Africa], Cape Colony [Northern Cape], Namaqualand [Namakwa District], Jackals Water [Jakkalswater near Springbok] [29°38 ’19” S, 17°48 ’29” E], 02.1897, M. Rudolf Schlechter leg.

Remarks.

A complete revision of the genus Opistophthalmus is being prepared (Prendini in prep.) and we decided not to designate lectotype and paralectotype among the type specimens in order to avoid interferencing with this ongoing project.

Remarks on collector.

Rudolf Schlechter (1872-1925) was a German botanist who wrote several works on orchids. He collected more than 12 thousands botanical specimens in South Africa between 1891 and 1898 ( Jessop 1964).

Figures

Figure 47. Opistophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899, male syntype (A-B), female syntype (C-D): A, C dorsal aspect of habitus B, D ventral aspect of habitus. Scale bars: 10 mm.