Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1862

Navidpour, Shahrokh, Kovařík, František, Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2008, Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part I. Khoozestan Province, Euscorpius 65 (69), pp. 1-41 : 26-27

Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1862

Figures 20-21, 43, 107–110

Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1862a: 426 ; Karsch, 18 79: 15, 21; Birula, 1905a: 146; Birula, 1917: 215; Birula, 1918: 42; Weidner, 1959: 100; Pringle, 1960: 8 4; Khalaf, 1962: 2; Khalaf, 1963: 68; Vachon, 1966: 214; Habibi, 1971: 44; Farzanpay & Pretzmann, 1974: 217; Pérez Minocci, 1974: 36; Vachon, 1977: 213; Vachon, 1979: 59; Farzanpay, 1987: 141, 168; Farzanpay, 1988: 42; Simard & Watt, 1990: 441; Sissom, 1990: 75; El-Hennawy, 1992: 135; Kovařík, 1997a: 48; Kovařík, 1998: 136; Fet, 2000: 429; Prendini, 2000: 44; Capes & Fet, 2001: 303; Monod & Lourenço, 2005: 902; Akbari, 2007: 76.

Hemiscorpion lepturus : Peters, 1862b: 511; Ausserer, 1880: 466; Kraepelin, 1899: 142; Werner, 1934: 276; Moritz & Fischer, 1980: 317; Kovařík, 2002: 14.

Hemiscorpio lepturus : Simon, 1880b: 29.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Iraq, “Mendeli bei Baghdad ” ( Mendeli near Baghdad) ; ZMHB.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iraq, Mendeli bei Baghdad, 2♂ 2♀ (syntypes), leg. Petermann, ZMHB 43 a–d.

KHOOZESTAN PROVINCE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Khoozestan Province , Baghmalek, 31°55'17"N 49°22'15"E, 185 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Ba-100), I.2007, 5 1♂ 39♀ 10♀ ims. RRLS, leg. Kazemi ; Baghmalek , 3 1°55'17"N 49°22'15"E, 185 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Ba- 101), I.2007, 26ims. RRLS , 4♂ FKCP, leg. Kazemi ; Chogha Zanbil (zikkurat), 32°00'55"N 48°31'04"E, 68.5 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Ch-102), VI.2007, 1♂ 1♀ FKCP, leg. Navidpour & Masihipour ; Behbahan–Bibihkimeh road, 30°13'48"N 50°12'16"E, 128 m a.s.l. (Locality No. B-Bi 805), VI.2007, 3 specimens, 3♂ RRLS, leg. Masihipour & Hayader ; 45 km NW of Masdjedsoleyman, Lali , 31°18'33"N 49°03'39"E, 329 m a.s.l. (Locality No. La-815-1 and 5), X.2007, 263♂ 183♀ 111ims RRLS , 1♂ 3♀ 1juv. FKCP, leg. Masihipour & Hayader ; Ahvaz-Masjedsoleyman road, Hadam village, X.2007, 8♂ 1♀ RRLS, leg. Navidpour, Masihipour, Bahrani & Habibzadeh ; AhvazMasjedsoleyman road, Mayah village, 31°46'31"N 49°00'36"E, 48.4 m a.s.l., 2007, 3♂ 5♀ RRLS, leg. Hayader, Habibzadeh & Masihipour.

DISTRIBUTION: Iran, Kohkiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Fars, Hormozgan, and Lorestan Provinces ( Kovařík, 1997a: 48), Bushehr and Khoozestan Provinces (Farzanpay, 1 987: 141, Monod & Lourenço, 2005: 902; Akbari, 2 007: 76); Iraq (Peters, 1862a: 426) .

Key to scorpions of Khoozestan Province

1. Pedipalp patella without ventral trichobothria ...... .......... Buthidae ............................................................. 3 - Pedipalp patella with ventral trichobothria ................. 2

2. Lateroapical margins of leg tarsi shaped into rounded lobes. .......... Scorpio maurus townsendi (Pocock, 1900) - Lateroapical margins of leg tarsi straight. ................... ................................ Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1862

3. Carapace in lateral view distinctly inclined downward from median eyes to anterior margin. Total length less than 50 mm. .............. Orthochirus ................................ 4 - Carapace in lateral view with entire dorsal surface horizontal or nearly so (possibly with a slight anterior deeline) ......................................................................... 6