Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004

Kovařík, František, Yağmur, Ersen Aydin, Fet, Victor & Hussen, Fenik Sherzad, 2019, A review of Orthochirus from Turkey, Iraq, and Iran (Khoozestan, Ilam, and Lorestan Provinces), with descriptions of three new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Euscorpius 278, pp. 1-31 : 12

Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004

( Figs. 73–82, 159, 166, 172–173, 176)

Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004: 13–14 ; Kovařík & Fet, 2006: 8; Navidpour et al., 2008a: 15–20 (in part); Navidpour et al., 2008b: 17; Navidpour et al., 2008c: 11 (in part); Navidpour et al., 2008d: 7, figs. 39–42; Navidpour et al., 2010: 15 (in part); Mirshamsi et al., 2011: 20.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Iran, Bushehr Province, ca 17 km NW. Bandar-e-Gonaveh , 29°38'32"N 50°26'56"E, 10 m. a. s. l .; FKCP.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran, Bushehr Province, ca 17 km NW Bandar-e-Gonaveh , 10 m a.s.l., 29°38'32"N 50°26'56"E, 13–14.X.1998, leg. P. Kabátek, 3♂ 2♀ A (holotype and paratypes), FKCP; Chahak, 15 km NW Bandar-e-Gonaveh by road, 29°40'N 50°25'E, 20 m a.s.l., 3–5.V.1996 (loc No. 19 in Frynta et al, 1997: 4), leg. D. Král, 1♀ (allotype) , leg. M. Kaftan, 1♂ 1♀ (paratypes), FKCP .

OTHER MATERIAL FROM THE REGION ( FIG. 176) EXAMINED. Iran, Khoozestan Province , Baghmalek District, Karbalai Ghasem village, 31°27'24"N 49°57'37"E (Locality No. H-201), XII.2006, leg. Kazemi & Habibzadeh, 1♂, FKCP .

EMENDED DIAGNOSIS. Total length of adults 24–38 mm. Trichobothrium d 2 of pedipalp femur dorsal present, reduced or absent. Median to large tibial spurs present on third and fourth legs. Pectinal teeth number 17–22 in both sexes. Movable and fixed fingers of pedipalps with 8–9 rows of denticles, with internal and external denticles and 4–5 subterminal denticles. Dorsal cainae on pedipalp patella developed and smooth. Metasoma I–II with 10 carinae, metasoma III with 8 carinae. Metasoma IV–V ventrally punctate with ventrolateral carinae present. Metasoma ventrally and laterally granulate. Dorsal surface of metasoma I with several granules, metasoma II–IV smooth, and metasoma V mesially densely granulate. Sternite VII granulate with granulate carinae present. Pedipalp, metasoma and telson very sparsely hirsute, rather glabrous. Tarsomere I of legs with bristlecombs composed of 4–7 bristles. Ratio length/width of metasoma V in males 1.06– 1.11.

DISTRIBUTION. Iran (Bushehr, Khoozestan, and Kohkiloyeh & Boyer Ahmad Provinces).