Neobuthus ferrugineus (Kraepelin, 1898)

Kovařík, František & Lowe, Graeme, 2022, Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida Scorpiones) Part XXVIII Scorpions of Djibouti, Euscorpius 357, pp. 1-31 : 10-12

Neobuthus ferrugineus (Kraepelin, 1898)

( Figures 73–76 , 113 )

Butheolus ferrugineus Kraepelin, 1898: 43 ; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 88; Lourenço, 2001: 177, fig. 12; Kovařík, 2003: 137 (in part); Kovařík, 2004: 4 (in part); Lourenço, 2005: 27, fig. 31; Lourenço & Qi, 2006: 91–93.

Neobuthus ferrugineus: Kraepelin, 1903: 563–564 ; Vachon, 1980: 255; Kovařík & Lowe, 2012: 3–7, figs. 60–61, 72 (in part); Kovařík et al., 2018: 37, figs. 182–212, 410, 438, table 1).

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Djibouti, Gulf of Aden , Tadjura Bay , ZMUH.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Djibouti, Gulf of Aden , Tadjura Bay, 1♂ , ZMUH.

OTHER DJIBOUTI MATERIAL EXAMINED. Djibouti, Barra Yer ( Petit Barre ), 11.31°N 42.71°E (11°18'33.56"N 42°42'39.17"E), 585 m a. s. l., I. 2017, 1♂ 2♀ ( Figs. 73–76 ) , FKCP, 1♂ 1♀ , GLPC, leg. R. Štarha ; Arta Province, Arta plage, 11.5857°N 42.8286°E, 1.XI.2013, 1♂ (No. 8159), leg. J. Lips , FKCP; Arta Province, Oueah , 11.501902°N 42.860266°E, 448 m a. s. l., 4.XII.2013, 1♀ (No. 9043), leg. J. Lips , FKCP; Tadjourah Province, Day , 11.7579°N 42.6349°E, 1700 m a. s. l., 16.XI.2012, 1juv.♀ (No. 7045), leg. J. Lips , NMPC; Tadjourah Province, Randa , 11.8469°N 42.6578°E, 910 m a. s. l., 6.XII.2013, 1♀ (No. 8780), leg. J. Lips , FKCP; Tadjourah Province, Dorra , 11.9017°N 42.6244°E, 980 m a. s. l., 19.XI.2020, 1juv. (No. 23183), leg. J. Lips ; FKCP; Tadjourah Province, Day , 11.7707°N 42.6519°E, 1500 m a. s. l., 12. VI.2014, 1♂ (No. 11144), leg. J. Lips , NMPC; Tadjourah Province, Sagalou , 11.6774°N 42.7446°E, 30 m a. s. l., 16.I.2022, 1♂ (No. 25621), leg. J. Lips , FKCP.

DISTRIBUTION. Djibouti ( Fig. 113 ).

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Figure 113. Confirmed geographic distribution of scorpions in Djibouti. Maps created in Google Maps (2022).

Figures 73–76: Neobuthus ferrugineus, Djibouti, Barra Yer, 11.31°N 42.71°E, 585 m a. s. l. Figures 73–74. Male, dorsal (73) and ventral (74) views. Figures 75–76. Female, dorsal (75) and ventral (76) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.