Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980

Kovařík, Baloorthochirus becvari & 1996, 2004, Revision and taxonomic position of genera Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, Baloorthochirus Kova ík, Butheolus Simon, Nanobuthus Pocock, Orthochiroides Kova ík, Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, and Asian Orthochirus Karsch, with descriptions of twelve new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae), Euscorpius 16, pp. 1-33 : 4

Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980

Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980: 253 ; Vachon & Kinzelbach, 1987: 100; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 88; Kovařík, 2003: 137.

Butheolus (Butheolus) gallagheri: El-Hennawy, 1992: 114 ; Kovařík, 1998: 105.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Wadi Rabkut , Jabal Samhan, Dhofar, Oman ; MNHN.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Oman, main road above Khor Rori Beach , 17°03.22'N 54°25.33'E, 50m, 18.X.1993, 21:24, 1♂ 1♀ E, UV detection, densely vegetated wadi, on ground, leg. G. Lowe, FKCP .

DIAGNOSIS: First to fourth metasomal segments ventrally with two median carinae (on fourth segment may be less developed) and densely granulated. Fifth metasomal segment ventrally without carina and densely granulated. Metasoma and mesosoma black or gray, legs and pedipalps yellow to olivaceous. Movable fingers bear 6 to 7 rows of granules that have internal and external granules. Chela of pedipalp dorsally smooth, without strong carinae. Tarsomere I of first to third legs with bristlecombs usually composed of less than 8 bristles, tarsomere I of fourth legs without bristlecombs.

DISTRIBUTION. Oman (Vachon, 1980: 253)