Mesotityus González-Sponga, 1981

de Armas, Luis F. & Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M., 2006, On the poorly known genus Mesotityus González- Sponga, 1981 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Euscorpius 47 (47), pp. 1-9 : 5

Genus Mesotityus González-Sponga, 1981

Mesotityus González-Sponga, 1981:5 ; González-Sponga, 1984:67, 100; González-Sponga, 1996:130; Kovařík, 1998:115 (citation only); Fet & Lowe, 2000:181.

Type species. Mesotityus vondangeli González- Sponga, 1981, by original designation.

Distribution. Only known from Aragua State, Venezuela.

Diagnosis (emended). Small sized species, rarely reaching 31 mm in total length, base color golden yellowish with dark brown spots on the entire body. Carapace subrectangular in shape. Tergites I–VI with a median longitudinal carina. Sternum type 1, slightly subpentagonal, with deep posterior depression. Pectines short, with 12–15 teeth in both sexes, with basal intermediate plate not enlarged. Sternites III–VI with ovoid stigmata; V with a small posterior median whitish area in both sexes. Metasomal segments I–IV with parallel ventral submedian carinae. Telson with a large rhomboid subaculear tubercle. Pedipalpal fingers with 12–14 rows of strongly imbricate rows of granules, without accessory denticles; spatulate digitoterminal macrochaetae absent. Secondary sexual dimorphism only slightly evident.