Compsobuthus kaftani Kovařík, 2003

Vignoli, Valerio, Kovařík, František & Crucitti, Pierangelo, 2003, Scorpiofauna of Kashan (Esfahan Province, Iran) (Arachnida: Scorpiones), Euscorpius 9, pp. 1-7 : 2

Compsobuthus kaftani Kovařík, 2003

Specimens. 1 adult ♀, No. 05 , 2 adult ♂♂, No. 06, 21, Main Abad , 1 adult ♂, No. 07 , 1 juv. ♀, No. 24, sandy vegetated locality between Aziz Abad and Kashan, 11 August 2000 ; 2 adult ♂♂, No. 09, 18; leg. V. Vignoli & P. Crucitti .

Comments. Recently described for a locality close to Kashan (Jafar Abad) as a species belonging to “ Compsobuthus werneri group”, with internal and external granules on movable finger of pedipalp, which bears 11– 13 rows of granules; fourth and fifth metasomal segment are darker in colour and sexual dimorphism is reduced (Kovařík, 2003).

This species was collected in all the studied localities, excluding Aran village and represents, according to our results, a common and eurytopic species. Six specimens were found in different habitats, such as at the base of dry stone walls and in sandy areas, active on the surface and under stones.