Scorpiops furai, Kovařík, 2020

Kovařík, František, 2020, Nine new species of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae) from China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, Euscorpius 302, pp. 1-43 : 2-6

Scorpiops furai sp. n.

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TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. India, Meghalaya State, West Garo Hills District, Tura , 25°30.7’N 90°13.9’E, ca 700 m a. s. l. ( Fig. 241 ) ; FKCP.

TYPE MATERIAL. India, Meghalaya State, West Garo Hills District, Tura, 25°30.7’N 90°13.9’E, ca 700 m a. s. l., 5-7 May 1996, 1♀ (holotype), leg. E. Jendek & O. Šauša; West Garo Hills , ca 1100 m a. s. l., 9-17 May 1996, l ♂ juv. (paratype), leg. E. Jendek & O. Šauša; Ri-Bhoi District , Nongpoh env., 25.9°N, 91.88°E ( Fig. 241 ), 1♀ (paratype) , December 2007, leg. V. Fura , FKCP.

ETYMOLOGY. The species epithet is a patronym honoring Vladimír Fura , the collector of paratype of the new species .

DIAGNOSIS (♀ ♂ juv.). Total length 45–52 mm. Base color uniformly reddish brown to black, telson and metatarsus of legs reddish brown. Pectinal teeth number 8 in male and 7–8 in females, fulcra absent, pectens with two marginal lamellae and a compact middle lamella. Patella of pedipalp with 17 (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 4 et) external and 7 ventral trichobothria. Chela of pedipalp with 4 ventral trichobothria located on ventral surface. Fingers of pedipalps straight in female. Chela length to width ratio 2.83 in female. Chelal trichobothrium Eb 3 is located in proximal half of external surface between trichobothria Dt and Db. Pedipalp movable finger with 51–58 IAD, which form a second row, parallel with MD (ca 60 in number); there are also 4 ID and 12–13 OD present. Tarsomere II of legs with 4–6 stout median ventral spines in a row and two other parallel spines. Telson elongate and sparsely granulate, length to depth ratio 3.07 in females; annular ring indicated.

DESCRIPTION (♀ ♂ juv.). Total length 45–52 mm of females, adult male unknown. The habitus is shown in Figs. 1–2 . For position and distribution of trichobothria of pedipalps, see Figs. 3–9 . Fingers of pedipalps are straight in females ( Fig. 4 ). Coloration ( Figs. 1–2 ). The base color is uniformly reddish brown to black, telson and metatarsus of legs reddish brown, sternites lighter, reddish brown. Chelicerae are yellowish brown and reticulate, fingers black.

Carapace and mesosoma ( Figs. 1–2 , 13–14 ). The entire carapace is covered with large and minute granules; carinae are absent. The anterior margin of the carapace is markedly depressed, convex in the middle. The carapace bears three lateral eyes. The mesosoma is granulated, with one median carina. Tergite VII is pentacarinate. The sternites are smooth to finely granulated with two parallel furrows except sternite VII, which bears four sparsely granulate carina. Pectinal teeth number 8 in male and 7–8 in females, fulcra are absent. The pectens have two marginal lamellae and a compact middle lamella.

Metasoma and telson ( Figs. 19–22 ). The metasoma is sparsely hirsute and granulated, with sparse, relatively large granules. Metasomal segment I with 10 carinae, II–IV with 8 carinae, and V with 5 carinae. The median lateral carinae of metasoma II and V are indicated by isolated granules that may coalesce into carinae. The dorsolateral carinae of segments III and IV are granulate with sharp granules, which are not posteriorly terminated with pronounced tooth. The telson is elongate and granulate, annular ring indicated in females.

Pedipalps ( Figs. 3–12 ). The pedipalps are very sparsely hirsute. The patella bears 17 (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 4 et) external trichobothria and 7 ventral trichobothria. The chela bears 4 ventral trichobothria located on the ventral surface. The femur and patella are granulated. The femur has 5 granulose carinae, of which the ventral can be incomplete, and the patella has 5 complete carinae with reduced internal tubercle. The manus dorsally bears fine, rounded granules, which are in the central area represented by large granules forming a longitudinal irregular incomplete carina. The external surface of the chela is covered by minute granules and bears an almost complete median carina with larger sparse granules. The movable fingers with 51–58 IAD, which form a second row, parallel to MD (ca 60 in number). There are also 4 ID and 12–13 OD present.

Legs ( Figs. 15–18 ). The tibia and tarsomeres of legs with several setae not arranged into bristlecombs on dorsal surfaces but with rows of spines on dorsolateral and ventrolateral surface. Tarsomere II of legs I–IV with 4–6 stout median ventral spines in a row and two other parallel spines. The femur bears 3–4 and patella, 4–5 incomplete carinae; both femur and patella are finely granulated.

Measurements. See Table 1.

AFFINITIES. The described features distinguish S. furai sp. n. from all other species of the genus. The combination of six characters (chelal trichobothrium Eb 3 located in proximal half of external surface between trichobothria Dt and Db; fingers of pedipalps straight in female; pedipalp movable finger with 51–58 IAD; chela length to width ratio 2.8 in female; telson length to depth ratio 3.07 in female; and patella of pedipalp with 7 ventral trichobothria) is unique in the entire genus Scorpiops .

DISTRIBUTION. India, Meghalaya State ( Fig. 240 ).

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Figure 240. Map of distribution of nine new species described here and Scorpiops vonwicki Birula, 1913.

Figures 241. Scorpiops furai sp. n., locality of paratype, India, Meghalaya State, Nongpoh env.

Figures 1–2. Scorpiops furai sp. n., female holotype in dorsal (1) and ventral (2) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 3–12. Scorpiops furai sp. n., female holotype, pedipalp segments. Chela dorsal (3), external (4) and ventral (5) views. Patella dorsal (6), external (7) and ventral (8) views. Femur and trochanter dorsal (9), and ventral (10) views. Movable finger dentition under white light (11) and UV fluorescence (12). Trichobothrial pattern is indicated by white circles.

Figures 13–22. Scorpiops furai sp. n., female holotype. Carapace and tergites I–III (13), posterior coxosternal area and sternites III–IV (14). Left legs I–IV, retrolateral aspect (15–18 respectively). Telson lateral (19). Metasoma and telson lateral (20), ventral (21), and dorsal (22) views. Scale bar: 10 mm (20–22).