Opisthacanthus obscurus

Monod, Lionel, Duperre, Nadine & Harms, Danilo, 2019, An annotated catalogue of the scorpion types (Arachnida, Scorpiones) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. Part I: Parvorder Iurida Soleglad & Fet, 2003, Evolutionary Systematics 3 (2), pp. 109-200 : 109

Opisthacanthus obscurus Fig. 38

Opisthacanthus obscurus Kraepelin, 1911: 76, 81-82

Current senior synonym.

Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876 [synonymized by Hewitt 1918: 169]

Lectotype.

( Fig. 38 A–C ) ♂ ( ZMH-A0001095), [South Africa], Süd Kapland [Western Cape], Knysna [34°02 ’10” S, 23°02 ’49” E], 01.04.1909, Museum Amsterdam.

Paralectotypes.

1 ♀ ( Fig. 38 D–E , ZMH-A0001094), 3 ♀ ( ZMH-A0002221), same data as lectotype.

Remarks.

A male from the syntype series is designated here as the lectotype and the four remaining specimens are designated as paralectotypes.

Figures

Figure 38. Opisthacanthus obscurus Kraepelin, 1911 [= Opisthacanthus capensis Thorell, 1876], male lectotype (A-C), female paralectotype (D-F): A, D dorsal aspect of habitus B, E ventral aspect of habitus C, F retrolateral aspect of chela illustrating dentate margins of fingers. Scale bars: 10 mm (A-B, D-E), 5 mm (C, F).