Compsobuthus somalilandus Kovařík, 2012

Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Plíšková, Jana & Šťáhlavský, František, 2016, Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part VI. Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 (Buthidae), with a description of C. eritreaensis sp. n., Euscorpius 226, pp. 1-21 : 11-13

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Compsobuthus somalilandus Kovařík, 2012 View in CoL

( Figs. 17–18, 23–26, 61–62, 77)

Compsobuthus somalilandus Kovařík, 2012: 7–8 View in CoL , figs. 8–19, 37–42; Kovařík & Ojanguren, 2013: 157, figs. 783–794, 926–931.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Somaliland, near Berbera, 10°14'25.8"N 45°04'55.4"E, 407 m a.s.l.; first author’s collection GoogleMaps ( FKCP).

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Somaliland, near Berbera, 10°14'25.8"N 45°04'55.4"E, 407 m a.s.l. ( Fig. 62), 9.VII. 2011, 4♂ 4♀ (holotype and paratypes, Figs. 17–18, 23– 26, 61), leg. F. Kovařík; near Berbera, 10°15'30.5"N 45°06'04.2"E, 376 m a.s.l., 12.VII.2011, 1♀, leg. F. Kovařík; near Sheikh, foothills of Goolis Mts. , 09°59. 881'N 45°09.762'E, 896 m a.s.l., 2♀ (allotype and paratype), XI.2010, leg GoogleMaps . T. Mazuch and P. Novák. All types are in the first authors collection ( FKCP).

DIAGNOSIS. Total length 28–32 mm. Sexual dimorphism minor, adult males with chela of pedipalps broader and fingers of pedipalps flexed proximally; there is no difference in length and width of metasomal segments. Base color uniformly yellow to yellowish brown, with dark spots. Movable finger of pedipalp bears 10 rows of granules, all without external and with internal accessory granules ( acutecarinatus group of Levy & Amitai, 1980). Pedipalp chela length/width ratio 4.0 in males and 4.8 in females. Manus of chela shorter than fixed finger. Trochanter of pedipalps with one to twelve spinules and without setae. Anterior margin of carapace bears 8 symmetrically distributed setae. First to third metasomal segments bear 10 carinae, fourth bears 8 or 10 carinae. All metasomal segments longer than wide. Pectinal teeth number 18–21 in males and 15–18 in females. Sternites and ventral surface of metasoma granulated. Seventh sternite bears four crenulate carinae. Telson bulbous, aculeus shorter than vesicle. Subaculear tubercle present, long and spinoid.