Opisthophthalmus granicauda

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

Opisthophthalmus granicauda Fig. 50 A–B

Opisthophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898: 14-16

Current combination.

Opistophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898

Paralectotype.

♂ ( ZMH-A0000929), [South Africa], [Northern Cape], Namaqualand, Port Nolloth [29°15 ’06” S, 16°52 ’10” E], F. Purcell leg., ded. 27.XII.1898.

Remarks.

Purcell (1898) listed 12 specimens (11 males, 1 female) from Port Nolloth which form the type series. This series is held by the SAMC and the present specimen was donated to the ZMH from this material.

Figures

Figure 50. Opistophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898, male paralectotype (A-B). Opistophthalmus intercedens Kraepelin, 1908, juvenile paralectotype (C-D): A, C dorsal aspect of habitus B, D ventral aspect of habitus. Scale bars: 10 mm.