Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor, Lowe, 2010

Lowe, Graeme, 2010, Two new Hemiscorpius Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Hemiscorpiidae) from northern Oman, Euscorpius 91 (91), pp. 1-24 : 10

Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor , sp. nov.

Figures 27–51 , 53–54

Figures

Figures 25–28: Pedipalp chela finger dentition of new Hemiscorpius species. 25–26, Hemiscorpius falcifer, sp. nov., holotype male. 25. Fixed finger. 26. Movable finger. 27–28, Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor, sp. nov., holotype male. 27. Fixed finger. 28. Movable finger. Positions of visible trichobothria are indicated on fixed fingers.

Figures 29–30: Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor, sp. nov. Habitus viewed under reflected white light illumination in alcohol. 29. Holotype male, dorsal aspect. 30. Paratype female, dorsal aspect. Note: in alcohol, specimens became a darker orange color. Scale bar: 15 mm.

Figures 31–34: Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor, sp. nov. Habitus viewed under ultraviolet fluorescence. 31. Holotype male, dorsal aspect. 32. Holotype male, ventral aspect. 33. Paratype female, dorsal aspect. 34. Paratype female, ventral aspect. Scale bar: 15 mm.

Figures 35–40: Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor, sp. nov. 35–39, holotype male. 35. Carapace. 36. Sternite VII. 37. Right chelicera, dorsal aspect (for clarity, internal brush of macrosetae not shown). 38. Metasoma and telson, ventral aspect. 39. Metasoma and telson, right lateral aspect. 40. Paratype female, metasoma and telson, right lateral aspect. Scale bar: 35, 36: 4 mm; 37, 1.92 mm; 38, 39: 9.5 mm; 40: 7.6 mm.

Figures 41–51: Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor, sp. nov. 41. Right pedipalp chela, external aspect. 42. Right pedipalp chela, ventral aspect of manus. 43. Right pedipalp patella, dorsal aspect. 44. Right pedipalp patella, external aspect. 45. Right pedipalp patella, ventral aspect. 46. Right pedipalp femur, dorsal aspect. 47. Right telotarsus III, ventral aspect. 48. Right telotarsus III, retrolateral aspect. 49. Right hemispermatophore, dorsal aspect. 50. Right hemispermatophore, capsular region, ental aspect. 51. Right hemispermatophore, capsular region, ventral aspect. Scale bar: 41 – 46: 4 mm; 47, 48: 1.92 mm; 49, 3.72 mm; 50, 51: 2.07 mm.

Figures 53–56: In vivo habitus and typical lithophilic habitats of Hemiscorpius in Oman. 53–54: Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor, sp. nov., holotype male, photographed <24 h after collection. 53. Dorsal aspect. 54. Ventral aspect. 55. Towering limestone cliffs in the Musandam Peninsula. 56. Rocky escarpments surrounding Wadi Bani Kharus.