Hemiscorpius falcifer, Lowe, 2010

Lowe, Graeme, 2010, Two new Hemiscorpius Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Hemiscorpiidae) from northern Oman, Euscorpius 91 (91), pp. 1-24 : 2

Hemiscorpius falcifer , sp. nov.

Figures 1–26

Figures

Figures 1–2: Hemiscorpius falcifer, sp. nov. Habitus viewed under reflected white light illumination in alcohol. 1. Holotype male, dorsal aspect. 2. Paratype female, dorsal aspect. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 3–6: Hemiscorpius falcifer, sp. nov. Habitus viewed under ultraviolet fluorescence. 3. Holotype male, dorsal aspect. 4. Holotype male, ventral aspect. 5. Paratype female, dorsal aspect. 6. Paratype female, ventral aspect. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 7–11: Hemiscorpius falcifer, sp. nov. Holotype male. 7. Carapace. 8. Sternite VII. 9. Right chelicera, dorsal aspect (for clarity, internal brush of macrosetae not shown). 10. Metasoma and telson, ventral aspect. 11. Metasoma and telson, right lateral aspect. Scale bar: 7, 8: 2 mm; 9, 1 mm; 10, 11: 4.17 mm.

Figures 12–17: Hemiscorpius falcifer, sp. nov. Holotype male. 12. Right pedipalp chela, external aspect. 13. Right pedipalp chela, ventral aspect of manus. 14. Right pedipalp patella, dorsal aspect. 15. Right pedipalp patella, external aspect. 16. Right pedipalp patella, ventral aspect. 17. Right pedipalp femur, dorsal aspect. Scale bar: 2 mm.

Figures 18–24: Hemiscorpius falcifer, sp. nov. 18. Paratype female, right pedipalp chela, external aspect. 19–24, holotype male. 19. Right pedipalp chela, ventrointernal aspect. 20. Right hemispermatophore, dorsal aspect. 21. Left hemispermatophore, capsular region, ventral aspect. 22. Left hemispermatophore, capsular region, ental aspect. 23. Right telotarsus III, retrolateral aspect. 24. Right telotarsus III, ventral aspect. Scale bar: 18, 1.87 mm; 19: 2 mm; 20, 1.04 mm; 21, 22: 0.71 mm; 23, 24: 0.86 mm.

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.