An annotated catalogue of the scorpion types (Arachnida, Scorpiones) held in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. Part I: Parvorder Iurida Soleglad & Fet, 2003
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Monod, Lionel
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Duperre, Nadine
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Harms, Danilo
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Opisthacanthus transvaalicus ochripes
Fig. 39
Opisthacanthus transvaalicus ochripes
Kraepelin, 1911: 82
Current senior synonym.
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus
Thorell, 1876 [synonymized by
Lourenco
1987
: 905]
Lectotype.
(
Fig. 39
A-C
) ♂ (ZMH-A0001097), [South Africa], Transvaal, 04.04.1909, Museum Amsterdam.
Paralectotypes.
1 ♀ (
Fig. 39
D-E
, ZMH-A0001096), 1 ♂, 2 subadult ♀, 1 juvenile, same data as lectotype.
Remarks.
A male from the syntype series is designated here as lectotype and the remaining specimens as paralectotypes.
Opisthacanthus transvaalicus ochripes
and
O. transvaalicus
Kraepelin, 1911 (see below) are currently considered junior synonyms of
O. validus
. However, the morphology of chelal fingers in males (the length of fingers compare to the manus and the lobe and notch of the cutting edges) are markedly different in these two taxa (see
Fig. 39C
and
41C
), indicating that they should be considered as distinct species. Therefore at least one of these taxa should be separated from
O. validus
, and possibly both. However, examination of the type specimens of
O. validus
is necessary to unambiguously clarify the taxonomic status of
O. transvaalicus
and
O. transvaalicus ochripes
. For the time being, both taxa are left in the synonymy of
O. validus
.
Figure 39.
Opisthacanthus transvaalicus ochripes
Kraepelin, 1911 [=
Opisthacanthus validus
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
).