Scorpions

Figures 1–3.Buthus kunti sp. n. 1 Carapace of female holotype 2 female holotype from Karpaz 3 Ditto, ventral view.

Figure 1.Distribution of Wernerius inyoensis sp. n. (red circle, Inyo Mountains, California) and closely related species: Wernerius spicatus (green triangle, San Bernardino Mountains, California) and Wernerius mumai (blue diamond, Parker and Black Mountain, Arizona).

Figure 1.Vaejovis brysonisp. n., paratype female in natural habitat.

Figure 1.Habitus of Scorpiops atomatus, male, holotype, dorsal view.

Figure 1.A carapace B external view of chela of the adult male C external view of chela of the adult female D external view of pedipalp patella E dorsal view of pedipalp femur F ventral view of pedipalp femur G ventral view of pedipalp patella H dorsal view of pedipalp patella I dorsal view of chela J ventral view of chela. (Scale bar=1 mm).

Figure 1.Map depicting the distribution of Pseudouroctonus peccatum sp. n. (black star) and type localities of geographically proximate species in genus Pseudouroctonus (blue diamonds) and Uroctonites (red circles): 1 Pseudouroctonus glimmei (Hjelle, 1972) 2 Uroctonites montereus (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 3 Uroctonites giulianii William & Savary, 1991 4 Uroctonites sequoia (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 5 Pseudouroctonus minimus thompsoni (Kraepelin, 1911) 6 Pseudouroctonus angelenus (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 7 Pseudouroctonus minimus minimus (Kraepelin, 1911) 8 Pseudouroctonus bogerti (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 9 Pseudouroctonus andreas (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 10 Pseudouroctonus williamsi (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 11 Pseudouroctonus minimus castaneus (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 12 Pseudouroctonus rufulus (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 13 Uroctonites huachuca (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972) 14 Pseudouroctonus apacheanus (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972).

Figures 1–4.Chactas moreti sp. n., male holotype and female paratype. Dorsal and ventral aspects.

Figure 1.Diplocentrus franckei sp. n., A Carapace, dorsal aspect B sternum, genital operculum and pectines, ventral aspect.

Figures 1–4.Tityus kuryi. Male (MZUFBA 2569 - Palmeiras, Bahia, Brasil): dorsal (1) and ventral (3) views. Mature female (MZUFBA 2451 - Ibicoara, Bahia, Brazil): dorsal (2) and ventral (4) views.

Figure 4.Buthus kunti sp. n., subadult male paratype from Zafer headland.

Figure 2.Wernerius inyoensis sp. n. in vivo.

Figure 2.Vaejovis brysoni sp. n., paratype female dorsal and ventral views.

Figures 14–17.Scorpiops atomatus, male, holotype. Chela (left) dorsal, external, ventral and internal aspects 18–21 Scorpiops atomatus, female, paratype. Chela dorsal, external, ventral and internal aspects.

Figure 7.Left hemispermatophore of Euscorpius lycius sp. n.

Figure 17.Pseudouroctonus peccatum sp. n., male paratype, Spring Mountains, Clark Co., Nevada, USA. Left hemispermatophore and mating plug (both reversed, photographed submerged in alcohol). Outside hemispermatophore, dorsal and ventral views. Top closeup of median area, dorsal and ventral views. Note, due to the translucency of the hemispermatophore,the sclerotized ventral trough is partially visible from the dorsal side. Bottom mating plug. dorsal and ventral views. Note, the sclerotized edge of the mating plug barb is located on the dorsal surface and is partially visible from the ventral side due to the translucency of the plug.

Figures 5–6.Carapace and chelicerae of male holotypes of Chactas moreti sp. n. and Chactas mahnerti.

Figure 2.Diplocentrus franckei sp. n., A dextral pedipalp femur, dorsal aspect B dextral pedipalp patella, external aspect.

Figures 5–11.Tityus kuryi (male). 5 Carapace 6 Pectines 7–8 Chela, dorsal external and ventral views 9–10 Patella, dorsal and external views 11 Femur, dorsal view. Scale bars= 1 mm.

Figures 5–7.Buthus kunti sp. n. Female holotype 5 Metasomal segments V and telson, lateral aspect 6 Movable finger of pedipalp chela with rows of granules 7 Chelicera, dorsal aspect.

Figures 3–10.Trichobothrial patterns of Wernerius inyoensis sp. n. based on male holotype 3 Right pedipalp chela, external 4 Right pedipalp chela, ventral 5 Right pedipalp chela, internal 6 Right pedipalp femur, dorsal 7 Right pedipalp patella, dorsal 8 Right pedipalp patella, internal 9 Right pedipalp patella, ventral 10 Lateral aspect of metasomal segments IV and V, and telson.

Figure 3.Vaejovis brysonisp. n., paratype female with first instar juveniles.

Figure 22.Habitus of Scorpiops langxian, male, holotype, dorsal view.

Figure 8.Sampling map of Euscorpius lycius sp. n. 1 Muğla, Faralya Village 2 Muğla, Babadağ Mountain 3 Antalya, Gömücü Village 4 Antalya, İkizce Village.

Figures 7–9.Chactas moreti sp. n., male holotype. 7 Chelicera, dorsal aspect 8 Disposition of granulation over the dentate margins of the pedipalp-chela movable finger 9 Metasomal segments V and telson, lateral aspect 10 Idem for Chactas mahnerti, male holotype (scale bars = 2 mm).