Two new \u3cem\u3eHottentotta\u3c/em\u3e species from Iran, with a review of \u3cem\u3eHottentotta saulcyi\u3c/em\u3e (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Two new buthid species from Iran, Hottentotta navidpouri sp. n. (Hormozgan Province) and H. sistanensis sp. n. (Sistan and Baluchestan Province) are described, compared with H. saulcyi (Simon, 1880), and fully illustrated with color photos. The two new species differ from H. saulcyi mainly in shape of chela, which is strongly elongated in both new species

A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950, with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

The Asian genus Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950, s. str. (Buthidae) (also known as an informal M. eupeus complex), which includes the most common scorpion species found from Turkey to China, is revised based on new collections, mainly from Central Asia, Turkey, and Iran, using both morphological and mitochondrial DNA data. Available type specimens of all species were studied; neotypes and lectotypes were designated when necessary. The type species Mesobuthus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839), s. str., is restricted to the Caucasus Mts. Currently, the genus includes 29 valid species. Fifteen previously described taxa are recognized as species: Mesobuthus afghanus (Pocock, 1889) (Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan) (= ?Buthus agnetis Werner, 1936, syn. n.), M. barszczevskii (Birula, 1904), stat. n. (Uzbekistan), M. bogdoensis (Birula, 1896) (=Buthus eupeus volgensis Birula, 1925, syn. n.) (Kazakhstan, Russia), M. eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839) (Armenia, Azerbajjan, Georgia, Iran, Russia North Caucasus, Turkey), M. haarlovi Vachon, 1958 (Afghanistan, Pakistan), M. iranus (Birula, 1917) (Iran), M. kirmanensis (Birula, 1900), stat. n. (Iran) (= Buthus pachysoma Birula, 1900, syn. n.), M. macmahoni (Pocock, 1900) (Pakistan), M. mesopotamicus (Penther, 1912), stat. n. (Iraq, Syria, Turkey), M. persicus (Pocock, 1899) (Azerbaijan, Iran), M. philippovitschi (Birula, 1905), stat. n. (Iran), M. phillipsii (Pocock, 1889) (Iran), M. thersites (C.L. Koch, 1839) (=Buthus eupeus mongolicus Birula, 1911, syn. n.) (China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia), M. vesiculatus (Pocock, 1900) (Iran), and M. zarudnyi Novruzov et al., 2022 (Azerbaijan). Fourteen new species are described: Mesobuthus birulai sp. n. (Iran), M. crucittii sp. n. (Iran), M. farleyi sp. n. (Iran), M. fomichevi sp. n. (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan), M. galinae sp. n. (Turkmenistan), M. kaftani sp. n. (Iran), M. marusiki sp. n. (Uzbekistan), M. mirshamsii sp. n. (Iran), M. navidpouri sp. n. (Iran), M. rahsenae sp. n. (Turkey), M. turcicus sp. n. (Turkey), M. vignolii sp. n. (Iran), M. yagmuri sp. n. (Turkey), and M. zonsteini sp. n. (Uzbekistan). No subspecies are currently recognized. A key to all studied species is given. A DNA phylogeny based on COI marker is presented including 25 species

Notes on the genus Stalagtia from Turkey with description of a new species (Araneae, Dysderidae)

Coşar, İlhan, Danişman, Tarik, Yağmur, Ersen Aydin, Kunt, Kadir Boğaç (2023): Notes on the genus Stalagtia from Turkey with description of a new species (Araneae, Dysderidae). Zootaxa 5352 (2): 289-295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5352.2.10, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5352.2.1

FIGURES 4–9 in Notes on the genus Stalagtia from Turkey with description of a new species (Araneae, Dysderidae)

FIGURES 4–9. Stalagtia martinae sp. n. 4. Right male palp, retrolateral view 5. Ditto, posterior view 6–7 Vulva, dorsal view Stalagtia christoi 8. Right male palp, retrolateral view 9. Vulva, ventral view. Abbreviations: AC Anterior arc C Conductor E Embolus PD Posterior diverticulum S Spermatecha TB Transversal bar TZ Transition zone.Published as part of <i>Coşar, İlhan, Danişman, Tarik, Yağmur, Ersen Aydin & Kunt, Kadir Boğaç, 2023, Notes on the genus Stalagtia from Turkey with description of a new species (Araneae, Dysderidae), pp. 289-295 in Zootaxa 5352 (2)</i> on page 293, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5352.2.10, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8407143">http://zenodo.org/record/8407143</a&gt

Figures 188–195 in A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae)

Figures 188–195: Mesobuthus crucittii sp. n. Figures 188–189. Male holotype, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–IV (188), sternopectinal region and sternites (189). Figures 190–195. Female paratopotype, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–IV (190), sternopectinal region and sternites III–V (191). Left legs I–IV, retrolateral aspect (192–195).Published as part of <i>Kovařík, František, Fet, Victor, Gantenbein, Benjamin, Graham, Matthew R., Aydin, Ersen, Yağmur, Šťáhlavský, František, Nikita, Poverennyi & Novruzov, Nizami E., 2022, A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae), pp. 1-189 in Euscorpius 348</i> on page 32, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7162849">10.5281/zenodo.7162849</a&gt

Figures 286–289 in A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae)

Figures 286–289: Mesobuthus fomichevi sp. n. Figures 286–287. Male holotype, dorsal (286) and ventral (287) views. Figures 288–289. Female paratype, dorsal (288) and ventral (289) views. Scale bars: 10 mm (286–287, 288–289).Published as part of Kovařík, František, Fet, Victor, Gantenbein, Benjamin, Graham, Matthew R., Aydin, Ersen, Yağmur, Šťáhlavský, František, Nikita, Poverennyi & Novruzov, Nizami E., 2022, A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae), pp. 1-189 in Euscorpius 348 on page 48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.716284

Figures 490–495 in A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae)

Figures 490–495: Mesobuthus kirmanensis, paralectotypes, ZMHB. Figures 490–492. Male paralectotype, metasoma and telson, lateral (490), dorsal (491), and ventral (492) views. Figures 493–495. Female paralectotype, metasoma and telson, lateral (493), dorsal (494), and ventral (495) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.Published as part of Kovařík, František, Fet, Victor, Gantenbein, Benjamin, Graham, Matthew R., Aydin, Ersen, Yağmur, Šťáhlavský, František, Nikita, Poverennyi & Novruzov, Nizami E., 2022, A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae), pp. 1-189 in Euscorpius 348 on page 77, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.716284

Figures 1026–1033 in A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae)

Figures 1026–1033: Mesobuthus vesiculatus from Iran, Tehran Province, Rayy, NMPC. Figures 1026–1027, 1030–1033. Male, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–IV (1026), sternopectinal region and sternites (1027), and left legs I–IV, retrolateral aspect (1030–1033). Figures 1028–1029. Female, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–IV (1028), sternopectinal region and sternites (1029).Published as part of Kovařík, František, Fet, Victor, Gantenbein, Benjamin, Graham, Matthew R., Aydin, Ersen, Yağmur, Šťáhlavský, František, Nikita, Poverennyi & Novruzov, Nizami E., 2022, A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae), pp. 1-189 in Euscorpius 348 on page 150, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.716284

Figures 206–213. Mesobuthus eupeus. Figures 206, 211–213 in A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae)

Figures 206–213. Mesobuthus eupeus. Figures 206, 211–213. Male from Armenia, Syunik, Meghri, NMPC, telson lateral (206), metasoma and telson, lateral (211), dorsal (212), and ventral (213) views. Figures 207–210. Female neotype, telson lateral (207), metasoma and telson, lateral (208), dorsal (209), and ventral (210) views. Scale bars: 10 mm (208–210, 211–213).Published as part of <i>Kovařík, František, Fet, Victor, Gantenbein, Benjamin, Graham, Matthew R., Aydin, Ersen, Yağmur, Šťáhlavský, František, Nikita, Poverennyi & Novruzov, Nizami E., 2022, A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae), pp. 1-189 in Euscorpius 348</i> on page 37, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7162849">10.5281/zenodo.7162849</a&gt

Figures 662–682 in A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae)

Figures 662–682: Mesobuthus mirshamsii sp. n., pedipalp. Figures 662–672. Male holotype, chela, dorsal (662), external (663), and ventral (664) views. Patella, dorsal (665), external (666) and ventral (667) views. Femur and trochanter, internal (668), dorsal (669), and ventral (670) views. Movable (671) and fixed (672) fingers. Figures 673–682. Female paratopotype, chela, dorsal (673), external (674), and ventral (675) views. Patella, dorsal (676), external (677) and ventral (678) views. Femur and trochanter, internal (679), dorsal (680), and ventral (681) views. Movable finger (682). The trichobothrial pattern is indicated in Figures 662–666, 668–669.Published as part of <i>Kovařík, František, Fet, Victor, Gantenbein, Benjamin, Graham, Matthew R., Aydin, Ersen, Yağmur, Šťáhlavský, František, Nikita, Poverennyi & Novruzov, Nizami E., 2022, A revision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon 1950 with a description of 14 new species (Scorpiones Buthidae), pp. 1-189 in Euscorpius 348</i> on page 101, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7162849">10.5281/zenodo.7162849</a&gt