identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03BD2418FFF3001920F0C029FAA3E6C8.text	03BD2418FFF3001920F0C029FAA3E6C8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scorpionidae Latreille 1802	<div><p>Scorpionidae Latreille, 1802</p><p>Pandinops Birula, 1913</p><p>(Figures 1–27, Table 1)</p><p>Pandinus (Pandinops) Birula, 1913: 419–422, fig. b; Vachon, 1974: 921, 953, figs. 116–118; Fet, 2000: 469; KovařÍk, 2009: 51–53, 115–118, figs. 294–298, 304–327.</p><p>Pandinops KovařÍk, 2016: 1–20, figs. 1–69, table 1; KovařÍk et al., 2017: 1–20, figs. 1–60, table 1.</p><p>TYPE SPECIES. Pandinus peeli Pocock, 1900 [now a junior synonym of Pandinops pugilator (Pocock, 1900)].</p><p>DIAGNOSIS. Total length 55–95 mm. External trichobothria on patella number 13–16 (5–6 eb, 2–4 esb, 2 em, 1–2 est, 3 et); ventral trichobothria on patella number 22–35; internal trichobothria on chela number 6–8; ventral trichobothria on chela number 9–13. Pedipalp chela manus lobiform. Movable fingers of pedipalp, length of segments of pedipalps, and telson without noticeable sexual dimorphism. Pectines with fulcra. Pectinal teeth number 11–21. Sternum subpentagonal, longer than wide. Carapace without distinct carinae. Dentate margin of pedipalp chela movable finger with distinct granules divided into 5–7 rows. Tergites I–VI of mesosoma bear one carina. Stridulation organ located on pedipalp coxae and first pair of legs, but can be reduced. Metasomal segments I–IV with paired parallel ventral median carinae or without carinae. Telson without subaculear tubercle. Legs with one pedal spur, retrolateral spur absent. Tarsomere I of legs. Spiniform macrosetae pd, vt, rt, vst are present on legs I–IV, but pd can be replaced by a seta as intraspecific variability; pst is present on legs III–IV; pt and vm are absent on all legs; rm is present on legs I–IV, but is often replaced by seta or spiniform seta. Tarsomere II of legs. Spiniform formula is 3/4: 3/4: 3/4-5: 3/4-5. Tarsomere II with 2 spines on inclined anteroventral surface, but a seta on leg III can be transformed to a „spiniform seta“ which indicates a poorly developed third spine as intraspecific variability.</p><p>SUBORDINATE TAXA. Pandinops bellicosus (L. Koch, 1875) (Eritrea), P. colei (Pocock, 1896) (Somaliland), P. eritreaensis KovařÍk, 2003 (Eritrea), P. friedrichi KovařÍk, 2016 (Somalia), P. platycheles (Werner, 1916) (Ethiopia), P. pococki KovařÍk, 2000 (Somalia [Puntland]), P. pugilator (Pocock, 1900) [= Pandinus peeli Pocock, 1900, = Pandinus hawkeri Pocock, 1900] (Somaliland, Ethiopia [the first record, see comments below]), P. sahil sp. n. (Somaliland), P. turieli KovařÍk, 2016 = Pandinops bambii Rossi, 2017, syn. n. (Ethiopia, Kenya).</p><p>COMMENTS. Rossi (2017) described Pandinops bambii from Ethiopia (type locality) and Somalia in his self-published journal, Rivista Aracnologica Italiana. This journal issue became accessible to the public (i. e., published) in March 2017, but was pre-dated 14 July 2016 (see also KovařÍk et al., 2019: 19, and KovařÍk &amp; Lowe, 2022: 5, 15). I have studied the same specimens several years earlier (see KovařÍk &amp; Whitman. 2005: 114). The holotype is an old, incomplete juvenile identified by Rossi as a “subadult male“; however, there is no possibility to determine sex of this juvenile correctly. Characters cited by Rossi are insufficient but I am sure that at least the juvenile holotype from Ethiopia in reality belongs to Pandinops turieli KovařÍk, 2016 (published 23 August 2016). I conclude that Pandinops bambii Rossi, 2017 is a junior synonym of P. turieli KovařÍk, 2016, syn. n.</p><p>During the 2021-2024 expeditions three new localities of Pandinops pugilator (Pocock, 1900) were confirmed: two in Somaliland (9.909383°N 46.833336°E, locality No. 21SH, 10.X.2021, 2juvs., leg. F. KovařÍk; and Beeyo Dhaadheer, 10.4169733°N 45.4316814°E, XI.2023, 1♀ leg. Hassan Elmi) and one in Ethiopia (Jijiga, 9.3693978°N 42.8350769°E, VI.2024, 1♀ 9juvs, leg. H. Elmi), see map (Figure 26) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BD2418FFF3001920F0C029FAA3E6C8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kovařík, František	Kovařík, František (2025): Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part XLI. Pandinops sahil sp. n. from Somaliland (Scorpionidae). Euscorpius 418: 1-11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962761
03BD2418FFF5001923F6C398FB23E727.text	03BD2418FFF5001923F6C398FB23E727.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pandinops sahil Kovařík 2025	<div><p>Pandinops sahil sp. n.</p><p>(Figs. 1–27, Table 1)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BD2418FFF5001923F6C398FB23E727	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kovařík, František	Kovařík, František (2025): Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part XLI. Pandinops sahil sp. n. from Somaliland (Scorpionidae). Euscorpius 418: 1-11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962761
03BD2418FFFA001620DAC230FA14E1AE.text	03BD2418FFFA001620DAC230FA14E1AE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pandinops KovarIk 2016	<div><p>Key to the species of Pandinops</p><p>1. Metasomal segments I–II ventrally granulated (figs. 64, 66–67 in KovařÍk, 2016). ................................................ 2</p><p>– Metasomal segments I–II ventrally smooth or tuberculated (figs. 61–63 in KovařÍk, 2016). ....................................... 3</p><p>2. Dorsal surface of pedipalp chela smooth to bumpy (fig. 14 in KovařÍk, 2016). .......................................... P. friedrichi</p><p>– Dorsal surface of pedipalp chela covered by tubercles/ granules (fig. 5 in KovařÍk, 2016). ................... P. pococki</p><p>3. Pedipalp chela length/ width ratio is 1.56–1.63. ............. 4 – Pedipalp chela length/ width ratio is 1.68–1.85 (figs. 8, 32,</p><p>36 in KovařÍk, 2016). ...................................................... 5 – Pedipalp chela narrow, length/ width ratio is 2.05 in male</p><p>(Fig. 5). ........................................................ P. sahil sp. n.</p><p>4. Pedipalp chela strongly lobated, length/ width ratio is 1.56 (fig. 1 in KovařÍk, 2016). Pectinal teeth number 16 in male ............................................................ P. eritreaensis</p><p>– Pedipalp chela length/ width ratio is 1.60–1.63 (fig. 3 in KovařÍk et al., 2017). Pectinal teeth number 13–14 in males. .......................................................... P. platycheles</p><p>5. Dorsal surface of pedipalp chela entirely smooth to bumpy, without granules or tubercles (fig. 8 in KovařÍk, 2016).. 6</p><p>– Dorsal surface of pedipalp chela granulated or tuberculated (figs. 14–15 in KovařÍk, 2016). ....................................... 7</p><p>6. Pectinal teeth number 19–21 in males. Ventral carinae on metasoma I–IV well developed (fig. 61 in KovařÍk, 2016). ........................................................................ P. bellicosus</p><p>– Pectinal teeth number 14–17 in males. Ventral carinae on metasoma I–IV absent or indicated only (fig. 65 in KovařÍk, 2016). ............................................................. P. pugilator</p><p>7. Dorsal surface of pedipalp chela entirely granulated by well defined granules, conical and pointed (fig. 309 in KovařÍk, 2009: 116). ............................................................ P. colei</p><p>– Granules on dorsal surface of pedipalp chela not conical and pointed, their summits may be confluent, lobe of manus almost smooth (fig. 14 in KovařÍk, 2016). .......... P. turieli</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BD2418FFFA001620DAC230FA14E1AE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kovařík, František	Kovařík, František (2025): Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part XLI. Pandinops sahil sp. n. from Somaliland (Scorpionidae). Euscorpius 418: 1-11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962761
