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03A587DFFFEC793AACA5DB13FCAFFD49.text	03A587DFFFEC793AACA5DB13FCAFFD49.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Babycurus Karsch 1886	<div><p>Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886</p> <p>DIAGNOSIS. Medium to large buthids, adults 22.5–100 mm; carapace granular, lacking distinct carinae, flat, subrectangular with concave anterior margin; median eyes on low ocular tubercle in anterior half of carapace; anterior, central and posterior median furrows distinct, connected by median groove running over ocular tubercle; sternum type 1, triangular in shape; tergites I– VI granular, with single median carina which may be obsolete on I–II; tergite VII with 5 carinae; metasoma elongate, segment I with 10 carinae; segments II-IV with 8 carinae, lacking lateral median carina; metasoma V convex, sometimes dilated, carinae present or obsolete; telson ellipsoidal or pyriform in shape, with distinct subaculear tooth; pectines with fulcra; chelicerae with typical buthid dentition, fixed finger armed with two denticles on ventral surface; pedipalps orthobothriotaxic, type Aβ, femur trichobothrium d 2 internal, patella d 3 external to dorsomedian carina, chela db in distal half of fixed finger; chela manus smooth, with carinae reduced or obsolete; dentate margins of chela fingers armed with linear rows of principal denticles; rows non-imbricated or conspicuously imbricated and overlapping, flanked internally by single enlarged accessory denticle, and externally by single or double external accessory denticles; movable finger with two enlarged subdistal internal denticles, flanked externally by short apical row of denticles; pedipalp chelae sexually dimorphic: males with dilated manus, fingers with proximally flexed dentate margins, denticles of proximal rows bicuspid; tibial spurs absent on leg III, present on leg IV, tibia and tarsus III–IV without bristle combs; ventral surfaces of of tarsi equipped with two rows of setae; ungues stout.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A587DFFFEC793AACA5DB13FCAFFD49	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;Lowe, Graeme;Seiter, Michael;Plíšková, Jana;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Seiter, Michael, Plíšková, Jana, Šťáhlavský, František (2015): Scorpions of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part II. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Buthidae), with description of two new species. Euscorpius 196: 1-31
03A587DFFFEA7938AFEADC8CFB10F9C5.text	03A587DFFFEA7938AFEADC8CFB10F9C5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Babycurus dunlopi Kovarik, Lowe, Seiter, Pliskova et Stahlavsky 2015	<div><p>Babycurus dunlopi Kovařík, Lowe, Seiter, Plíšková et Šťáhlavský, sp. n.</p> <p>(Figures 1–23, 29–37, 41–45, 123, Table 1) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:890A53</p> <p>24-434A-49F1-87A5-AAA31DAFE2B2</p> <p>Babycurus wituensis taramassoi (in part): Kovařík, 2000: 258; Kovařík, 2003: 136.</p> <p>TYPE LOCALITY AND HOLOTYPE DEPOSITORY. Ethiopia, Oromia State, Gemu Gofa region, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=37.54&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.9903893" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 37.54/lat 5.9903893)">Arba Minch</a>, 05°59' 25.4"N 37°32'24"E, 1261 m a.s.l., FKCP.</p> <p>TYPE MATERIAL. Ethiopia, Oromia State, Gemu Gofa region, Arba Minch, 2-3. V.1997, 2♂ 1♀ im. (paratypes), leg. C. Werner, 05°59'25.4"N 37°32'24"E, 1261 m a.s.l. (Figs. 44–45, locality No. 13 EY), 8.VII.2013, 3♂ (para- types) 1♀ (holotype, maturity ecdysis 4.V.2014) (UV detection), leg. and bred by F. Kovařík, FKCP.</p> <p>ETYMOLOGY. Named after Jason A. Dunlop, the Curator of arachnid, myriapod &amp; stem-group arthropod collection of Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (ZMHB) and Secretary of the International Society of Arachnology. He has assisted the authors by providing information about old scorpion material cited by old authors as Hemprich &amp; Ehrenberg, Gervais, Peters, Karsch or Kraepelin and he has loaned us important types for more than 15 years. This has helped us to understand the taxonomic positions of many scorpion species and groups.</p> <p>DIAGNOSIS. Total length 49–55 mm. Coloration yellowish brown to orange with dark spots. Tergites I-VI could be almost black with four symmetrical orange spots of every tergite. Chelicerae yellow strongly reticulate mainly in anterior half. Pedipalp movable fingers with 8 principal rows of denticles and apical row of five denticles. Pectines with 24–28 teeth in both sexes. First metasomal segment has 10 carinae, second through fourth segments have eight carinae. Telson sparsely setose, tuberculate, with a subaculear tooth 0.35–0.42 mm long (ratio aculeus length to subaculear tooth length 6.72–7.80). Vesicle elongate, ellipsoidal. Aculeus curved, approximately as long as vesicle. Males with posterior margin of sternite V with smooth median patch; chela of pedipalps broader than female, ratio chela length to manus width 4.24 in female, 3.3–3.5 in males; and very slightly broader metasomal segments (length to width ratio 1.7 in female and 1.55–1.58 in males).</p> <p>DESCRIPTION. Total length 49–55 mm. Measurements of the carapace, telson, segments of the metasoma and segments of the pedipalps are given in Table 1. Coloration (Figs. 1–4, 41–43) base yellowish brown to orange with dark spots mainly on patella and femur of legs and pedipalps, carapace, mesosoma and dorsal surfaces of metasoma. Tergites I-VI almost black with four symmetrical orange spots on each tergite (Fig. 41). Chelicerae yellow, strongly reticulate mainly on anterior half (Fig. 19). Sexual dimorphism: males with chela of pedipalps broader (ratio chela length to manus width 4.24 in female, 3.3–3.5 in males); fingers of pedipalps more flexed proximally (Figs. 30 and 34); slightly broa- der metasomal segments (length to width ratio 1.7 in female and 1.55–1.58 in males); posterior margin of sternite V with smooth median patch present in males and absent in female.</p> <p>CHELICERAE (Fig. 19). With dentition typical for the genus, teeth sharp. Tegument basally smooth and shiny without granulation.</p> <p>PEDIPALPS (Figs. 11–17, 29–34). Femur granulated, with four granulate carinae developed. Patella almost smooth with seven granulate carinae developed. Chela with carinae vestigial to absent, smooth; fingers long (ratio chela length to movable finger length 1.57–1.70 in both sexes), curved, with 8 principal rows of denticles, 7 of them terminating in two external granules; the last (proximal) row has one external granule in the middle of the row. There are also seven internal granules on movable finger and six on fixed finger. Movable fingers bear apical row of five denticles and three terminal accessory denticles.</p> <p>CARAPACE (Figs. 18–19). Slightly trapezoidal (narrower anteriorly) and slightly wider than long; anterior margin concave, with some short microsetae. Carination absent. Median furrows wide and deep, others vestigial to absent. Tegument densely and coarsely granulose. Median eyes large and raised; five pairs of lateral eyes: three same-sized and aligned along each anterolateral corner, plus two vestigial to absent.</p> <p>MESOSOMA (Figs. 1–4, 18–19, 22–23). Tergites I–VI bear one conspicuous median carina; tergite VII with five well-defined carinae (median, submedians and laterals), which are long and serrate to crenulate. All tergites are densely and coarsely granulose. Sternum (Fig. 22) standard for the genus: type 1, triangular in shape; medial depression very large. Pectines standard-sized for the genus (Figs. 22–23): extending to around half of sternite IV in both sexes, setose. Tooth count 24–28 (1x24, 3x25, 4x26, 1x27, 1x28) in males and 25/ 26 in female. Pectines have 3 marginal lamellae and 8–9 middle lamellae. Sternites lack carinae, surfaces are smooth and sparsely setose, except for sternite III with denser medial setation (Fig. 22). Posterior margin of sternite V with smooth median patch in males.</p> <p>LEGS (Figs. 20–21). The tarsomeres bear two rows of relatively long macrosetae on the ventral surface and numerous macrosetae on the other surfaces; bristle combs absent. Femur bears only solitary macrosetae. Femur coarsely granulose, femur and patella with carinae developed. Tibial spurs present and long on fourth legs.</p> <p>METASOMA AND TELSON (Figs. 5–10). All segments with complete granulate carinae developed. The first metasomal segment has a total of 10 carinae, the second through fourth segments have eight carinae, and the fifth segment has five carinae. All metasomal segments are densely granulated laterally and ventrally; dorsal surface more granulated on the fifth segment; the second and the third segments only sparsely granulated and the fifth is dorsally smooth. Metasoma is sparsely hirsute mainly along carinae bearing dark setae. There are 2–4 (segment I) to 10–14 (segment V) setae around every dorsal carina and 6–8 (segment I) to 12–18 (segment V) setae on ventral surface. Telson sparsely setose, tuberculate, with a subaculear tooth 0.35–0.42 mm long (ratio aculeus length to subaculear tooth length 6.72–7.80) (Figs. 36– 37). Vesicle elongate, ellipsoidal. Aculeus curved, approximately as long as vesicle.</p> <p>ANOMALY. Telson with subaculear tooth is a diagnositic character for the genus Babycurus (Figs. 36–37). Six of seven types have a 0.35–0.42 mm long subaculear tooth present, but one male paratype lacks a subaculear tooth (Fig. 35). This male was collected together with the female holotype and two other adult male paratypes. We believe that this first known case of the absence of a subaculear tooth in Babycurus is only a morphological anomaly which can be ignored in diagnosis of the genus and species.</p> <p>AFFINITIES. The described features distinguish B. dunlopi sp. n. from all other species of the genus. B. dunlopi sp. n. seems to be closest to B. wituensis Kraepelin, 1913 and B. taramassoi Borelli, 1919, which was designated as subspecies B. wituensis taramassoi by Kovařík (2000: 258–260). After studying other specimens we believed that both of these taxa are valid species. B. taramassoi could represent a complex with more species from Somalia and B. wituensis is known from southeast Kenya and Tanzania (Kovařík et al., in preparation). B.taramassoi is usually larger with total length 60–74 mm and B. wituensis and B. dunlopi sp. n. are 45–57 mm long. B. dunlopi sp. n. and B. wituensis can be unequivocally separated by: 1) metasomal segments very slightly broader in males of B. dunlopi sp. n. (ratio length to width the fifth metasomal segment 1.7 in female and 1.55–1.58 in males) and more broader in males of B. wituensis (ratio length to width the fifth metasomal segment 1.85–1.96 in females and 1.35–1.48 in males); 2) subaculear tooth (Figs. 36–37) only 0.35– 0.42 mm long in B. dunlopi sp. n. (ratio aculeus length to subaculear tooth length 6.72–7.80) and 0.67–0.73 mm long in B. wituensis (Figs. 26–28, ratio aculeus length to subaculear tooth length 3.79–4.29).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A587DFFFEA7938AFEADC8CFB10F9C5	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;Lowe, Graeme;Seiter, Michael;Plíšková, Jana;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Seiter, Michael, Plíšková, Jana, Šťáhlavský, František (2015): Scorpions of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part II. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Buthidae), with description of two new species. Euscorpius 196: 1-31
03A587DFFFE87921AC4FD809FE7BFF3E.text	03A587DFFFE87921AC4FD809FE7BFF3E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Babycurus sofomarensis Kovarik, Lowe, Seiter, Pliskova et Stahlavsky 2015	<div><p>Babycurus sofomarensis Kovařík, Lowe, Seiter, Plíšková et Šťáhlavský, sp. n.</p> <p>(Figures 46–55, 58–61, 64–65, 67–77, 87–102, 123, Table 2) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D7544F</p> <p>0F-65FB-48F5-AFB6-07BBB6373503</p> <p>TYPE LOCALITY AND HOLOTYPE DEPOSITORY. Ethiopia, Oromia State, Arsi Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.85111&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.9052777" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.85111/lat 6.9052777)">Sof Omar</a>, 06°54'19"N 40°51'04"E, 1200 m a.s.l.; FKCP.</p> <p>posterior width), depth (H).</p> <p>TYPE MATERIAL. Ethiopia, Oromia State, Arsi Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.85111&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.9052777" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.85111/lat 6.9052777)">Sof Omar</a>, 06°54'19"N 40°51'04"E, 1200 m a.s.l. (Fig. 95, locality No. 13 EC), 24-25. VI.2013, 4♂ (paratypes) (UV detection), leg. F. Kovařík, J. Plíšková &amp; P. Novák, 23-24.XI.2014, 2♂ (paratypes) 1♀ (holotype) (UV de- tection), leg. F. Kovařík; Oromia State, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.71097&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.7436113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.71097/lat 7.7436113)">West Harerge</a>, 07°44'37"N 40°42'39.5"E, 1234 m a.s.l. (Fig. 96, locality No. 14 EO), 24-25.XI.2014, 1♂ (paratype) (UV detection), Oromia State, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.62011&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.777694" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.62011/lat 7.777694)">West Harerge</a>, 07°46'39.7"N 40°37'12.4"E, 800 m a.s.l. (Fig. 97, locality No. 14 EP), 25.XI.2014, 1juv. (paratype). All type specimens are in 80 % alcohol in the first author’s collection (FKCP), except for a juvenile paratype which is alive (Fig. 98).</p> <p>ETYMOLOGY. Named after the type locality.</p> <p>DIAGNOSIS. Total length 32–35 mm (males) and 46 mm (female). Coloration yellowish brown to grey with darker markings. Chelicerae yellow without reticulation. Pedipalp movable fingers with 6 principal rows of denticles and an apical row of four denticles. Pectines with 18–20 teeth in both sexes. First metasomal segment has 10 carinae, second through fourth segments have eight carinae. Telson setose, smooth, with a short and pointed subaculear tooth. Vesicle elongate, ellipsoidal. Aculeus curved, shorter than vesicle. Sexual dimorphism minor, adult males with fingers of pedipalps more flexed proximally and slightly shorter fingers; there is no difference in length and width of chela of pedipalps (ratio chela length to manus width 3.5–3.8 in both sexes) or metasomal segments (ratio metasomal segment V length to width 2.8–3.0 in both sexes); posterior margin of sternite V without smooth median patch in both sexes.</p> <p>DESCRIPTION. Total length 32–35 mm (males) and 46 mm (female). Measurements of the carapace, telson, segments of the metasoma and segments of the pedipalps are given in Table 2. Coloration (Figs. 46–49, 62– 63) base yellowish brown to grey with darker markings on patella and femur of legs and pedipalps, carapace, and. Tergites I-VI almost grey. Tergite VII, tibia of legs, manus of pedipalps and metasomal segments I–III usually lighter. Chelicerae yellow without reticulation. (Fig. 63). Sexual dimorphism minor, adult males with fingers of pedipalps more flexed proximally (Figs. 88 and 90– 91) and shorter fingers (ratio chela length to movable finger length 1.56 in female and 1.70–1.75 in males); there is no difference in length and width of chela of pedipalps (ratio chela length to manus width 3.5– 3.8 in both sexes) or metasomal segments (ratio metasomal segment V length to width 2.8–3.0 in both sexes).</p> <p>CHELICERAE (Figs. 64). With dentition typical for the genus, teeth sharp. Tegument basally smooth and shiny without granulation.</p> <p>PEDIPALPS (Figs. 69–75). Femur granulated, with five granulate carinae developed. Patella almost smooth with seven granulate carinae developed. Chela with sparsely granulated carinae present, smooth; fingers long (ratio chela length movable finger length 1.56–1.75), curved, with 6 principal rows of denticles, 5 of them terminating in two external granules; the last row has one external granule in the middle of the row. There are also five or six internal granules. Movable fingers bear apical row of four denticles and three terminal accessory denticles.</p> <p>CARAPACE (Figs. 64–65). Slightly trapezoidal (narrower anteriorly) and slightly longer than wide, or as long as wide; anterior margin slightly convex, with some short microsetae. Carination absent. Median and posterior lateral furrows wide and deep, other vestigial to absent. Tegument densely and coarsely granulose. Median eyes large and raised; five pairs of lateral eyes: three samesized and aligned along each anterolateral corner, plus two vestigial to absent.</p> B. subpunctatus. B..Dimensions♀ Holotype♀ 14EI♂ 14EI♀ HolotypeCarapaceL / W3.4 / 3.23.6 / 3.32.85 / 2.65.1 / 4.9MesosomaL10.39.96.415.2Tergite VIIL / W2.17 / 3.332.45 / 3.751.75 / 2.73.7 / 4.7Metasoma et telsonL18.418.7513.225.7Segment IL / W / H2.2 / 1.8 / 1.432.3 / 2.0 / 1.71.55 / 1.4 / 1.253.1 / 2.7 / 2.45Segment IIL / W / H2.6 / 1.6 / 1.372.4 / 1.8 / 1.61.95 / 1.3 / 1.253.65 / 2.5 / 2.4Segment IIIL / W / H2.9 / 1.6 / 1.363.05 / 1.75 / 1.62.05 / 1.25 / 1.24.1 / 2.55 / 2.4Segment IVL / W / H3.2 / 1.5 / 1.363.45 / 1.75 / 1.62.45 / 1.25 / 1.24.6 /2.45 / 2.4Segment VL / W / H4.0 / 1.5 / 1.384.15 / 1.7 / 1.62.85 / 1.15 / 1.15.6 / 2.35 / 2.2TelsonL / W / H3.2 / 1.10 / 1.173.4 / 1.25 / 1.22.35 / 0.8 / 0.934.65 / 1.55 / 1.7PedipalpL1313.59.7517.05FemurL / W3.0 / 1.03.35 / 1.0752.35 / 0.84.2 / 1.35PatellaL / W3.9 / 1.34.0 / 1.352.8 / 1.055.05 / 1.75ChelaL6.16.154.67.8ManusL / W / H2.2 / 1.3 / 1.32.7 / 1.4 / 1.31.65 / 0.9 / 0.832.8 / 2.05 / 1.95 sofomarensis sp. n. ♂ ♂ 14EN 14EO3.9 / 3.53.9 / 3.810.69.02.9 / 3.42.6 / 3.420.219.572.45 / 2.25 / 2.02.3 / 2.15 / 1.92.9 / 2.2 / 1.92.8 / 2.05 / 1.83.2 / 2.15 / 1.93.1 / 2.05 / 1.83.6 / 2.15 / 1.93.6 / 2.0 / 1.84.65 / 2.1 / 1.84.52 / 1.9 / 1.753.4 / 1.2 / 1.33.25 / 1.1 / 1.251413.453.3 / 1.13.2 / 1.054.05 / 1.453.9 / 1.456.656.42.8 / 1.9 / 1.752.7 / 1.67 / 1.67 ♂ ♂ 14EN 14EO14EN 14EO3.9 / 3.53.9 / 3.810.69.02.9 / 3.42.6 / 3.420.219.572.45 / 2.25 / 2.02.3 / 2.15 / 1.92.9 / 2.2 / 1.92.8 / 2.05 / 1.83.2 / 2.15 / 1.93.1 / 2.05 / 1.83.6 / 2.15 / 1.93.6 / 2.0 / 1.84.65 / 2.1 / 1.84.52 / 1.9 / 1.753.4 / 1.2 / 1.33.25 / 1.1 / 1.251413.453.3 / 1.13.2 / 1.054.05 / 1.453.9 / 1.456.656.42.8 / 1.9 / 1.752.7 / 1.67 / 1.673.853.734.732.37Movable fingerL3.93.452.955.0TotalL32.132.2522.4546 <p>corresponds to posterior width), depth (H). MESOSOMA (Figs. 46–49, 64–65). Tergites I–VI bear one conspicuous median carina; tergite VII with five welldefined carinae (median, submedians and laterals), which are long and serrate to crenulate. All tergites are densely and coarsely granulose mainly on posterior part. Sternum (Figs. 67–68) standard for the genus: type 1, triangular in shape; medial depression large. Pectines standard-sized for the genus (Figs. 67–68): extending to around a quorter of sternite IV in both sexes, setose. Tooth count 18–20 (1x18, 7x19, 5x20) in males and 18/ 18 in female. Pectines have 3 marginal lamellae and 7 middle lamellae. Sternites lack carinae, surfaces are smooth and sparsely setose. Posterior margin of sternite V without smooth median patch in both sexes.</p> <p>LEGS (Figs. 56–61). The tarsomeres bear two rows of macrosetae on the ventral surface and numerous macrosetae on the other surfaces; bristle combs absent. Femur bears only solitary macrosetae. Femur coarsely granulose, femur and patella with carinae developed. Tibial spurs present on fourth legs.</p> <p>METASOMA AND TELSON (Figs. 50–55). All segments with granulate complete carinae developed except for carinae on segment V in males which are vestigial. The carinae are composed of minute, rounded, equal-sized, and evenly spaced granules. The first metasomal segment has a total of 10 carinae, the second through fourth segments have eight carinae, and the fifth segment has five carinae. All metasomal segments are sparsely granulated. Metasoma is very sparsely hirsute. Telson smooth with only a weakly indicated ventral carina and a dense cover of long hairs near the subaculear tooth. (Figs. 76–77). Subaculear tooth short and pointed. Vesicle elongate, ellipsoidal. Aculeus curved, shorter than vesicle.</p> <p>HEMISPERMATOPHORE (Figs. 99–101). Trunk elongate, slender; flagellum short, filiform, pars recta 0.25 times length of trunk; pars reflecta 0.8–1.0 times length of pars recta (measured from left and right hemispermatophores of paratype male), much smaller in diameter; structure of lobes at base of flagellum similar to that described for B. exquisitus (Lowe, 2000), including two elongate, laminate lobes (inner and outer), lacking a third median lobe; inner lobe broad with longitudinal median carina, apex rounded; outer lobe narrow with longitudinal median carina, apex tapered; basal lobe weak, forming obliquely transverse carinae reaching outer basal edge of inner lobe; carina of inner lobe joined with basal lobe carina; measurements: trunk L (to base of flagellum) 3.73 mm, pars recta L 0.98 mm, inner lobe L (from base of flagellum) 0.30 mm, outer lobe L 0.26 mm.</p> <p>CYTOGENETIC DATA (Fig. 102). We analyzed two paratype males using standard cytogenetic methods (e.g. Kovařík et al., 2009; Šťáhlavský et al., 2014). The dip- loid complement of analyzed material is composed of 22 holocentric chromosomes (Fig. 102A). The first two chromosomes show considerable difference in size within both analyzed males (Fig. 102D). The first chromosome forms 10.75% (SD=0.63) of the diploid set in one male (the number of measured mitotic metaphases is 13) and 10.84% (SD=0.17) in the second male (the number of measured mitotic metaphases is 9). The second chromosome forms 7.84% (SD=0.41) in one male and 8.46% (SD=0.90) in the other. The rest of chromosomes decrease gradually in size from 6.28% to 2.48% or from 5.99% to 2.33%, respectively (Fig. 102B, D). The conspicuous difference of the size of the first two chromosomes may be explained by reciprocal translocations between different chromosome pairs. This type of chromosomal rearrangement forms multivalents during meiosis and may cause chromosomal different- iation of size (e.g. Kovařík et al., 2013). We observed only limited number of postpachytene. However in all cases we found multivalents formed by ten chromosomes (in one cell of the first male and in four cells in the second male) (Fig. 102C). Moreover, in one cell we found decavalent and tetravalent together. It is evident that two chromosomes from this decavalent are the largest elements of the set and correspond to the first and second chromosomes of the karyotype (Fig. 102C, chromosomes marked 1 and 2)</p> <p>AFFINITIES. The described features distinguish B. sofomarensis sp. n. from all other species of the genus. B. sofomarensis sp. n. seems to be closest to B. subpunctatus from which can be unequivocally separated by: 1) total length 32–35 mm (males) and 46 mm (female) in B. sofomarensis sp. n. and 22.5 mm (male) – 32.25 mm (females) in B. subpunctatus; 2) coloration darker in B. sofomarensis sp. n (Figs. 64–65 versus 62– 63); 3) pectines with 18–20 teeth in B. sofomarensis sp. n. and 16–17 teeth in B. subpunctatus; 4) chela broader in B. sofomarensis sp. n (ratio chela length to manus width 3.5– 3.8 in both sexes) than in B. subpunctatus (ratio chela length to manus width 5.1 in male and 4.3– 4.6 in females); 5) male of B. sofomarensis sp. n. with fingers of pedipalps flexed proximally (Figs. 88 and 90– 91) and almost straight in both sexes of B. subpunctatus (Figs. 81, 84, and 86).</p> <p>COMMENTS ON LOCALITIES AND LIFE STRATEGY. We visited the type locality for the first time on 24 June 2013. We spent a night there and collected several types of Pandinus trailini Kovařík, 2013 (see Kovařík, 2013: 10, figs. 34–35). At the locality in the valley formed by the Gestro River on 24–25 June 2013 we recorded nighttime temperatures of 19.4 ºC shortly after sunset, dropping to 15.6 ºC (minimum temperature) before sunrise and up to 69% humidity. We collected at night with UV light four male paratypes. We visited the type locality again on 23 November 2014 and at night the first author (FK) recorded nighttime temperatures of 23.3 ºC shortly after sunset, dropping to 19 ºC (minimum temperature) before sunrise and up to 64% humidity. The first author (FK) collected at night with UV light two other male paratypes and the female holotype. In addition to B. sofomarensis sp. n., he recorded at this locality P. trailini, Hottentotta trilineatus (Peters, 1861), and Iomachus sp.</p> <p>Next night we spent at the locality 14EO (Fig. 96). Here, the first author (FK) recorded on 24–25 November 2014, shortly after sunset, a nighttime temperature of 22.7 ºC, which gradually dropped to 16 ºC (minimum temperature) before sunrise. Humidity during the night varied between 70% and 65%. Several specimens of Hottentotta trilineatus and a paratype of B. sofomarensis sp. n. were found around 22:00 h (temperature 19 ºC).</p> <p>The last paratype juvenile (Fig. 98) was collected during the day under a big stone at the locality 14EP (Fig. 97) in the valley formed by the Wabe Shebelle River. Apart from B. sofomarensis sp. n. we recorded Pandinus platycheles Werner, 1916 and Hottentotta trilineatus at this locality.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A587DFFFE87921AC4FD809FE7BFF3E	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;Lowe, Graeme;Seiter, Michael;Plíšková, Jana;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Seiter, Michael, Plíšková, Jana, Šťáhlavský, František (2015): Scorpions of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part II. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Buthidae), with description of two new species. Euscorpius 196: 1-31
03A587DFFFF17921AE1FDF1EFD6AF987.text	03A587DFFFF17921AE1FDF1EFD6AF987.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Babycurus subpunctatus Borelli 1925	<div><p>Babycurus subpunctatus Borelli, 1925</p> <p>(Figures 56–57, 62–63, 66, 78–86, 103–123, Table 2)</p> <p>Babycurus subpunctatus Borelli, 1925: 318; Kovařík, 1998: 104; Fet &amp; Lowe, 2000: 79; Kovařík, 2000: 256; Kovařík, 2003: 134.</p> <p>TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Somalia, Cuban Cubu; MCSN.</p> <p>MATERIAL EXAMINED. Ethiopia, Somali State, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.920418&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.835417" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.920418/lat 4.835417)">Liben region</a>, between Filtu and Dolo Odo, 04°50'07.5"N 40°55'13.5"E, 912 m a.s.l. (Fig. 120, locality No. 14 EI), 1♂ 1♀ (Figs. 110–122), 20.XI.2014, leg. F. Kovařík, FKCP. Somalia, Cuban Cubu, IX.1923, 1♀ (holotype, Figs. 80–82, 103–109), leg. S. Patrizi, MCSN.</p> <p>DIAGNOSIS. Total length 22.5 mm (male) – 32.25 mm (females). Coloration yellowish brown to orange. Chelicerae yellow without reticulation. Pedipalp movable fingers with 6 principal rows of denticles and apical row of four denticles. Last row has one external and no internal granule. Pectines with 16–17 teeth in both sexes. First metasomal segment has 10 carinae, second through fourth segments have eight carinae. Telson setose, smooth, with subaculear tooth short and pointed. Vesicle elongate, ellipsoidal. Aculeus curved, slightly shorter than vesicle. Sexual dimorphism minor, adult males with chela slightly narrower in males (ratio chela length manus width 5.1 in male and 4.3– 4.6 in females); there is no difference in length and width of metasomal segments (ratio metasomal segment V length to width 2.44–2.9 in both sexes); posterior margin of sternite V without smooth median patch in both sexes; fingers of pedipalps almost straight in both sexes.</p> <p>COMMENTS ON LOCALITY. The both specimens were collected under stones along a road on the locality 14EI (Fig. 120) during a day (temperature 34.6 ºC and 38% humidity). Apart from B. subpunctatus, the first author (FK) recorded Hottentotta trilineatus, Parabuthus cf. liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828), Uroplectes sp., and two very common species of Pandinus sp. at this locality.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A587DFFFF17921AE1FDF1EFD6AF987	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;Lowe, Graeme;Seiter, Michael;Plíšková, Jana;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Seiter, Michael, Plíšková, Jana, Šťáhlavský, František (2015): Scorpions of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part II. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Buthidae), with description of two new species. Euscorpius 196: 1-31
