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03CC2222FFFDFF82FED5FC4AD3FAF9EF.text	03CC2222FFFDFF82FED5FC4AD3FAF9EF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Androctonus Ehrenberg 1828	<div><p>Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828</p><p>(Figures 1–179, Tables 1–2)</p><p>Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich &amp; Ehrenberg, 1828 (part), pl. II, fig. 1–2, 4–5, 8.</p><p>TYPE SPECIES. Scorpio australis Linnaeus, 1758 .</p><p>DIAGNOSIS. Adults 50–110 mm in length. Carapace subrectangular, granulate, with distinct anterior submedian, superciliary, central median, central lateral and posterior median carinae, the latter two usually not fused into a lyre configuration; five pairs of lateral eyes, in type 5 pattern (Loria &amp; Prendini, 2014). Sternum type 1 (Soleglad &amp; Fet, 2003), relatively small, and markedly triangular in shape. Tergites granulate, I–VI with 1–3 carinae, VII with 5 carinae; sternites III–VI smooth, spiracles narrow, slit-like; sternite VII with 4 carinae; metasoma I with 10 carinae, II–III with 8–10 carinae, V with 5 carinae. Metasomal segments robust, wide and deep, with strong carinae; metasoma I–IV with dorsal carinae elevated posteriorly and dorsomedian furrow excavated; metasoma V with dorsal carinae granulate; posterior margins of tergite/ sternite V, and metasoma I–III with microsetal fringes. Telson with vesicle pyriform, lacking subaculear tubercle; aculeus stout, long, strongly curved. Chelicerae with typical buthid dentition (Vachon 1963), fixed finger with two denticles on ventral surface. Pedipalps orthobothriotaxic, type Aβ (Vachon 1974, 1975); femur with d 2 on dorsal surface, e 2 distal to d 5; patella with d 3 internal to dorsomedian carina; chela with Eb 2 proximal to Eb 1, eb on proximal fixed finger, db in middle region of fixed finger, db proximal to or level with est, dt and it located on distal fixed finger; pedipalp femur with dense, compact distal external macrosetal cluster (Lowe &amp; Tang, 2024); dentate margins of fixed and movable chela fingers with 9–16 linear, non-imbricated subrows of denticles, each flanked by single internal and external accessory denticles; movable finger typically with 3 large subterminal denticles; fixed and movable fingers with two pairs of subterminal Cruz-Armas sensilla, distal pair elongate (Lowe &amp; Fet, 2024); male fingers with or without lobe/ notch combination on basal dentate margins. Pectines with fulcra and internal fulcra, lacking accessory internal fulcra; basal teeth and basal middle lamella unmodified; pectinal tooth counts: ♂ 24–37, ♀ 19–29. Legs III– IV with tibial spurs, legs I–III typically with bristle-combs on tarsomere I; all legs with two submedian rows of macrosetae on ventral surface of tarsomere II, and prolateral and retrolateral pedal spurs. Hemispermatophore with moderately long trunk, capsule with 3-lobed sperm hemiduct, basal lobe hook-like, flagellum folded with shorter, broader pars recta, and longer, narrower pars reflecta.</p><p>REMARKS ON KARYOTYPES. We analyzed male karyotypes of three newly described Androctonus species from Morocco. The chromosomes of these species (Figs. 173–177) exhibit cytogenetic features typical of the family Buthidae: holocentric chromosomes, achiasmatic male meiosis, and a relatively low chromosome number (e. g., Mattos et al., 2013). The diploid sets of A. argoubi sp. n. (samples 1512, 1513, 1514, 1517, 1570, and holotype 2866, Figs. 173, 174), A. stockmanni sp. n. (holotype 1268, Figs. 175, 176), and A. vaneki sp. n. (holotype 2867, Fig. 177) each comprise 24 chromosomes, with one pair consistently much larger than the remainder. These characteristics match the karyotypes reported for all cytogenetically studied Androctonus species across their range (SadÍlek et al., 2015; Šťáhlavský et al., 2020), supporting the hypothesis that the genus has a stable karyotype (SadÍlek et al., 2015). The absence of chromosomal variation is further supported by the exclusive presence of bivalents in all observed postpachytene nuclei of A. argoubi sp. n. (Fig. 174) and A. stockmanni sp. n. (Fig. 175).</p><p>REMARKS ON HEMISPERMATOPHORES. The basal lobe (hook) of the holotype of A. stockmanni was noticeably shorter and more rounded than those observed in two samples of A. sergenti (cf. Figs. 85–86 vs. Figs. 78–79, 81–83). Vachon (1952) illustrated in drawings the outlines of the basal lobes of several species of Androctonus, which showed considerable variation: A. aeneas (small, broad based; fig. 163), A. mauretanicus (small, narrow, longer; fig. 185), A. bourdoni (small, narrow, short), A. hoggarensis (small, narrow, moderate length; fig. 197), A. australis (small, narrow, longer; fig. 207), and A. amoreuxi (small, short, broad; fig. 225). Comparative studies of much larger samples are needed to test whether these interspecific differences are statistically significant and useful for species level taxonomy.</p><p>AFFINITIES. Androctonus sergenti Vachon, 1948 and the three new species described here are all characterized by having metasoma I–IV ventrally punctate, a character that is either quite well developed or at least indicated (cf. Figs. 169–172). Other Androctonus species from Morocco and Western Sahara studied here lack punctae on the ventral surfaces of metasomal segments (Fig. 164). Other diagnostic characters include: base color uniformly black or blackish; metasoma I smooth dorsally without fine granulation (cf. Fig. 52 vs. Fig. 163); pedipalp chela narrow with long fingers, always narrower than patella, chela length/width ratio 6.0– 7.6 in both sexes (cf. Figs. 156–161 vs. 153–155). The base color is uniformly yellow to reddish yellow in A. amoreuxi (Audouin, 1825), and A. maroccanus Lourenço et al., 2009 . Metasoma I is finely granulated dorsally in A. liouvillei (Pallary, 1924) (Fig. 163). The pedipalp chela is wide with shorter fingers in at least the males (chela length/width ratio 3.5–5.4 in both sexes) of A. agrab Ythier &amp; Lourenço, 2022, A. bourdoni Vachon, 1948 (Fig. 154), A. gonneti Vachon, 1948 (Fig. 155), A. maroccanus Lourenço et al., 2009, and A. mauritanicus (Pocock, 1902) (Fig. 153).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC2222FFFDFF82FED5FC4AD3FAF9EF	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;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Šťáhlavský, František (2025): Three new species of Androctonus from Morocco (Arachnida Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 420: 1-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962897
03CC2222FFFEFF82FEC5F9C8D6A7F82F.text	03CC2222FFFEFF82FEC5F9C8D6A7F82F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Androctonus argoubi Kovařík & Lowe & Šťáhlavský 2025	<div><p>Androctonus argoubi sp. n.</p><p>(Figures 1–40, 158–159, 165–166, 173–174, 178, Table 1) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:20069068-</p><p>A7AA-4AC0-9865-B5BBAB276CA4</p><p>TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-10.06301&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.40518" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -10.06301/lat 29.40518)">Argoub</a>, 29.40518°N 10.06301°W ; FKCP.</p><p>MATERIAL EXAMINED (FKCP). Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-10.06301&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.40518" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -10.06301/lat 29.40518)">Argoub</a>, 29.40518°N 10.06301°W, 31.X.2024, 1♂ (holotype, DNA-2866) 1♀ (paratopotype) 3juvs.leg. O. Vaněk ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-10.07057&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.5118" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -10.07057/lat 29.5118)">Aguni</a>, 29.51180°N 10.07057°W, 29.X.2024, 2♀ 4juvs. (paratypes), leg. O. Vaněk ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.692&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.504683" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.692/lat 30.504683)">Ait Aiaaza</a>, 30.5046833°N 8.692°W, 2♂ 2♀ (1517, 1570), leg. M. Stockmann ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.02171&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.91633" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.02171/lat 29.91633)">Tizrgane</a>, 29.91633°N 09.02171°W, 2015-2016, 1♂ (1512), leg. M. Stockmann ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-10.35768&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.17006" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -10.35768/lat 29.17006)">Sidi Quarzeg</a>, 29.17006°N 10.35768°W, 1♀, 2015, 2♂ 3♀ (1513, 1514), 2017, leg. M. Stockmann ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.138101&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.064684" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.138101/lat 30.064684)">Ait Baha</a>, 30.064684°N 9.138101°W, 1♂, 2017, leg. M. Stockmann ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-10.14681&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.03817" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -10.14681/lat 29.03817)">Targa Wassay</a>, 29.03817°N 10.14681°W, 2015-2016, 1♀, leg. M. Stockmann.</p><p>ETYMOLOGY. Named after the village of the type locality.</p><p>DIAGNOSIS ♂ ♀. Adults 55–60 mm in length; base color uniformly black; pectine teeth 26–30 in males, 20–24 in females; metasoma I–IV with ventral and lateral surfaces granulate, usually weakly punctate, although punctuation may be reduced or absent; metasoma V only granulated ventrally; metasoma I–V with 10-8-8-8-5 carinae; metasoma IV length/ width ratio 1.05–1.09 in both sexes; metasoma IV with dorsal carinae composed posteriorly of blunt denticles, posterior-most denticle may be enlarged; sternite V with smooth patch, large in adult males, slightly smaller in females; sternite VI– VII with 4 carinae; pedipalp fixed and movable fingers with 14–15 subrows of denticles, each flanked by external and internal accessory denticles; fingers without basal lobe/notch combination; fingers elongated, chela narrow with length/ width ratio 6.0– 6.4 in both sexes; tarsomere I of legs I–III with bristle combs; telson slender, vesicle small and flat, aculeus about as long as vesicle.</p><p>DESCRIPTION ♂ ♀.Adults 55 mm (males) to 57 mm (females) in length, habitus as shown in Figs. 1–4; distribution and positions of trichobothria on pedipalps as shown in Figs. 19–23, 25–26.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC2222FFFEFF82FEC5F9C8D6A7F82F	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;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Šťáhlavský, František (2025): Three new species of Androctonus from Morocco (Arachnida Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 420: 1-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962897
03CC2222FFF1FF8DFC4EFDD4D0BCF92E.text	03CC2222FFF1FF8DFC4EFDD4D0BCF92E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Androctonus bourdoni Vachon 1948	<div><p>Androctonus bourdoni Vachon, 1948</p><p>(Figures 154, 162, 178)</p><p>Androctonus mauretanicus bourdoni Vachon, 1948: 315–316, figs. 183–187 (1952: 144–145, figs. 183–187)</p><p>Androctonus mauritanicus bourdoni: Fet &amp; Lowe, 2000: 74 (complete reference list until 1998).</p><p>Androctonus bourdoni: SadÍlek et al., 2015: 69–74, figs. 1–2; Ythier &amp; Lourenço, 2022: 242–243, figs. 3–4, 18–19, tab. 1.</p><p>Androctonus mauretanicus (in part): Lourenço, 2005: 164– 167.</p><p>TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Morocco, Agadir; MNHN (lectotype designated by Ythier &amp; Lourenço, 2022: 242–243) .</p><p>Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.635533&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.824783" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.635533/lat 29.824783)">Tiznit</a>, 29°49.487’N 09°38.132’W, 150 m a. s. l., 2016, 4♂ (1129, 1516) 2♀, leg. M. Stockmann ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.21424&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.10403" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.21424/lat 30.10403)">Biougra</a>, 30.10403°N 9.21424°W, 1♂ (1515, Fig. 154, 162), leg. M. Stockmann.</p><p>DIAGNOSIS ♂ ♀. Adults 60–80 mm in length; base color uniformly black; pectine teeth 26–30 in males, 22–25 in females; metasoma I– V with ventral and lateral surfaces granulate; metasoma I– V with 10-8-8-8-5 carinae; metasoma IV length/width ratio 1.05–1.15 in both sexes; metasoma IV with dorsal carinae composed posteriorly of blunt denticles, posterior-most denticle may be enlarged; sternite V with smooth patch, large in adult males, slightly smaller in females; sternite VI –VII with four carinae; pedipalp fixed and movable fingers with 14–15 subrows of denticles, each flanked by external and internal accessory denticles; fingers with weak basal lobe/notch combination; fingers elongated, chela with length/width ratio 4.8–5.4 in both sexes; tarsomere I of legs I–III with bristle-combs; telson slender, vesicle small and flat, aculeus about as long as vesicle.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC2222FFF1FF8DFC4EFDD4D0BCF92E	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;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Šťáhlavský, František (2025): Three new species of Androctonus from Morocco (Arachnida Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 420: 1-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962897
03CC2222FFF1FF8EFC71F897D6A7F93D.text	03CC2222FFF1FF8EFC71F897D6A7F93D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Androctonus sergenti Vachon 1948	<div><p>Androctonus sergenti Vachon, 1948</p><p>(Figures 41–83, 156–157, 170, 178–179, Table 1)</p><p>Androctonus sergenti Vachon, 1948: 441–445, figs. 188–190 (1952: 146–149, figs. 188–190); Fet &amp; Lowe, 2000: 75 (complete reference list until 1998); Teruel &amp; KovařÍk, 2014: 13–14, fig. 35.</p><p>TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Morocco, Anti-Atlas; MNHN.</p><p>MATERIAL EXAMINED (FKCP). Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.61&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.68" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.61/lat 29.68)">High Atlas</a>, SW Marakech near Tiznit, 29.68°N 9.61°W, 1♂, 11. V.1972; Tiznit, 1♂ (838), leg. M. Stockmann ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.37&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.37/lat 30.55)">Aoulouz</a>, Al-atlas-al-Kabir, 30.55°N 8.37°W, 1juv.♀, 20.IV.1992, leg. Jůza &amp; Wrzecionko ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.08&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.06" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.08/lat 30.06)">Agadir Province</a>, 62 km SE of Agadir, 30.06°N 9.08°W, 11.2. 2005, 1♀ 1juv., leg. Fouquè R. et H.&amp; S. Bečvář; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.07&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.07/lat 30.05)">Anti Atlas mts.</a>, 62 km SE of Agadir, 30.05°N 9.07°W, 798 m a. s. l., 16. V.2007, 1♂ 1♀ (Figs. 41, 170), leg. F. KovařÍk; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.461766&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.073246" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.461766/lat 30.073246)">Tafengha</a>, 2 km S Irherm, 30.073246°N 8.461766°W, 3♂ 3♀ (971, 1269, Figs. 42–83), leg. M. Stockmann.</p><p>DIAGNOSIS ♂ ♀.Adults 55–85 mm in length; base color uniformly black; pectine teeth 23–29 in both sexes; metasoma I–IV with ventral and lateral surfaces punctate; metasoma V with ventral and lateral rather smooth, sparsely granulated, with punctae strongly reduced or absent; metasoma I–V with dorsal surfaces smooth; metasoma I–V with 10-8-8-8-5 carinae; metasoma IV length/ width ratio 1.10–1.16 in both sexes; metasoma IV with dorsal carinae composed posteriorly of blunt denticles, posterior-most denticle enlarged; sternite V with smooth patch, large in both sexes; sternite VI–VII with 4 carinae; pedipalp fixed and movable fingers with 14–15 rows of granules, each flanked by external and internal accessory denticles; fingers without basal lobe/notch combination; fingers elongated, chela narrow with length/width ratio 6.0–7.0 in both sexes; tarsomere I of legs I–III with bristle-combs; telson slender, vesicle small and flat, and aculeus about as long as vesicle, strongly curved.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC2222FFF1FF8EFC71F897D6A7F93D	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;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Šťáhlavský, František (2025): Three new species of Androctonus from Morocco (Arachnida Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 420: 1-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962897
03CC2222FFF2FF9DFC6EF885D110F81A.text	03CC2222FFF2FF9DFC6EF885D110F81A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Androctonus stockmanni Kovařík & Lowe & Šťáhlavský 2025	<div><p>Androctonus stockmanni sp. n.</p><p>(Figures 84–129, 167, 172, 175–176, 178, Table 2) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F22390FC-</p><p>8285-40A9-954D-8677168EBF3E</p><p>TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Morocco, High Atlas Mts, Route N 9 between Quarzazate and Ait Ourir ; FKCP.</p><p>MATERIAL EXAMINED (FKCP). Morocco, High Atlas Mts, Route N 9 between Quarzazate and Ait Ourir, 2017, 1♂ (holotype, 1268) 1♀ (paratopotype), leg. M. Stockmann ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-7.3713&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.365438" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -7.3713/lat 31.365438)">High Atlas</a>, 31.365439°N 7.371300°W, 1♀ (paratype, 1188), leg. M. Stockmann.</p><p>ETYMOLOGY. The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Mark Stockmann who collected the type specimens.</p><p>DIAGNOSIS ♂ ♀. Adults 52–61 mm in length; base color uniformly black to reddish brown; pectine teeth 26 in male, 22–27 in females; metasoma I–V with ventral and lateral surfaces smooth and punctate; metasoma I–V with 10-8-8-8-5 carinae; metasoma IV length/ width ratio 1.06–1.07 in both sexes; metasoma IV with dorsal carinae composed posteriorly of blunt denticles, posterior-most denticle enlarged; sternite V with smooth patch, large in adult males, slightly smaller in females; sternite VI–VII with 4 carinae; pedipalp fixed and movable fingers with 14–15 subrows of denticles, each flanked by external and internal accessory denticles; fingers without basal lobe/notch combination; fingers elongated, chela narrow with length/width ratio 7.3–7.6 in both sexes; tarsomere I of legs I–III with bristle combs; telson slender, vesicle small and flat, aculeus about as long as vesicle; telson length/width ratio 2.50 in male.</p><p>DESCRIPTION ♂ ♀. The adults 52 mm (male) to 61 mm (female) in length; habitus as shown in Figs. 88–91; distribution and positions of trichobothria on pedipalps as shown in Figs. 108– 112, 114–115.</p><p>Coloration (Figs. 88–91). Base color is uniformly black to reddish brown.</p><p>Carapace and mesosoma (Figs. 92–95). Carapace trapezoidal, wider than long, surface covered with granules of different sizes; carinae typical for the genus, granulose; anterior margin convex medially, bearing 10–12 symmetrically distributed, stout spiniform macrosetae. Tergites granulated in male, more sparsely in females; tergite VII granulated, pentacarinate, with paired lateral carinae strong and serratocrenulate; tergites I–VI tricarinate. Pectinal tooth count 26 in male, 22–27 in females; pectine marginal tips extend to posterior margin of sternite IV in male, and to half of sternite IV in females; 3 marginal lamellae, 7–8 middle lamellae; lamellae and fulcra with numerous dark macrosetae. Sternum standard for the genus. Sternite III–VI finely granulate, more so along margins, sternite VII smooth, sternites VI–VII with 4 smooth carinae; spiracles very elongate, slit-like; sternite V with large, widely subtriangular, conspicuously pale smooth patch, more developed in male.</p><p>Hemispermatophore (Figs. 84–87). Flagelliform, moderately elongate; trunk ca. 6.3 times length of capsule as measured from flagellum base to apex of sperm duct; flagellum well separated from posterior lobe of capsule; pars recta broad, laminate, ca. 2.3 length of capsule; pars reflecta narrow, cylindrical, hyaline, ca. 6 times length of capsule; sperm hemiduct with 3 lobes: a longer posterior lobe with truncate apical margin is partially fused to a shorter median lobe; the anterior lobe is of intermediate length and apically acuminate; a basal lobe is present in the form of a rather short, distally angled, blunt hook; left and right hemispermatophores were similar.</p><p>Metasoma and telson (Figs. 100–107). Metasoma smooth, all segments moderately robust, not extremely deep; metasoma I– III wider than long, IV–V longer than wide, all segments wider than deep; metasoma I with 10 granulated carinae, II–IV with 8 carinae, V with 5 carinae; dorsal carinae of metasoma I–IV composed posteriorly of blunt denticles, posterior-most denticle enlarged; metasoma I–V with ventral and lateral intercarinal surfaces punctate, dorsal surfaces smooth. Telson slender, vesicle small and flat, aculeus about as long as vesicle, curved. Pedipalps (Figs. 108–129). Pedipalps very long and slender, very sparsely setose, orthobothriotaxic type A-β; femur with 4 carinae; patella granulate mainly dorsally, with 7 carinae; chela sparsely granulated, with 4 partly granulated carinae; fixed and movable fingers with 14–15 subrows of denticles, each flanked by external and internal accessory denticles; pedipalp fingers of both sexes with inner side of base smooth, tubercle absent; fingers elongated, chela narrow, length/width ratio 7.3–7.6 in both sexes.</p><p>Legs (Figs. 96–99). Legs III and IV with tibial spurs, long on leg IV, reduced on leg III; all legs with retrolateral and prolateral pedal spurs; tarsomeres with two rows of macrosetae on ventral surface, and other macrosetae on other surfaces; bristle-combs present on legs I–III.</p><p>Measurements. See Table 2.</p><p>AFFINITIES. The described characters distinguish A. stockmanni sp. n. from all other species of the genus, and are recounted in the key below. The new species is also supported by DNA phylogenetic analysis (in preparation).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC2222FFF2FF9DFC6EF885D110F81A	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;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Šťáhlavský, František (2025): Three new species of Androctonus from Morocco (Arachnida Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 420: 1-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962897
03CC2222FFE1FF9FFC0FF9E1D635FA6B.text	03CC2222FFE1FF9FFC0FF9E1D635FA6B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Androctonus vaneki Kovařík & Lowe & Šťáhlavský 2025	<div><p>Androctonus vaneki sp. n.</p><p>(Figures 130–152, 160–161, 168, 171, 177–178, Table 2) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:EF8F5DF9-</p><p>936A-48BD-B142-BBA32444A529</p><p>TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-7.3312726&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.91546" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -7.3312726/lat 29.91546)">Akka Nait</a>, 29.9154600°N 7.3312725°W ; FKCP.</p><p>MATERIAL EXAMINED (FKCP). Morocco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-7.3312726&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.91546" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -7.3312726/lat 29.91546)">Akka Nait</a>, 29.9154600°N 7.3312725°W, 28.X.2024, 1♂ (holotype, 2867), leg. O. Vaněk.</p><p>ETYMOLOGY. The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Ondrej Vaněk who collected the type specimen.</p><p>DIAGNOSIS ♂. Adult male 51 mm in length; base color uniformly black to greyish brown; pectine teeth 26–28 in male; metasoma I–V with ventral and lateral surfaces smooth and punctate; metasoma I–V with 10-8-8-8-4 carinae; metasoma IV length/ width ratio 1.08; metasoma I–V with dorsal carinae smooth, with denticles reduced or absent, sternite V with large smooth patch in adult male; sternite VI–VII with 4 carinae; pedipalp fixed and movable fingers with 14–15 subrows of denticles, each flanked by external and internal accessory denticles; fingers without basal lobe/notch combination; fingers elongated, chela narrow with length/width ratio 6.5 in male; tarsomere I of legs I–III with reduced bristle combs; telson slender, vesicle small and flat, aculeus about as long as vesicle; telson length/width ratio 2.19 in male.</p><p>DESCRIPTION ♂. Adult male 51 mm in length, female unknown; habitus as shown in Figs. 130–131; distribution and positions of trichobothria on pedipalps as shown in Figs. 138–142, 144–145. Coloration (Figs. 130–131). Base color uniformly black to greyish brown.</p><p>Carapace and mesosoma (Figs. 132–133). Carapace trapezoidal, wider than long, surface covered with granules of different sizes, densely in anterior areas, sparsely in other areas; carinae typical for the genus, granulose; anterior margin convex medially, bearing 8 symmetrically distributed, stout spiniform macrosetae. Tergites smooth with several solitary granules; tergite VII pentacarinate, with paired lateral carinae strong and serratocrenulate; tergites I–VI tricarinate, with rather smooth carinae. Pectinal tooth count 26–28 in males; pectine marginal tips extend to posterior margin of sternite IV in male; 3 marginal lamellae, 7 middle lamellae; lamellae and fulcra with numerous dark macrosetae. Sternum standard for the genus. Sternite III finely granulate along margins, other sternites smooth, sternites VI–VII with 4 smooth carinae; spiracles very elongate, slit-like; sternite V with large, widely subtriangular, conspicuously pale smooth patch.</p><p>Metasoma and telson (Figs. 134–137). Metasoma smooth, all segments moderately robust, not extremely deep; metasoma I– III wider than long, IV–V longer than wide, all segments wider than deep; metasoma I with 10 granulated carinae, II–IV with 8 carinae, V with 4 carinae; dorsal carinae of metasoma I–V smooth with denticles reduced or absent; ventral and lateral carinae smooth without granules; metasoma I–V with ventral and lateral intercarinal surfaces punctate, dorsal surfaces smooth. Telson slender, vesicle small and flat, aculeus about as long as vesicle, curved.</p><p>Pedipalps (Figs. 138–148). Pedipalps very long and slender, very sparsely setose, orthobothriotaxic type A-β; femur with 4 carinae; patella granulate mainly dorsally, with 7 carinae; chela smooth, with 4 partly granulated carinae; fixed and movable fingers with 14–15 subrows of denticles, each flanked by external and internal accessory denticles; pedipalp fingers of male with inner side of base smooth, tubercle absent; fingers elongated, chela narrow, length/ width ratio 6.5 in male.</p><p>Legs (Figs. 149–152). Legs III and IV with tibial spurs, long on leg IV, moderate on leg III; all legs with retrolateral and prolateral pedal spurs; tarsomeres with two rows of macrosetae on ventral surface, and other macrosetae on other surfaces; bristle-combs present but reduced on legs I–III.</p><p>Measurements. See Table 2.</p><p>AFFINITIES. The described characters distinguish A. vaneki sp. n. from all other species species of the genus, and are recounted in the key below. The new species is also confirmed by DNA phylogenetic analysis (in preparation).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC2222FFE1FF9FFC0FF9E1D635FA6B	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;Šťáhlavský, František	Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme, Šťáhlavský, František (2025): Three new species of Androctonus from Morocco (Arachnida Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius 420: 1-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16962897
