Gint KovařÍk, Lowe, PlÍškovÁ et ŠťÁhlavský, 2013

Kovařík, František, Elmi, Hassan Sh Abdirahman & Šťáhlavský, František, 2024, Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida Scorpiones) Part XXXIII Three new species of Gint from Ethiopia and Somaliland (Buthidae), Euscorpius 392, pp. 1-25 : 2-3

Gint KovařÍk, Lowe, PlÍškovÁ et ŠťÁhlavský, 2013

( Figs. 1–130 , Tables 1–2)

Buthus (Buthacus) (in part): Birula, 1917: 21.

Buthacus (in part): Levy, Amitai & Shulov, 1973: 125; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 81; KovařÍk, 2005: 1.

Gint KovařÍk et al., 2013: 1–18 , figs. 1–4, 6–71; KovařÍk & Mazuch, 2015: 1–23, figs. 1–89;? Rossi, 2015: 53–63, figs. 1–10; KovařÍk et al., 2018: 1–41, figs. 1–202, tables 1–3; KovařÍk, 2018: 1–9, figs. 1–42, table 1; KovařÍk & Lowe, 2019: 1–13, figs. 1–62, table 1; Just et al., 2022: 855–899, figs. 1–7; KovařÍk, 2024: 1.

TYPE SPECIES. Gint gaitako KovařÍk et al., 2013 .

DIAGNOSIS (♂ ♀). Total length 21–30.85 mm in males, respectively 26–38 mm in females; carapace trapezoidal, in lateral view preocular area not distinctly inclined towards anterior margin, level with or higher than postocular area; surface of carapace densely granular, with only anterior median carinae developed; ventral aspect of cheliceral fixed finger with two denticles; tergites densely granular, with three carinae of which lateral pair on I and II are inconspicuous; sternites III–VI with finely microdenticulate posterior margins, lacking larger non-contiguous denticles; pectinal tooth count 20–26 in males, 19–25 in females; pectines with fulcra, hirsute; hemispermatophore with small to medium sized, low, rounded, with flagellum separated from a 3-lobed sperm hemiduct, and with a projecting, scoop-like basal lobe; metasomal segments I– III with 8–10 carinae; metasoma I ventrally smooth, lacking ventromedial carinae; metasoma V with enlarged ‘lobate’ dentition on ventrolateral carinae which may be reduced; telson elongate, length/depth ratio 2.98–3.60 in males, vesicle with moderate posterior slope, not sharply inclined or truncated, lacking subaculear tubercle, aculeus shorter than vesicle; all segments of metasoma and pedipalps sparsely hirsute, with long setae in both sexes, dentate margin of movable finger of pedipalp with 8–10 rows of granules, each with one external and one internal accessory granule, 5–6 terminal granules (4–5 terminal and one proximal terminal); trichobothrial pattern orthobothriotaxic type A; dorsal trichobothria of femur arranged in b- configuration; pedipalp patella with 7 external trichobothria; patella trichobothrium d 3 internal to dorsomedian carina; tibial spurs present on legs III–IV.

SUBORDINATE TAXA. Gint abshiri sp. n.; G. amoudensis KovařÍk et al., 2018 ; G. banfasae KovařÍk & Lowe, 2019 ; G. calviceps (Pocock, 1900) ; G. childsi KovařÍk, 2018 ; G. dabakalo KovařÍk & Mazuch, 2015 ; G. derbiae sp. n.; G. gaitako KovařÍk et al., 2013 ; G. gubanensis KovařÍk et al., 2018 ; G. puntlandus KovařÍk & Mazuch, 2015 ; G. sahil sp. n.

NOTE. Gint maidensis KovařÍk et al., 2018 placed originally under the genus Gint was moved to monotypic genus Sanaag KovařÍk, 2024 as S. maidensis ( KovařÍk et al., 2018) (see KovařÍk, 2024).

For species described by Rossi (2015), see KovařÍk et al. (2018: 12).

DISTRIBUTION ( Fig. 127 ). Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland.

Gint abshiri sp. n.

( Figs. 1–48 , 109–114 , 127 , 129 , Table 1)

Figures

Figure 1. Gint abshiri sp. n., male holotype in vivo habitus.

Figures 2–5: Gint abshiri sp. n. Figures 2–3. Holotype male, dorsal (2) and ventral (3) views. Figures 4–5. Paratype female, dorsal (4) and ventral (5) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 6–13: Gint abshiri sp. n. Figures 6, 8–10. Holotype male, telson lateral view (6), metasoma and telson, lateral (8), ventral (9), and dorsal (10) views. Figures 7, 11–13. Paratype female, telson lateral view (7), metasoma and telson, lateral (11), ventral (12), and dorsal (13) views. Scale bar: 10 mm (35–40).

Figures 14–18: Gint abshiri sp. n., holotype male, UV fluorescence. Figures 14–16. Metasoma and telson lateral (14), dorsal (15) and ventral (16) views. Figure 17. Carapace and tergites. Figure 18. Sternopectinal region and sternites.

Figures 19–26: Gint abshiri sp. n. Figures 19, 21, 23–26. Holotype male, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–III (19), sternopectinal region and sternites (21), and distal segments of left legs I–IV, retrolateral views (23–26). Figures 20, 22. Paratype female, chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–III (20), sternopectinal region and sternites (22).

Figures 27–48: Gint abshiri sp. n. Figures 27–37. Holotype male. Pedipalp chela, dorsal (27), external (28), and ventrointernal (29) views. Pedipalp patella, dorsal (30), external (31), and ventral (32) views. Pedipalp femur and trochanter, internal (33), dorsal (34) and ventral (35) views. Pedipalp chela, movable (36) and fixed (37) fingers dentate margin. The trichobothrial pattern is indicated in Figures 28–31, 33–34 (white circles).Figures 38–48. Paratype female. Pedipalp chela, dorsal (38), external (39), and ventrointernal (40) views. Pedipalp patella, dorsal (41), external (42), and ventral (43) views. Pedipalp femur and trochanter, internal (44), dorsal (45) and ventral (46) views. Pedipalp

Figures 49–50. Gint derbiae sp. n., holotype male, dorsal (49) and ventral (50) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 51–65: Gint derbiae sp. n., holotype male. Figures 51–61. Pedipalp chela, dorsal (51), external (52), and ventrointernal (53) views. Pedipalp patella, dorsal (54), external (55), and ventral (56) views. Pedipalp femur and trochanter, internal (57), dorsal (58) and ventral (59) views. Pedipalp chela, movable (60) and fixed (61) fingers dentate margin. The trichobothrial pattern is indicated in Figures 52–55, 57–58 (white circles). Figure 62. Telson lateral view. Figures 63–65. Metasoma and telson, lateral (63), ventral (64), and dorsal (65) views. Scale

Figures 66–71: Gint derbiae sp. n., holotype male. Figure 66. Chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–IV. Figure 67. Sternopectinal region and sternites. Figures 68–71. Distal segments of right legs I–IV, retrolateral views.

Figures 72–76: Gint derbiae sp. n., holotype male, UV fluorescence. Figure 72. Carapace and tergites. Figure 73. Sternopectinal region and sternites. Figures 74–76. Metasoma and telson lateral (74), dorsal (75) and ventral (76) views.

Figure 77. Gint sahil sp. n., male holotype in vivo habitus.

Figures 78–79. Gint sahil sp. n., holotype male, dorsal (78) and ventral (79) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 80–87: Gint sahil sp. n., holotype male. Figure 80. Telson lateral view. Figures 81–83. Metasoma and telson, lateral (81), dorsal (82), and ventral (83) views. Figures 84–87. Distal segments of left legs I–IV, retrolateral views.

Figures 88–100: Gint sahil sp. n., holotype male. Figures 88–98. Pedipalp chela, dorsal (88), external (89), and ventrointernal (90) views. Pedipalp patella, dorsal (91), external (92), and ventral (93) views. Pedipalp femur and trochanter, internal (94), dorsal (95) and ventral (96) views. Pedipalp chela, movable (97) and fixed (98) fingers dentate margin. The trichobothrial pattern is indicated in Figures 88–92, 94–95 (white circles). Figure 99. Chelicerae, carapace and tergites I–IV. Figure 100. Sternopectinal region and sternites.

Figures 101–102: Gint sahil sp. n. holotype male, carapace and tergites (101), coxosternal area and sternites (102). UV fluorescence.

Figures 103–126: Comparison pedipalp in dorsal and ventral views in male, UV fluorescence, chela dorsal (103, 109, 115, 121) and ventral (104, 110, 116, 122), patella dorsal (105, 111, 117, 123) and ventral (106, 112, 118, 124), femur and trochanter dorsal (107, 113, 119, 125) and ventral (108, 114, 120, 126) views. Figures 103–108. Gint derbiae sp. n., male holotype. Figures 109–114. Gint abshiri sp. n., male holotype. Figures 115–120. Gint amoudensis KovařÍk et al., 2018, male holotype. Figures 121–126. Gint gaitako KovařÍk et al., 2013, male from locality 16EH (Ethiopia, Oromia State, Sidamo Province, Wachile, 04°32'33''N 39°03'07''E, 1051 m a. s. l.).

Figures 127–128. Figure 127. Map showing confirmed distribution of Gint spp. Figure 128. Type locality of Gint sahil sp. n.

Figures 129–130. Type localities of Gint abshiri sp. n. (129) and Gint derbiae sp. n. (130). Photographed by David KrÁl.