Gint, KovarIk, Lowe, PlIskovA et StAhlavsky, 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 : 16-24

Key to species of the genus Gint

1. Telson exhibiting an annular ring at the vesicle/aculeus juncture (fig. 146 in KovařÍk et al., 2018). Metasoma V with enlarged ‘lobate’ dentition on ventrolateral carinae reduced ............ G. puntlandus KovařÍk & Mazuch, 2015

– Telson without annular ring ( Fig. 80 ). Metasoma V with enlarged ‘lobate’ dentition on ventrolateral carinae present .... .......................................................................................... 2

2. Metasoma elongate, metasomal segment V length/width ratio 2.40–2.93 in males (figs. 122–123, table 3 in KovařÍk et al., 2018) ...................................................................... 3

– Metasoma short and wide, metasomal segment V length/ width ratio 2.03–2.38 in males ( Figs. 38–40 , Table 1) .... 6

3. Metasomal segment V length/width ratio 2.40–2.49 in males. .............................................................................. 4

– Metasomal segment V length/width ratio 2.69–2.93 in males. ......................................................... G. sahil sp. n.

4. Anterior part of carapace dark colored. Patella of leg IV very finely granulated ...................................................... 5

– Carapace colored uniformly yellow. Patella of leg IV smooth ................. G. dabakalo KovařÍk & Mazuch, 2015

FFigures 131–132: Male mitotic metaphases (131) and postpachytenes (132) of Gint abshiri sp. n. (sample ETH69) (2n=27, 9II+3xCIII). Arrows show chromosomes in multivalent association during postpachytene. Scale bar: 5 μm.

5. Eight row of granules of movable finger with both accessory granules internal and external ( Figs. 36 and 47 ). ............... .................................................................. G. abshiri sp. n.

– Eight row of granules of movable finger without accessory granules (fig. 71 in KovařÍk et al., 2018: 17). .................... .................................... G. gubanensis KovařÍk et al., 2018

6. Telson narrow, telson length/depth ratio 3.38–3.60 in male ............................................... G. calviceps (Pocock, 1900)

– Telson length/depth ratio 2.98–3.28 in male ................... 7

7. Metasoma III bears 10 carinae ........................................ 8

– Metasoma III bears 8 carinae .... G. childsi KovařÍk, 2018

8. Sternites III–VI wrinkled in males. Metasomal segment V length/width ratio 2.35–2.38 .............................................. .................................. G. banfasae KovařÍk & Lowe, 2019

– Sternites III–VI smooth. Metasomal segment V length/ width ratio 2.03–2.33 ...................................................... 9

9. Pedipalp chela length/width ratio in male 6.01. Pedipalp patella dorsally almost smooth ( Fig. 105 ). Pedipalp femur ventrally smooth ( Fig. 108 ). ................ Gint derbiae sp. n.

– Pedipalp chela length/width ratio in male 4.8–5.4. Pedipalp patella dorsally densely granulated ( Figs. 117 and 123 ). Pedipalp femur ventrally granulated ( Figs. 120 and 126 ). .. 10

10. Pedipalp chela length/width ratio in male 4.8–5.29. Metasomal segment IV ventrally granulated in both sexes. Metasomal segment V length/width ratio 2.06–2.33 in male. Pedipalp patella ventrally finely granulated ( Fig. 118 ............................ G. amoudensis KovařÍk et al., 2018

– Pedipalp chela length/width ratio in male 5.34–5.4. Metasomal segment IV ventrally granulated only in males and smooth in females Metasoma V length/width ratio 2.11–2.12 in males. Pedipalp patella ventrally smooth ( Fig. 124 ). ................................ G. gaitako KovařÍk et al., 2013

Figures

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 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 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.).