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Reddyanus deharvengi

  • 1. Department of Zoology, Charles University, ViničnÁ 7, CZ- 128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic;

Description

Reddyanus deharvengi (Lourenço & Duhem, 2010)

(Figure 225)

Isometrus (Reddyanus) deharvengi Lourenço & Duhem, 2010: 632.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Vietnam, Kien Giang, Kien Luong, Hon Chong, Nui Hon Chong hill, Hang Ciêng Tiên, in cave; MNHN.

DIAGNOSIS. Total length of male holotype 67 mm. Male has longer metasomal segments and telson. Coloration generally yellowish to pale yellow. Tergites yellowish with three longitudinal blackish-brown stripes that continue as median and lateral stripes on carapace. Metasoma yellow with small brown spots. First and second metasomal segments bear 10 carinae, third and fourth segments bear eight carinae, fifth segment bears five carinae. One posterior spinoid granule on dorsal carinae of second to fourth metasomal segments. Telson very weakly granular, almost smooth with one vestigial ventral carina. Subaculear tooth large, rhomboid, dorsally with 6/7 granules. Pectinal teeth number 15–17.

COMMENTS. Unfortunately, we have not been able to examine this species. The diagnosis is compiled from the data published in the original description.

DISTRIBUTION. Vietnam (Fig. 225).

Notes

Published as part of Kovařík, František & Šťáhlavský, František, 2019, Revision of the genus Reddyanus from Southeast Asia, with description of five new species from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (Scorpiones: Buthidae), pp. 1-45 in Euscorpius 295 on pages 3-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6540166

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MNHN
Scientific name authorship
Lourenco & Duhem
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Scorpiones
Family
Buthidae
Genus
Reddyanus
Species
deharvengi
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Reddyanus deharvengi (Lourenco, 2010) sec. Kovařík & Šťáhlavský, 2019

References

  • LOURENCO, W. R. & B. DUHEM. 2010. Buthid scorpions found in caves; a new species of Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from southern Vietnam. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 333: 631 - 636.