Opistophthalmus coetzeei Lamoral 1979
Authors/Creators
- 1. Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 th Street, New York, NY 10024 - 5192, USA
- 2. Department of Arachnology, National Museum of Namibia, Robert Mugabe Avenue 59, Windhoek, Namibia
Description
Opistophthalmus coetzeei Lamoral, 1979
Opisthophthalmus coetzeei: Lamoral 1979: 694–698, figs 348, 410–417, 427.
Material examined: 1 ♂ (AMNH [AH 4087]), Brandberg (probably Numas / Amis / Goaseb area) [21°14'S: 14°35'E], 1670 m, 6.ii.1978, H. Pager.
Ecology and distribution: This pelophilous species excavates shallow to moderate, spiral burrows in open ground or at the base of small stones in consolidated gritty to loamy substrata (Lamoral 1979; Prendini 2001 b). This species is endemic to Namibia (Lamoral 1979; Prendini 2005 a). Its occurrence on the Brandberg is doubtful. It is possible, but unlikely, that the species occurs on the gravel plains surrounding the Brandberg. The next closest record for the species is on Farm Vrede 119 in the Karibib District, further southeast at 21°27.96'S: 15°08.64'E (SMN 1938).
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- AMNH , SMN
- Material sample ID
- AH 4087 , SMN 1938
- Event date
- 1978-02-06
- Verbatim event date
- 1978-02-06
- Scientific name authorship
- Lamoral
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Scorpionidae
- Genus
- Opistophthalmus
- Species
- coetzeei
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Opistophthalmus coetzeei Lamoral, 1979 sec. Prendini & Bird, 2008