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Notes on the Taxonomy of Some Old World Scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chactidae, Ischnuridae, Scorpionidae)

1997; American Arachnological Society; Volume: 25; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

1937-2396

Victor Fet,

Biochemical and Structural Characterization

The following new synonymies are found among the scorpions of the Old World : Buthoscorpi o Werner 1936 = Pocockius Francke 1985, NEW SYNONYMY; Androctonus (Leiurus) quinquestriatus Ehrenberg 1828 = Androctonus (Liurus) quinquestriatus aculeatus Ehrenberg 1831, NEW SYNONYMY ; Euscorpius mingrelicus gamma (Caporiacco 1950) (in part), NEW COMBINATION = Euscorpius mingrelicus caprai Bonacina 1980, NEW SYNONYMY The following new homonymies are published: Buthus (Hottentotta) hebraeus Werner 1935, NEW HOMONYMY; Buthus acutecarinatus judaicus Birula 1905, NEW HOMON YMY; Euscorpius germanus polytrichus Hadzi 1929, NEW HOMONYMY; Euscorpius germanus oligotrichus Hadzi 1929, NEW HOMONYMY ; Euscorpius carpathicus oligotrichus Hadzi 1929, NEW HOMONYMY ; Scorpio maurus subtypicus Birula 1910, NEW HOMONYMY. The following new replacement names are introduced to replace junior homonyms : Androctonus amoreuxii levyi Fet, NOMEN NOVUM = Buthus (Hottentotta) hebraeus Weiner 1935, NEW SYNONYMY; Lychas marmoreus lucienkochi Fet, NOMEN NOVUM = Lychas marmoreus obscurus Kraepelin 1916, NEW SYNONYMY; Uroplectes fischeri caporiaccoi Fet , NOMEN NOVUM = Uroplectes fischeri intermedius Caporiacco 1941, NEW SYNONYMY ; Hadogenes trichiurus werneri Fet, NOMEN NOVUM = Hadogenes trichiurus paucidens Werner 1939, NEW SYNONYMY; Scorpio maurus birulai Fet, NOMEN NOVUM = Scorpio maurus subtypicus Birula 1910, NEW SYNONYMY. Type species are designated for Pilumnus C.L. Koch 1837, Repucha as proposed by Francke (1985) , and two subgenera of Pandinus Thorell as proposed by Vachon (1974). An incorrect original spelling Trichobuthus grubleri Vachon 1941 is corrected to T. guebleri (a junior synonym of Buthiscus bicalcaratus Birula 1905). The correct date of the description for Pectinibuthus Fet is 1984, but not 1987 . The name Euscorpius carpathicus mesotrichus Hadzi 1929 is a junior homonym and cannot be used . These notes discuss some taxonomic problems within the Old World scorpiofauna . This fauna, especially in the Mediterranean area an d Middle East, has been described intensively since the 18th century, often creating multiple synonymies and homonymies. A considerable effort of many generations of scorpion taxonomists (including such prominent names as T. Thorell, R .I. Pocock, E . Simon, K. Kraepelin, A. Birula, M. Vachon, O. Francke, W.R. Lourenco) led to the clarification of many nomenclatural problems ; however, a number of situations exist which do not comply with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1985 ; further quoted as separate Articles) . Below, I attempted to analyze those sit-