Hottentotta conspersus La

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Bird, Tharina L.
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Bird, Tharina L.
contents <p><b><i>Hottentotta conspersus</i> (Thorell, 1876)</b></p><p><i>Buthus conspersus</i>: Thorell 1876 <i>a</i>: 115–118.</p><p><i>Buthus conspersus aeratus</i> Lawrence, 1927: 69–70 (synonymised by Lamoral 1979: 549).</p><p><i>Buthus angolensis</i> Monard, 1930: 38–40, fig. 2 (synonymised by Vachon & Stockmann 1968: 94–96).</p><p>Material examined: <i>1♀[</i>homotype] (NMSA 9045), Brandberg Mtns, 21°05'S: 14°40'E, vi.1963, F.Gaerdes; 1 juv<i>.♀(</i>NMSA 10016), Brandberg Mtns, northern valleys [21°01'S: 14°33'E], 20.ii.1969, B. Lamoral & R. Day; <i>2♀(</i>SMN 3095), <i>1♀(</i>SMN 3254), Brandberg, 21°11'54.9"S: 14°28'56.0"E, 726 m, 3–4.ii.2007, T.L. Bird, P. Michalik,A. Klann & G. Talarico, on stones; <i>5♀(</i>AMNH) Brandberg,Amis Gorge [21°11'S: 14°28'E], 30.i.1981 (<i>3♀[</i>AH 2037–2039]), 31.i.1981 (<i>2♀[</i>AH 3372, 3373]), A. Harington, UV detection, found nr sheer cliffs and sloping hills at the base of the mountain and gorge sides, syntopic with <i>P. brevimanus</i> and <i>U. planimanus</i>; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 1861]), Brandberg, Amis Gorge base camp [21°11'S: 14°28'E], 600 m, 18.x.1979, H. Pager; 4 <i>♂</i> <i>3♀1</i> subad<i>.♀(</i>SMN 3082 [TB 07/04(b)]), Brandberg,Amis Gorge (lower foothills), 21°19'43.08"S: 14°47'41.04"E, 740 m, 5.ii.2007, T.L. Bird, P. Michalik,A. Klann & G.Talarico, UV detection; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 1439]), Brandberg, Basswald Rinne [21°10'S: 14°38'E], 18.iv.1980,A. Harington, syntopic with <i>U. planimanus</i>; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 1133]), Brandberg, Goaseb Gorge [21°14'S: 14°35'E], 6.iv.1978, H. Pager; 1 <i>♂</i> <i>2♀1</i> subad<i>.♀(</i>AMNH), 2 juv. <i>♂</i> 2 juv<i>.♀(</i>AMCC 172340 [LP 2620]), Brandberg, base of GaAseb Gorge, 21°13'41.6"S: 14°34'44.1"E, 781 m, 21.xii.2003, L. Prendini, T.L. Bird & N.C. Krone, dry riverbed surrounded by steep rocky slopes comprising igneous rocks with <i>Sterculia</i> L., <i>Acacia montis-usti</i> Merxm. & A. Schreib. and <i>Commiphora</i> Jacq., UV detection on warm, dark, still night, specimen collected in open midslope; 1 <i>♂</i> 1 subad<i>.♀(</i>SMN 2114), Brandberg, Messum Valley, 21°13.29'S: 14°30.98'E, 16.iv.1999, S. van Noort, under rock, bushy Karoo-Namib shrubland; <i>1♀1</i> juv<i>.♀(</i>SMN 96), <i>1♀(</i>NMSA 10411), Brandberg, Numas Gorge base camp [21°07'S: 14°25'E], 16.viii.1969, P.J. Buys; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 2198]), Brandberg, Numas Gorge [21°07'S: 14°25'E], 30.i.1981,A. Harington, syntopic with <i>P.brevimanus</i>; <i>1♀(</i>SMN 99), Brandberg, Numas Valley [21°06'S: 14°23'E], 2.viii.1970, C.G. Coetzee; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH), Numaskloof, Brandberg, 21°07.48'S: 14°25.54'E, 17.i. 1998, 470 m, L. Prendini & E. Scott, steep rocky slopes, coarse granitic sandy loam, UV detection, syntopic with <i>P. villosus</i>, <i>H. tityrus</i>, <i>O. ugabensis</i> and <i>O. wahlbergii</i>; 1 <i>♂ 1♀(</i>AMNH [AH 1858]), Brandberg, Orabes Gorge [21°13'S: 14°37'E], 16.iv.1980, A. Harington, syntopic with <i>U. planimanus</i> and <i>O. ugabensis</i>; <i>1♀(</i>SMN 1859), N end Tsisab, Brandberg, 21°05'S: 14°40'E, 21.i– 27.ii.1995, E. Marais, preservative pitfall traps; <i>3♀(</i>AMNH [AH 3295, 4138, 4139]), Brandberg, hill 282, opposite Orabes Wall [21°15'S: 14°38'E], 1.i.1981, A. Harington, syntopic with <i>P.brevimanus</i>, <i>U. planimanus</i> and <i>O. lamorali</i>; 2 <i>♂</i> <i>3♀2</i> subad<i>.♀(</i>AMNH [AH 2222–2227]), Brandberg West, 7 km from turnoff towards Uis [21°06'S: 14°17'E], 28.i.1981, A. Harington, sympatric with <i>P. brevimanus</i> and <i>H. tityrus</i>; 2 <i>♂ 1♀(</i>SMN 727), Brandberg West Mine Rd, 21°08'S: 14°08'E, 9.iv.1979, S. Louw; 4 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 4492–4495]), <i>2♀(</i>AMNH [AH 4496]), 7 km SE of Brandberg West– Cape Cross–Uis T-junction [21°06'S: 14°17'E], 28.i.1981, A. Harington; 3 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 3156]), <i>3♀(</i>AMNH [AH 3153–3155]), Zebedeus, S of Uis [21°19'S: 14°48'E], 21.viii.1982, S. Braine.</p><p>Ecology and distribution: This lapidicolous species (Fig. 9) shelters under stones (Lamoral 1979; Prendini 2001 <i>b</i>). It is endemic to Angola and Namibia (Lamoral 1979; Prendini 2005 <i>a</i>) and has been collected at the base and on the lower slopes (Figs 4, 5) of the Brandberg (the highest altitude at which it has been collected on the Massif is 781 m), and in rocky areas surrounding the Massif.</p>
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spellingShingle Hottentotta conspersus La
Prendini, Lorenzo
Bird, Tharina L.
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Hottentotta
Hottentotta conspersus
<p><b><i>Hottentotta conspersus</i> (Thorell, 1876)</b></p><p><i>Buthus conspersus</i>: Thorell 1876 <i>a</i>: 115–118.</p><p><i>Buthus conspersus aeratus</i> Lawrence, 1927: 69–70 (synonymised by Lamoral 1979: 549).</p><p><i>Buthus angolensis</i> Monard, 1930: 38–40, fig. 2 (synonymised by Vachon & Stockmann 1968: 94–96).</p><p>Material examined: <i>1♀[</i>homotype] (NMSA 9045), Brandberg Mtns, 21°05'S: 14°40'E, vi.1963, F.Gaerdes; 1 juv<i>.♀(</i>NMSA 10016), Brandberg Mtns, northern valleys [21°01'S: 14°33'E], 20.ii.1969, B. Lamoral & R. Day; <i>2♀(</i>SMN 3095), <i>1♀(</i>SMN 3254), Brandberg, 21°11'54.9"S: 14°28'56.0"E, 726 m, 3–4.ii.2007, T.L. Bird, P. Michalik,A. Klann & G. Talarico, on stones; <i>5♀(</i>AMNH) Brandberg,Amis Gorge [21°11'S: 14°28'E], 30.i.1981 (<i>3♀[</i>AH 2037–2039]), 31.i.1981 (<i>2♀[</i>AH 3372, 3373]), A. Harington, UV detection, found nr sheer cliffs and sloping hills at the base of the mountain and gorge sides, syntopic with <i>P. brevimanus</i> and <i>U. planimanus</i>; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 1861]), Brandberg, Amis Gorge base camp [21°11'S: 14°28'E], 600 m, 18.x.1979, H. Pager; 4 <i>♂</i> <i>3♀1</i> subad<i>.♀(</i>SMN 3082 [TB 07/04(b)]), Brandberg,Amis Gorge (lower foothills), 21°19'43.08"S: 14°47'41.04"E, 740 m, 5.ii.2007, T.L. Bird, P. Michalik,A. Klann & G.Talarico, UV detection; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 1439]), Brandberg, Basswald Rinne [21°10'S: 14°38'E], 18.iv.1980,A. Harington, syntopic with <i>U. planimanus</i>; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 1133]), Brandberg, Goaseb Gorge [21°14'S: 14°35'E], 6.iv.1978, H. Pager; 1 <i>♂</i> <i>2♀1</i> subad<i>.♀(</i>AMNH), 2 juv. <i>♂</i> 2 juv<i>.♀(</i>AMCC 172340 [LP 2620]), Brandberg, base of GaAseb Gorge, 21°13'41.6"S: 14°34'44.1"E, 781 m, 21.xii.2003, L. Prendini, T.L. Bird & N.C. Krone, dry riverbed surrounded by steep rocky slopes comprising igneous rocks with <i>Sterculia</i> L., <i>Acacia montis-usti</i> Merxm. & A. Schreib. and <i>Commiphora</i> Jacq., UV detection on warm, dark, still night, specimen collected in open midslope; 1 <i>♂</i> 1 subad<i>.♀(</i>SMN 2114), Brandberg, Messum Valley, 21°13.29'S: 14°30.98'E, 16.iv.1999, S. van Noort, under rock, bushy Karoo-Namib shrubland; <i>1♀1</i> juv<i>.♀(</i>SMN 96), <i>1♀(</i>NMSA 10411), Brandberg, Numas Gorge base camp [21°07'S: 14°25'E], 16.viii.1969, P.J. Buys; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 2198]), Brandberg, Numas Gorge [21°07'S: 14°25'E], 30.i.1981,A. Harington, syntopic with <i>P.brevimanus</i>; <i>1♀(</i>SMN 99), Brandberg, Numas Valley [21°06'S: 14°23'E], 2.viii.1970, C.G. Coetzee; 1 <i>♂</i> (AMNH), Numaskloof, Brandberg, 21°07.48'S: 14°25.54'E, 17.i. 1998, 470 m, L. Prendini & E. Scott, steep rocky slopes, coarse granitic sandy loam, UV detection, syntopic with <i>P. villosus</i>, <i>H. tityrus</i>, <i>O. ugabensis</i> and <i>O. wahlbergii</i>; 1 <i>♂ 1♀(</i>AMNH [AH 1858]), Brandberg, Orabes Gorge [21°13'S: 14°37'E], 16.iv.1980, A. Harington, syntopic with <i>U. planimanus</i> and <i>O. ugabensis</i>; <i>1♀(</i>SMN 1859), N end Tsisab, Brandberg, 21°05'S: 14°40'E, 21.i– 27.ii.1995, E. Marais, preservative pitfall traps; <i>3♀(</i>AMNH [AH 3295, 4138, 4139]), Brandberg, hill 282, opposite Orabes Wall [21°15'S: 14°38'E], 1.i.1981, A. Harington, syntopic with <i>P.brevimanus</i>, <i>U. planimanus</i> and <i>O. lamorali</i>; 2 <i>♂</i> <i>3♀2</i> subad<i>.♀(</i>AMNH [AH 2222–2227]), Brandberg West, 7 km from turnoff towards Uis [21°06'S: 14°17'E], 28.i.1981, A. Harington, sympatric with <i>P. brevimanus</i> and <i>H. tityrus</i>; 2 <i>♂ 1♀(</i>SMN 727), Brandberg West Mine Rd, 21°08'S: 14°08'E, 9.iv.1979, S. Louw; 4 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 4492–4495]), <i>2♀(</i>AMNH [AH 4496]), 7 km SE of Brandberg West– Cape Cross–Uis T-junction [21°06'S: 14°17'E], 28.i.1981, A. Harington; 3 <i>♂</i> (AMNH [AH 3156]), <i>3♀(</i>AMNH [AH 3153–3155]), Zebedeus, S of Uis [21°19'S: 14°48'E], 21.viii.1982, S. Braine.</p><p>Ecology and distribution: This lapidicolous species (Fig. 9) shelters under stones (Lamoral 1979; Prendini 2001 <i>b</i>). It is endemic to Angola and Namibia (Lamoral 1979; Prendini 2005 <i>a</i>) and has been collected at the base and on the lower slopes (Figs 4, 5) of the Brandberg (the highest altitude at which it has been collected on the Massif is 781 m), and in rocky areas surrounding the Massif.</p>
title Hottentotta conspersus La
topic Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Hottentotta
Hottentotta conspersus
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7671596