Redescription of Rhopalurus abudi Armas & Marcanoi Fondeur (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with first description of the male and first record from Hispaniola

Authors: Prendini, L., Esposito, L.A., Huff, J.C., and Volschenk, E.S.

Journal: Journal of Arachnology
Volume and pages: 37: 206‑244
Year: 2009
Published: August 1, 2009
Citation: Prendini, L., Esposito, L.A., Huff, J.C., and Volschenk, E.S. 2009. Redescription of Rhopalurus abudi Armas & Marcanoi Fondeur (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with first description of the male and first record from Hispaniola. Journal of Arachnology 37: 206‑244. https://doi.org/10.1636/H08-55.1

Abstract

Rhopalurus abudi Armas & Marcano Fondeur 1987 was originally described on the basis of a single female specimen from Isla Saona, La Romana Province, off the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic. The species is redescribed here based on a series of new specimens including 19 adult males and 14 adult females collected at two nearby localities on the eastern side of Parque Nacional del Este, La Altagracia Province, southeastern Dominican Republic. These specimens represent the first records of R. abudi on mainland Hispaniola and the first male specimens of the species to be collected.

Keywords and Taxa

Rhopalurus abudi
Scorpiones
Arachnida
Buthidae
Rhopalurus
redescription
La Romana Province
La Altagracia Province
Dominican Republic
Scorpion
Mainland
Zoology
Mainland China