Androctonus kunti (Yagmur, 2023)

A. kunti Yagmur, 2023*

Figures 77–78. Habitats of A. kunti sp. n. in the foothills of Мt. Ararat. Figure 77. Sand dunes habitat. Figure 78. Sandy calcareous soil and
basaltic rocky habitats.

Figures 1–4: A. kunti sp. n. Figures 1–2. Male holotype in dorsal (1) and ventral (2) views. Figures 3–4. Female paratype in dorsal (3) and ventral (4) views. Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 5–6: A. kunti sp. n., male holotype under white light. Figure 5. Carapace and tergites in dorsal view. Figure 6. Sternites and
sternopectinal area. Scale bar: 10 mm

Figures 9–12. A. kunti sp. n., carapace with tergites I–II (9, 10) and sternopectinal area (11, 12) of male holotype under white light (9, 11) and
under UV light (10, 12).

Figures 13–14: A. kunti sp. n., female paratype under white light. Figure 13. Carapace and tergites in dorsal view. Figure 14. Sternites and
sternopectinal area. Scale bar: 10 mm

Figures 17–20. A. kunti sp. n., carapace with tergites I–II (17, 18) and sternopectinal area (19, 20) of female paratype under white light (17,
19) and under UV light (18, 20). Scale bar: 10 mm.

Figures 21–28. A. kunti sp. n., male holotype, pedipalp segments. Chela ventral (21), dorsal (22), internal (23) and external (24) views.
Movable (25) and fixed (26) fingers dentition. Pedipalp ventral (27), dorsal (28). Trichobothrial pattern is indicated by red circles. Scale bar:
10 mm.

Figures 37–44. A. kunti sp. n., female paratype pedipalp segments. Chela ventral (37), dorsal (38), internal (39) and external (40) views
Movable (41) and fixed (42) fingers dentition. Pedipalp ventral (43), dorsal (44). Trichobothrial pattern is indicated by red circles. Scale bar:
10 mm

Figure 79. A. turkiyensis and A. kunti sp. n. distribution map. Blue circle indicates type locality and red circles indicate other collection
localities of A. kunti sp. n. The region marked in red is the known range of A. turkiyensis.

Reference:
Yagmur EA. Androctonus kunti sp. n. from Iğdır Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius. 2023(371):1-23. [Open Access]

Thanks to Ersen for sending me his new article!