Pandinurus sudanicus [Hirst, 1911]

Figures 38–44: 38–39: Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris (Pocock, 1890). 38. Dorsal view, ♂(120 mm), Zambia, 92 km NW of
Mpika, FKCP. 39. Chela, ♀(95 mm), Zambia, 92 km NW of Mpika, FKCP. 40–41: Pandinus (Pandinurus) sudanicus Hirst,
1911, stat. n., dorsal view and chela, ♂(98 mm), South Sudan, Kordofan Province, Lagowa; FKCP. 42–44: Pandinus
(Pandinurus) exitialis (Pocock, 1888). 42. Type label, BMNH. 43. Chela, ♂(120 mm), Somalia, Afgoi, FKCP. 44. Chela, ♀(110
mm), Somalia, Afgoi, FKCP.

Pandinus (Pandinurus) sudanicus Hirst, 1911, stat. n.
(Figs. 40–41, 64)
Pandinus exitialis sudanicus Hirst, 1911: 219.
Pandinus magrettii: Birula, 1928: 85 (in part).
Pandinus (Pandinurus) magrettii (in part): Fet, 2000:
471–472; Kovařík, 2009: 54.
TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. South Sudan,
Gebel Mts., S of Obeid; BMNH.

DIAGNOSIS: Total length 90–111 mm. Chela of pedipalp
bears 11–12 ventral trichobothria. Color of adults uni-
formly reddish black, legs yellow to yellowish, always
lighter-colored than body. Pectinal teeth number 16–22.
Dorsal surface of manus tuberculate. Chela internal with
two longitudinal carinae obviously smooth. Male has
more pronounced tooth on movable finger of pedipalp.
Tarsomere II with 2 spines on inclined anteroventral
surface. Spination formula of tarsomere II = 5/4: 6-7/4:
6-7/4-5: 6-7/4-5. Tarsomere I of all legs with spina distal
prosuperior.
COMMENTS. P. sudanicus stat. n. is treated here as a
valid species. The previous placement of this taxon
either as a subspecies of P. exitialis (Hirst, 1911: 219) or
as a synonym of P. magrettii (Birula, 1928: 85) reflects
its morphological affinity with these species in two
respects. Males of P. exitialis have similarly to P. sudan-
icus stat. n. in having more pronounced tooth on the
movable finger of pedipalp (Fig. 41), which is not the
case of P. magrettii (Fig. 3). Adults of both sexes of P.
magrettii have similarly to P. sudanicus stat. n. in
having the dorsal surface of the manus tuberculate but
without conspicuous granules (Figs. 3 and 41), which to
the contrary are characteristic of P. exitialis (Figs. 43
and 44).