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Parabuthus abyssinicus (Pocock, 1901)

P. abyssinicus Pocock, 1901

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Figures 1–7: Figures 1–6. Parabuthus abyssinicus. Figures 1–2. Male from Ethiopia, locality 11EW in dorsal (1) and ventral
(2) views. Figure 3. Juvenile from Ethiopia, locality 11EW in dorsal view. Figures 4–5: Female from Eritrea, locality 15EF in
dorsal (4) and ventral (5) aspects. Figure 6. Juvenile from Ethiopia, DireDawa in dorsal view. Figure 7. Parabuthus liosoma,
juvenile from Yemen Arab Republic, Al Munirah env., 15°20'10"N 042°50'12"E, 21 m a.s.l., in dorsal view. Scale bar: 10 mm.

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Figures 13–14: Parabuthus abyssinicus, in vivo habitus in Eritrea. Male (13) in locality 15EG, and female (14) in locality
15EF.

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Figures 15–16: Parabuthus abyssinicus, two differently colored males in vivo habitus in Ethiopia, localities 11EW (15), and
12EP (16)

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Figures 17–18: Parabuthus abyssinicus, female with first instar juveniles at Ethiopian locality 12EN (17) and the same female
with second instar juveniles after first ecdysis (18)

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Figures 19–23: Parabuthus abyssinicus, differently colored juveniles in vivo habitus in Ethiopia, localities 12EN (19), 14ET
(20), 12EW (21), and 11EW (22 and 23

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Figures 24–25: Parabuthus abyssinicus, Localities 12EM (24), Ethiopia, 11°43'30"N 40°58'45"E, 404 m a.s.l. and 12EW (25),
Ethiopia, Awash, 09°00'34.5"N 40°17'56.5"E, 1012 m. a.s.l.

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Figures 26–27: Parabuthus abyssinicus, Localities 14EV (26), Ethiopia, Oromia State, East Shewa, Fantale zone, volcanic
crater Fantale near Metahara, 09°00'56.2"N 39°51'21"E, 1050 m a.s.l. and 15EF (27), Eritrea, route Halibaret to Keren,
15°43'31.4"N 38°36'02.7"E, 1457 m a.s.

REF-

Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part VII. Parabuthus Pocock, 1890 (Buthidae), with description of P. hamar sp. n. and P. kajibu sp. n. from Ethiopia