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P. magrettii Borelli, 1901 Figures 1–8: Pandinus (Pandinurus) magrettii Borelli, 1901. 1–2. Dorsal view and label, ♀(ca. 110 mm), Eritrea, Dembelas,VII.1902, det. Borelli, MCSN. 3–8. Chela, dorsal and ventral views, tarsomere of 4th leg, carapace, fifth met...

Figures 45–50: Pandinus (Pandinurus) lowei sp. n. 45–47. Dorsal and ventral views, and carapace with chelicerae, ♂ (98mm) holotype. 48–50. Dorsal and ventral views, and carapace with chelicerae, ♀ (95 mm) allotype. Reference Review of the Subgenus Pandinur...

Figure 64: Distribution map of the subgenus Pandinurus.   Review of the Subgenus Pandinurus Fet, 1997 withDescriptions of Three New Species (Scorpiones,Scorpionidae, Pandinus)František KovaříkJuly 2012 – No. 141

Figures 38–44: 38–39: Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris (Pocock, 1890). 38. Dorsal view, ♂(120 mm), Zambia, 92 km NW ofMpika, FKCP. 39. Chela, ♀(95 mm), Zambia, 92 km NW of Mpika, FKCP. 40–41: Pandinus (Pandinurus) sudanicus Hirst,1911, stat. n., dorsal view an...

P. arabicus (Kraepelin, 1894) - Yemen The type locality of P. arabicus (Kraepelin, 1894) is"Homran (Arabien, Yemen)" (now Amran, 15°39'45"N43°56'39"E, city and a province in northern Yemen).However, Vachon & Kinzelbach (1987: 100) did notmention Yemen and sta...

OpistophthalmusKoch, 1837 Opistophthalmus adustus (Kraepelin,2898)Opistophthalmus ammopus (Lamoral, 1980)Opistophthalmus ater (Purcell, 1898)Opistophthalmus austerus (Karsch, 1879)Opistophthalmus boehmi (Kraepelin, 1896)Opistophthalmus brevicauda (Lawrence, 1...

Opistophthalmus adustus (Kraepelin,2898) Picture by paulbester Opistophthalmus adustus from North of Rosh Pinah.A striking species that digs extremely deep burrows in drainage areas which consists of very loose sand and pebbles. Digging out this species can ...

Opistophthalmus ammopus (Lamoral, 1980) Picture by Paulbester Opistophthalmus aff ammopus from Doringbaai (MALE) A small burrowing species that live on the coastal sands of the central and Northern parts of the West Coast. The males are relatively easy to g...

Opistophthalmus ater (Purcell, 1898) Picture by jouberth Ater= dull black size : 5cm+- Habitat : extremely restricted distribytion on the hills around town of Steinkopf in norther Namaqualand

Opistophthalmus austerus (Karsch, 1879) Picture by Paulbester Male Opistophthalmus austerus (False Karoo Burrowing Scorpion) from near MatjiesfonteinA widespread and abundant species throughout the Groot Karoo where they make scrapes under large rocks and bo...

Opistophthalmus boehmi (Kraepelin, 1896) Picture by scbc_limpopo Opistophthalmus boehmi. One of the many species of scorpion we regularly find during our nocturnal surveys in the Soutpansberg region.It is a priviledge to live and work in a biodiversity h...

Picture by undew Opistophthalmus brevicauda Male adult Picture by undew Opistophthalmus brevicauda  Female adult

Opistophthalmus capensis (Herbst, 1800) Picture by paulbester Opistophthalmus capensis (Cape Burrowing Scorpion) female busy killing a male.I found them like this so it's not known if the male was successful in mating. The male was still alive but in a wea...

Opistophthalmus carinatus (Peters, 1861)  

Opistophthalmus cavimanus (Lawrence, 1928) Picture by undwe Opistophthalmus cavimanus  Male adult Picture by undwe This indiviual is about 80 mm long. The slender pincers and many hairs on them look very alike chrysites (look in Lamoral, scorpions of namb...

Opistophthalmus chaperi (Simon, 1880) Picture by paulbester Opistophthalmus chaperi (Chaper's Burrowing Scorpion) from WorcesterA species that's restricted to the Breede River Valley where they inhabit rocky areas. Picture by paulbester Picture by fynbos_a...

Opistophthalmus chrysites (Lawrence, 1967) Picture by craigpeter Picture by craigpeter Picture by christophercaine

Opistophthalmus coetzeei (Lamoral, 1979) Picture by undwe Picture by undwe Picture by undwe

Opistophthalmus concinnus (Newlands, 1972) Picture by jouberth Picture by jouberth