Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat n
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Kovařík, František
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Lowe, Graeme
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Ranawana, Kithsiri B.
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Hoferek, David
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Š, V. A.
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Euscorpius
2016
2016-12-31
220
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https://doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1
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10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1
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Table 2: Comparison among Sri Lankan Charmus species (specimens), based upon selected morphometric ratios of adult females. Abbreviations: length (L), width (W), depth (D).| Ratios of adult females | C. laneus (n = 4) | C. saradieli sp. n. (n = 1) |
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| Metasomal segment I (L/W) | 0.707–0.796 | 0.808 |
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| Metasomal segment II (L/W) | 0.892–0.931 | 0.984 |
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| Metasomal segment IV (L/W) | 1.000–1.093 | 1.329 |
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| Metasomal segment IV (L/D) | 1.119–1.228 | 1.288 |
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| Metasomal segment V (L/W) | 1.288–1.425 | 1.801 |
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| Metasomal segment V (L/D) | 1.574–1.672 | 1.812 |
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| Telson (L/D) | 2.394–2.470 | 2.520 |
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| Pedipalp chela (L/W) | 4.551–5.000 | 5.312 |
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| Pedipalp chela (L) / fixed finger (L) | 1.692–1.791 | 1.452 |
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| Pedipalp chela (L) / movable finger (L) | 1.450–1.512 | 1.440 |
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| Total (L) | 18.50–21.30 | 23.50 |
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