A new Lesser Antillean scorpion of the genus Didymocentrus Kraepelin 1905 Scorpiones Diplocentridae
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Teruel, Rolando
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Questel, Karl
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Euscorpius
2020
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10.5281/zenodo.4648622
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Table 1. Comparative measurements of adults of two Lesser Antillean species of Didymocentrus. Abbreviations: length (L), width (W in carapace it corresponds to posterior width), depth (D), left (Le), right (Ri).| D. martinicae sp. n. | | ♂ paratype | ♂ holotype | ♀ paratype |
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| Dimensions (mm) | | Gros Îlet | Case Roland | Rivière Pilote |
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| Carapace | L / W | 5.05 / 5.05 | 5.40 / 5.40 | 5.60 / 6.00 |
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| Mesosoma | L | 12.00 | 13.05 | 14.80 |
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| Tergite VII | L / W | 2.70 / 4.50 | 2.80 / 4.90 | 3.30 / 5.60 |
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| Metasoma | L | 17.45 | 20.4 | 18.80 |
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| Segment I | L / W / D | 2.70 / 3.08 / 2.15 | 3.10 / 3.30 / 2.28 | 2.90 / 3.30 / 2.60 |
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| Segment II | L / W / D | 3.00 / 2.60 / 2.05 | 3.40 / 2.88 / 2.20 | 3.20 / 3.00 / 2.45 |
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| Segment III | L / W / D | 3.10 / 2.48 / 1.95 | 3.60 / 2.70 / 2.20 | 3.40 / 2.90 / 2.30 |
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| Segment IV | L / W / D | 3.60 / 2.20 / 1.95 | 4.30 / 2.38 / 2.20 | 3.90 / 2.55 / 2.30 |
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| Segment V | L / W / D | 5.05 / 2.10 / 1.85 | 6.00 / 2.15 / 2.00 | 5.40 / 2.40 / 2.20 |
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| Telson | L | 4.45 | 5.10 | 5.20 |
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| Vesicle | L / W / D | 3.05 / 2.07 / 1.80 | 3.60 / 2.22 / 1.97 | 3.80 / 2.70 / 2.25 |
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| Aculeus | L | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.40 |
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| Pedipalp | L | 17.20 | 19.80 | 19.00 |
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| Femur | L / W | 3.80 / 1.90 | 4.40 / 2.10 | 3.85 / 2.20 |
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| Patella | L / W | 4.40 / 1.75 | 5.00 / 1.92 | 4.90 / 2.10 |
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| Chela | L | 9.00 | 10.4 | 10.25 |
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| Manus | L / W / D | 3.30 / 2.60 / 4.55 | 3.70 / 2.70 / 5.00 | 4.05 / 3.15 / 5.05 |
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| Movable finger | L | 5.70 | 6.70 | 6.20 |
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| Pectinal teeth number | Le / Ri | 10 / 9 | 9 / 9 | 8 / 8 |
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| Total | L | 38.95 | 43.95 | 44.40 |
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| D. lesueurii | | ♂ topotype | ♂ topotype | ♀ topotype |
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| Dimensions (mm) | | Maria Major Is. | Barre de L'Isle | Gros Piton |
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| Carapace | L / W | 5.20 / 5.50 | 5.85 / 6.00 | 5.60 / 5.90 |
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| Mesosoma | L | 14.00 | 15.75 | 14.80 |
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| Tergite VII | L / W | 3.00 / 4.95 | 3.10 / 5.20 | 3.10 / 5.30 |
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| Metasoma | L | 18.90 | 19.85 | 18.10 |
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| Segment I | L / W / D | 2.90 / 3.57 / 2.40 | 2.90 / 3.60 / 2.50 | 2.70 / 3.30 / 2.35 |
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| Segment II | L / W / D | 3.20 / 3.00 / 2.50 | 3.30 / 3.10 / 2.50 | 3.05 / 2.90 / 2.20 |
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| Segment III | L / W / D | 3.50 / 2.90 / 2.50 | 3.60 / 2.90 / 2.40 | 3.30 / 2.75 / 2.30 |
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| Segment IV | L / W / D | 4.00 / 2.60 / 2.50 | 4.20 / 2.60 / 2.40 | 3.85 / 2.50 / 2.20 |
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| Segment V | L / W / D | 5.30 / 2.35 / 2.30 | 5.85 / 2.45 / 2.30 | 5.20 / 2.40 / 2.20 |
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| Telson | L | 4.95 | 5.20 | 5.00 |
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| Vesicle | L / W / D | 3.55 / 2.40 / 1.95 | 3.70 / 2.50 / 2.05 | 3.50 / 2.50 / 2.00 |
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| Aculeus | L | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
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| Pedipalp | L | 17.55 | 20.30 | 18.80 |
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| Femur | L / W | 4.10 / 2.00 | 4.50 / 2.20 | 4.05 / 2.00 |
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| Patella | L / W | 4.70 / 1.90 | 5.30 / 2.25 | 4.80 / 2.30 |
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| Chela | L | 8.75 | 10.50 | 9.95 |
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| Manus | L / W / D | 3.10 / 2.90 / 4.90 | 4.00 / 3.80 / 5.40 | 3.70 / 3.55 / 5.00 |
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| Movable finger | L | 5.65 | 6.50 | 6.25 |
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| Pectinal teeth number | Le / Ri | 10 / 10 | 9 / 9 | 9 / 9 |
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| Total | L | 43.05 | 46.65 | 43.50 |
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