Charmus saradieli

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Charmus saradieli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Scorpiones
Family:
Buthidae
Genus:
Charmus
Species:
C. saradieli
Binomial name
Charmus saradieli
Kovarik, Lowe, Ranawana, Hoferek & Jayarathne, 2016
Synonyms
  • Charmus laneusVachon, 1982 (misidentification)

Charmus saradieli is a species of non-venomous scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The species name is honored to Deekirikevage Saradiel from Utuwankanda, who is often known as the "Sri Lankan Robin Hood". He engaged several armed rebels against British Colonial rule in Colombo and Kandy in the 1850s–1860s. [3]

Description

The total body length of males is 12.18 mm and females is 23.5 mm. The mesosoma, carapace, metasoma and telson of the male is black. Eyes are surrounded by black pigment. The mesosoma and carapace are yellow in color with black pigments to entirely black. The pedipalp femur and patella are entirely black with small yellow spots. The telson is yellow to reddish black and the legs yellow with black spots. The chelicerae are yellow, with black reticulation. The carapace is granular without carinae. Tergites I to VI are granular, with one clearly visible carina. Sternites are without carinae. Metasomal segments IV and V are punctate without a developed carinae. The pectines are with or without fulcra. Movable and fixed finger of pedipalps are long. There are 12 to 17 pectinal teeth in males, whereas females have 16 pectinal teeth. The telson vesicle is punctate, which is elongate in males. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charmus saradieli Kovarik, Loewe, Ranawana, Hoferek & Jayarathne, 2016". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ↑ "An intrusive killer scorpion points the way to six new species in Sri Lanka". Mongabay Environmental News. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ↑ Administrator (2017-01-05). "Newly Discovered Non – venomous Scorpion in Sri Lanka Named "Charmus Saradieli" After Legendary Bandit Saradiel". dbsjeyaraj.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ↑ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "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". Euscorpius. 2016 (220): 1–133. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Further taxonomic considerations about the genus Charmus Karsch, 1879 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), with the description of a new species from Sri Lanka" (PDF). Entomol. Mitt. zool. Mus. Hamburg 14 (165): 17-25. Retrieved 2021-08-28.


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