Description of the male of Tityus kuryi Lourenço, 1997 and notes about males of Tityus stigmurus (Thorell, 1877) and Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

• Published in: ZooKeys Vol. 435; no. 435; pp. 49 - 61
• Main Authors: Dos Santos, Maria Dulcinéia Sales, Porto, Tiago Jordão, Lira-da-Silva, Rejâne Maria, Brazil, Tania Kobler
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 01-01-2014
• Subjects: Buthidae; Coloration; Males; New records; Scorpiones; Tityus; Tityus kuryi; Tityus serrulatus; Tityus stigmurus; Zoology; Brazil; Brazil; scorpions; Sexual population; Tityus
• ISSN: 1313-2989; 1313-2970
• DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.435.6694

The male of Tityus kuryi Lourenço, 1997 is described for the first time. Despite being very similar to the female, the male presents more robust metasomal segments. Additionally, the distribution of the sexual populations of another two species of the T. stigmurus complex is reported herein: T. serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922 and T. stigmurus (Thorell, 1877). Males of T. serrulatus were, until now, restricted to the Minas Gerais State (Southwestern region of Brazil), and with new records reported here, its known distribution now encompasses the Northeastern region of Brazil. Males of T. stigmurus were previously recorded only for two municipalities in the State of Bahia, and here we present eight new records for Bahia State and one for Pernambuco State. We present a key to related species of the T. stigmurus complex based on morphology and coloration pattern.