Androctonus species

Key to studied Androctonus species with metasoma I–IV ventrally punctate and pedipalp chela length/ width ratio 6.0– 7.6 in both sexes

1. Ventral and lateral intercarinal surfaces of metasoma V punctate and smooth ( Figs. 167–168, 171–172 View Figures 165–172 ). ............ 2

– Ventral and lateral intercarinal surfaces of metasoma V with punctae strongly reduced or absent, often granulated ( Figs. 165–166, 169–170 View Figures 165–172 ). .............................................. 3

2. Dorsal carinae of metasoma IV composed posteriorly of blunt denticles, the posterior-most denticle enlarged ( Fig. 167 View Figures 165–172 ); metasoma V with ventral median carina present; telson length/width ratio 2.50 in male. ............................... .......................................................... A. stockmanni sp. n.

– Dorsal carinae of metasoma IV smooth with reduced denticles ( Fig. 168 View Figures 165–172 ); metasoma V with ventral median carina absent. Telson length/width ratio 2.19 in male. ....... ................................................................... A. vaneki sp. n.

3. Ventral and dorsal intercarinal surfaces of metasoma V rather smooth, sparsely granulated ( Fig. 170 View Figures 165–172 ); dorsal intercarinal surface of metasoma I smooth ( Fig. 52 View Figures 46–52 ). ........ ................................................... A. sergenti Vachon, 1948 View in CoL

– Ventral and dorsal intercarinal surfaces of metasoma V densely granulated ( Fig. 169 View Figures 165–172 ); dorsal intercarinal surface of metasoma I with several granules ( Figs. 14, 17 View Figures 13–18 ). .......... ................................................................. A. argoubi sp. n.