Reddyanus assamensis ( Oates, 1888 )

Tang, Victoria, 2025, A review of scorpiofauna of China: nomenclatural notes and updated faunistic catalogue (Arachnida: Scorpiones), Euscorpius 404, pp. 1-24 : 8-9

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Reddyanus assamensis ( Oates, 1888 )
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Reddyanus assamensis ( Oates, 1888) View in CoL

( Figure 4 View Figure 4 , Table 1) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:70EA523D-

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Isometrus assamensis Oates, 1888: 250 , figs. 5–6; Kraepelin, 1896: 126; Kraepelin, 1899: 67; Pocock, 1900: 48; Kraepelin, 1913: 135–137; Takashima, 1945: 86; Bastawade et al., 2012: 6.

Isometrus (Reddyanus) assamensis : Vachon, 1972: 177; Vachon, 1976: 38; Vachon, 1982: 100; Kovařík, 1994: 202; Kovařík, 1997: 8; Kovařík, 1998a: 36; Kovařík, 1998b: 111; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 151; Kovařík, 2003: 5; Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 265–268; Yang et al., 2013: 2, 5, 7; Kovařík & Ojanguren, 2013: 185.

Isometrus View in CoL ( Raddyanus [sic]) assamensis : Tikader & Bastawade, 1983: 292.

Reddyanus assamensis View in CoL : Kovařík et al., 2016: 53; Kovařík & Šťáhlavský, 2019: 3; Shrestha & Dörr, 2020: 430–433; Tang, 2022a: 47; Mohapatra et al., 2022: 24, 26; Pandey et al., 2024: 184, 192–193; Mohapatra, 2024: 5.

= Isometrus (Reddyanus) tibetanus Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 268–270 , figs. 14–26, 32, 33, table 1; Yang et al., 2013: 2, 5; Di et al., 2013: 52, 54; Kovařík & Ojanguren, 2013: 192; Di et al., 2014: 5–6, 13. Syn. n., http://zoobank. org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B095157B-CD02-4857-A4FF-813BBE88CBB5 TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. China, Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet Autonomous Region), “Region of Chesu”; MHBU (lost). No coordinates were given for the type locality and the toponym was imprecise and uncommonly used. Based on the map in the original description, the coordinates are hereby approximated as 30°31'N 82°37'E (30.516667N, 82.616667E), in the Drongpa County of Shigatse City   GoogleMaps .

Reddyanus tibetanus View in CoL : Kovařík et al., 2016: 53; Kovařík & Šťáhlavský, 2019: 3; Tang, 2022a: 47; Tang, 2022c: 14.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE DEPOSITORY. India, Assam State, Dhburi District , syntypes comprising 1♂ (lectotype) 5♀, leg. O. G. Smart, NHMUK (type series: 1889.7.31.76-77).

OTHER LOCALITIES AND SPECIMEN DEPOSITORY (localities corrected). Bangladesh, Tangail District, Madhupur Upazila, Arankhola Union, Jalchatra Bazaar (“Jalchatra Mission”), FKCP (Kovařík, 2003: 5). India, Madhya Pradesh State, Kanker Kuiya (“Kanker”), CASC (Kovařík, 2003: 5); Madhya Pradesh State, Narsignhpur, Tendukheda-Rehli road, near Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, CZRC ( Mohapatra et al., 2022: 26); Uttar Pradesh State, Dehra Village (“Dehra Dun”), CASC (Kovařík, 2003: 5); Uttar Pradesh State, Kanpur, CASC (Kovařík, 2003: 5); Uttarakhand State, northwestern range of Siwalik, Timli, FKCP (Kovařík, 2003: 5); West Bengal State, Kolkata (“Calcutta”), FKCP (Kovařík, 2003: 5). Nepal, Bagmati Province, Chitwan District, Bharatpur, Narayangadh (“Nerayangarh”, “Narayengath”), FKCP & MNHN (Kovařík, 2003: 5; Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 265; Shrestha & Dörr, 2020: 432); Bagmati Province, Kathmandu District, Shantinagar (“Satinagarh”), MNHN (Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 265); Bagmati Province, Kathmandu District, Tarakeshwar, Sangla Village (“Sangara”), MNHN (Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 265); Gandaki Province, Manang District, Dharapani Village (“Dhara Pani”), MNHN (Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 265); Koshi Province, Sunsari District, Itahari, Pathiva, MNHN (Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 265); Lumbini Province, Butwal in Rupandehi District to Tansen in Palpa District (“Butwal- Tansen”), MNHN (Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 265); Lumbini Province, Rupandehi District, Siddharthanagar (“Bhairawa”), FKCP (Kovařík, 2003: 5; Shrestha & Dörr, 2020: 432). I cannot locate any place corresponding to “Palture” in Nepal (Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 265).

DISTRIBUTION ( Fig. 4 View Figure 4 ). Bangladesh, China (Tibet), India and Nepal.

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Scorpiones

Family

Buthidae

Genus

Reddyanus

Loc

Reddyanus assamensis ( Oates, 1888 )

Tang, Victoria 2025
2025
Loc

Reddyanus assamensis

PANDEY 2024: 184
MOHAPATRA 2024: 5
TANG 2022: 47
MOHAPATRA 2022: 24
2022
Loc

Reddyanus tibetanus

TANG 2022: 47
TANG 2022: 14
2022
Loc

Isometrus (Reddyanus) tibetanus Lourenço & Zhu, 2008: 268–270

YANG 2013: 2
2013
Loc

Isometrus (Reddyanus) assamensis

YANG 2013: 2
VACHON 1982: 100
VACHON 1976: 38
VACHON 1972: 177
1972
Loc

Isometrus assamensis

TAKASHIMA 1945: 86
POCOCK 1900: 48
OATES 1888: 250
1888
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