Charmus saradieli
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Charmus saradieli is a species of non-venomous scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2]
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
Total body length of male is 12.18 mm and female is 23.5 mm. Mesosoma, carapace, metasoma and telson of the male is black. Eyes are surrounded by black pigment. Mesosoma and carapace yellow in color with black pigments to entirely black. Pedipalp femur and patella entirely black with small yellow spots. Telson yellow to reddish black. Legs yellow with black spots. Chelicerae yellow, with black reticlulation. Carapace 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. Pectines with or without fulcra. Movable and fixed finger of pedipalps are long. There are 12 to 17 pectinal teeth in males, whereas female has 16 pectinal teeth. Telson vesicle is punctate, which is elongate in male.[4]
References
- ^ "Charmus saradieli Kovarik, Loewe, Ranawana, Hoferek & Jayarathne, 2016". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "An intrusive killer scorpion points the way to six new species in Sri Lanka". Mongabay Environmental News. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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