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Calchas birulai Fet, Soleglad & Kovařík, 2009

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Species
Afghanobuthus Lourenço, 2005
birulai
Fet, Soleglad & Kovařík
Fet, Victor, Michael E. Soleglad & František Kovařík. 2009 Etudes on iurids, II. Revision of genus Calchas Birula, 1899, with the description of two new species (Scorpiones: Iuridae). Euscorpius 82: 1-72.
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Figs. 4–5, 8–9, 13, 15, 16, 20–23, 25, 27, 32–38, 42–58
Holotype: ♂ (NMW 0843), TURKEY, Mardin Province: Mardin, 6 May 1966, J. Eiselt et al. leg. Paratypes (11 ♂, 14 ♀, 4 juv.): TURKEY, Adıyaman Province: 1 ♀ (FKCP), Nemrut Dağı, 40 km N Kahta, 37.982°N, 38.741°E, 3 July 1993, V. Šejna leg. Diyarbakır Province: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (HNHM), Kavurma Köyü, 10 km NE Ergani, 1400 m a.s.l., 38.267°N, 39.767°E, 27 April 1989, G. Fabian, G. Ronkay & L. Ronkay leg. Gaziantep Province: 1 ♀ (NMW 0844), Sakçagözü, 37.198°N, 36.927°E, 26 April 1966, J. Eiselt et al. leg. Malatya Province: 1 ♀ (FKCP), Malatya, 38.067°N, 38.0167°E, June 1992, M. Kaftan leg.; 1 ♂ (FKCP), near Birecik, ca. 15–20 km from Syrian border (see Fig. 58), 37°01.185'N, 37°59.348'E, 500 m a.s.l. (collected together with Compsobuthus matthiesseni and Mesobuthus eupeus), 20 October 2008, A. Funk leg. Mardin Province: 3 ♂ 3 ♀ (NMW 0843), Mardin, 6 May 1966, J. Eiselt et al. leg. Şanlıurfa Province: 3 ♂ 2 ♀ (NMW 0840), 20 km S Urfa (now Şanlıurfa), 37.15°N, 38.80°E, 1 May 1966, J. Eiselt et al. leg.; 1 ♀ (MNHN RS 6452), Birecik [label: “Bilejdik”], 37.025°N, 37.977°E, 23 April 1971, J. Garzoni leg.; 1 ♂ juv. (HNHM), Halfeti, 37.25°N, 37.867°E, 1990, G. Ronkay leg.; 1 ♂ subad., 2 subad., 2 ♀ subad., 1 ♂ juv., 1 ♀ 2♂ juv. (HNHM), Halfeti, valley of Euphrates, 500 m a.s.l., 15–22 April 1990, B. Herzig & G. Ronkay leg. Siirt Province: 1 ♂ (NMW 0842), road Siirt–Kurtalan, 16 May 1966, J. Eiselt et al. leg.; 1 ♀ (NMW 0846), Baykan (between Siirt and Bitlis), 38.165°N, 41.780°E, 15 May 1966, J. Eiselt et al. leg.; 1 ♀ (ZMUH A37/72), Siirt, 37.933°N, 41.95°E, 18 June 1972, C. Kosswig leg.
TURKEY, Mardin Province: Mardin