Ananteris Thorell 1891
Creators: name: Botero-Trujillo, Ricardo
name: Flórez, Eduardo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Ananteris

description: Key to the Colombian species of Ananteris   
 1. Metasomal segment IV with six complete carinae (paired ventrolateral, dorsolateral and dorsosubmedian carinae), and ventrosubmedian and median lateral carinae absent (Botero-Trujillo 2008a: figs. 5, 14); chela trichobothria  V 1  and  V 2  unaligned axially, with  V 2  located on an external position in relation to  V 1  (Figs. 40, 42, 44–45, 47)................................ 2   
 1’ Metasomal segment IV with eight complete carinae (only median lateral carinae absent); chela trichobothria  V 1  and  V 2  aligned axially (Figs. 41, 43) (unaligned in A. volschenki and slightly unaligned in A. ochoai sp. nov.)......................... 6   
 2. Metasomal carinal formula10:10:10:6:3, with ventrolateral carinae absent on segment V (Botero-Trujillo 2008a: fig. 15); carapace slightly concave anteriorly and lacking median projection (Fig. 34); fixed finger trichobothria in the order eb: esb: db: est: et: dt, with db distinctly basal to est (Fig. 50); pectines with 12–14 teeth; hemispermatophore with three lobes, of which the basal is armed with three minute spines (Fig. 62).............................................. A. dorae   
 2’ Metasomal carinal formula 10:10:10:6:5, with ventrolateral carinae present on segment V; carapace with well-developed anteromedian projection (Figs. 32, 36–37, 39); fixed finger trichobothria in the order eb: esb: est / db: et: dt, with est beside db or nearly so (Figs. 48, 52–53, 55); pectines with 15 or more teeth; hemispermatophore with three lobes lacking any spines (Figs. 60, 64, 65, 67).............................................................................................. 3   
3. Dorsal surface of chelicerae predominantly yellow, with brown color restricted to the anterior region (Figs. 36, 39)........4  
3’ Dorsal surface of chelicerae with reticulations (Figs. 32, 37).................................................... 5  
 4. Ventrosubmedian carinae on metasomal segment III incomplete, only present in the basal half; pectines with 17–19 teeth on males and females; coxosternal region with diffuse brownish pigmentation more conspicuous on coxapophyses I and coxae I– II........................................................................................... meridana   
 4’ Ventrosubmedian carinae on metasomal segment III complete; pectines with 19–21 teeth on males and 18–20 on females; coxosternal region almost entirely yellow, with only some brownish areas restricted to the anterior margin of coxae............................................................................................ A. solimariae sp. nov.   
 5. Dorsal surface of chelicerae with dense and complete reticular pattern (Fig. 37); pedipalp hand uniformly yellow and spotless; coxosternal region with conspicuous brown areas (Botero-Trujillo 2007: fig. 4); pectines with 17 teeth on males and 15–16 on females..................................................................................... A. myriamae   
 5’ Dorsal surface of chelicerae with incomplete reticular pattern (Fig. 32); pedipalp hand most usually with conspicuous brown areas, infrequently completely yellow; coxosternal region entirely yellow and spotless; pectines with 17–21 teeth on males and 16–18 on females............................................................................. A. arcadioi   
 6. Chela trichobothria  V 1  and  V 2  unaligned axially, with  V 2  located on an external position in relation to  V 1  (Fig. 46; Botero-Trujillo 2009: fig. 25); fixed finger trichobothria in the order eb: esb: est: db: et: dt, with est notably basal to db (Fig. 54; Botero-Trujillo 2009: fig. 24)...................................................................................... 7   
 6’ Chela trichobothria  V 1  and  V 2  aligned axially (Figs. 41, 43); fixed finger trichobothria either eb: esb: db: est: et: dt or eb: esb: est / db: et: dt..............................................................................................8   
 7. Pectines with 15 teeth on males and 15–16 on females; metasomal carinal formula 10:8:8:8:5, with segments II–IV lacking median lateral carinae; chela trichobothria  V 1  and  V 2  markedly unaligned axially (Botero-Trujillo 2009: fig. 25).. A. volschenki   
 7’ Pectines with 20–23 teeth on males and 22–23 on females; metasomal carinal formula 10:10:10:8:5, with only segment IV lacking median lateral carinae; chela trichobothria  V 1  and  V 2  only slightly unaligned axially (Fig. 46)..... A. ochoai sp. nov.   
8. Metasomal carinal formula 10:10:10:8:5, with median lateral carinae on segment III only present anteriorly.............. 9  
8’ Metasomal carinal formula 10:10:8:8:5, with median lateral carinae absent on segment III........................... 11  
 9. Fixed finger trichobothria in the order eb: esb: est / db: et: dt, with est located beside db or nearly so; pectines with 21 or more teeth............................................................................................... 10   
 9’ Fixed finger trichobothria in the order eb: esb: db: est: et: dt, with db distinctly basal to est (Fig. 49); pectines with 16–20 teeth on males and 15–19 on females.................................................................. A. columbiana   
 10. Ocular carinae smooth; pectines with 21–24 teeth on males (females unknown)........................... A. gorgonae   
 10’ Ocular carinae granulose; pectines with 22–23 teeth on males and 21–22 on females........................ A. tolimana   
 11. Pedipalp hand with conspicuous brown areas; fixed finger trichobothria in the order eb: esb: est / db: et: dt, with est located beside db or nearly so (Fig. 51); pectines with 23–24 teeth on males and 21–23 on females......................... A. ehrlichi   
 11’ Pedipalp hand completely yellow; fixed finger trichobothria in the order eb: esb: db: est: et: dt, with db distinctly basal to est; pectines with less than 20 teeth............................................................................. 12   
 12. Pectines with 17–19 teeth on males (female unknown)................................................. A. faguasi   
 12’ Pectines with 16 teeth on males and 15–16 on females.................................................. A. leilae
description: Published as part of Botero-Trujillo, Ricardo & Flórez, Eduardo, 2011, A revisionary approach of Colombian Ananteris (Scorpiones, Buthidae): two new species, a new synonymy, and notes on the value of trichobothria and hemispermatophore for the taxonomy of the group, pp. 1-44 in Zootaxa 2904 (1) on pages 36-37, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2904.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5284774