taxonID	type	description	language	source
03BCD52E417AE14EEDE4F9BCFD01F923.taxon	description	(Figures 1 – 83, Tables 1 – 7) http: // zoobank. org / urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: D 1 B 455 F 7 – E 75 B – 4 DF 5 – BAC 7 – 31 B 0341 D 1784	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E417AE14EEDE4F9BCFD01F923.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE SPECIES. Chiromachetes fergusoni Pocock, 1899.	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E417AE140EDCDF95BFED7F80E.taxon	description	(Figures 1 – 30, 61, 81 – 83, Tables 1, 4 – 7) http: // zoobank. org / urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 7566607 F – 3 C 16 – 4002 – 8299 – 7 E 911 CC 95084	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E417AE140EDCDF95BFED7F80E.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. India, Maharashtra State, Kolhapur District, Vishalgad Road, Amba Ghat, Amba Village, 16 ° 55 ' 37 " N 73 ° 47 ' 49 " E; BNHS. TYPE MATERIAL. India, Maharashtra State, Kolhapur District, Vishalgad Road, Amba Ghat, Amba Village, 16 ° 55 ' 37 " N 73 ° 47 ' 49 " E, 842 m a. s. l., 1 ♂ (holotype, BNHS SC 179), 3 ♂ (paratypes, INHER 199, 200, BNHS SC 180), 1 ♀ (paratype, BNHS SC 181), 22 October 2019, leg. M. Ketkar & A. Marathe.	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E417AE140EDCDF95BFED7F80E.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. The specific epithet is derived from a Sanskrit word parakram, meaning act of valour, shown by the great Maratha warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande and his army on 3 July 1660 to defend his king against the Sultanate of Bijapur, at the location named Pawan Khind (Pass), very close to the type locality. The battle of Pawan Khind is recorded in history as one of the best known “ last man stands ”.	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E417AE140EDCDF95BFED7F80E.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION (♂ holotype, measurements in Table 1) Coloration (in preserved condition) (Figs. 1, 2, 14, 15). Overall body color dark brownish to blackish with glossy surface. Legs yellowish brown. Telson yellow on vesicle and black on aculeus. Ventral portion of body yellowish brown. Carapace and fingers of manus blackish. Pedipalps dark brown and almost black on the carinae. Chelicera basal segment yellowish brown with black reticulation. Fingers of chelicera dark brown. Carapace (Figs. 7 – 10, 12). Carapace wider than long. Entire surface of carapace almost smooth with fine and sparse granulation present along the central median furrow. Median furrow distinct only on anterior portion. Posterior lateral furrow almost smooth. Posterior median furrow triangular with a shallow triangular depression. Anterior margin of carapace with deep U – shaped emargination in the middle. Lateral ocular tubercle with three pairs of lateral eyes. Carapace without carinae. Pair of median eyes situated on carapace in the proportions 1: 1.5 (distance of median eyes to anterior margin: distance of median eyes to posterior margin). Margins entirely smooth. Chelicerae (Fig. 5). Fixed finger of chelicera with three large triangular denticles on inner margin. Ventral tooth of movable finger lacks denticulation. Dorsal tooth of movable finger with 3 denticles on inner margin. Pedipalp (Figs. 19 – 25). Pedipalps dorsoventrally flat. Femur with three (dorsal retrolateral, ventral retrolateral, median prolateral) and patella with four carinae (dorsal prolateral, ventral prolateral, dorsal retrolateral, ventral retrolateral). Intercarinal space with weak granulation. Prolateral surface of patella with large spur bearing two equal sized tubercles. Chela with five carinae (dorsal prolateral, ventral prolateral, dorsal retrolateral, median retrolateral, ventral retrolateral). Intercarinal space smooth on dorsal and ventral surface and sparsely granular on prolateral and retrolateral surface. Dentate margins of both chela fingers composed of two rows of granules. Movable finger densely granular on retrolateral and sparsely granular on prolateral surface. Trichobothrial pattern of ‘ type C’ typical of the genus. Number of trichobothria: chela dorsal (4), chela ventral (4), chela prolateral (2), chela retrolateral (15), patella dorsal (2), patella ventral (3), patella prolateral (1), patella retrolateral (13), femur dorsal (1), femur prolateral (1) and femur retrolateral (1). Legs (Figs. 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15). Legs I – IV; femur carinated on anterior portion; intercarinal space with granulation; tarsomere I with four spines distally and tarsomere II with three spines distally and a few spinules at the proximal end (fig. 6). Sternum, genital operculum and pectines (Figs. 3, 16). Sternum broad, pentagonal and entirely smooth. Genital operculum with a pair of genital papillae. Posterior sclerite with slight depression on middle portion. Pectines with 7 / 7 pectinal teeth and 6 / 6 fulcra. Mesosoma (Figs. 1 – 3, 10, 11, 14 – 16). All tergites smooth with median elevated portion. All sternites entirely smooth except sternite VII granular on lateral portion and with symmetrical depressions on both halves posteriorly. Metasoma (Figs. 1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17). Metasomal segments I – IV smooth, finely punctate and with very weak carinae. Intercarinal space smooth. Ventrolateral carina on segment V strongly and densely serrated only on the posterior portion and weak on the anterior portion. Intercarinal space granular. Anal rim weakly tuberculated. Telson (Figs. 4, 17). Pyriform, almost entirely smooth and hirsute on the ventral side. Aculeus short and strongly curved. Hemispermatophore (♂ paratype, BNHS SC 180, Figs. 26, 27). Lamelliform; capsular region appears to be complex and bulbous. Lamella slender and long. Single lamellar hook, curved and pointed upwards, situated distally at the base of the lamella. Lamella longer than the trunk and capsular region together. Pedicel 1.15 mm long; trunk 2.45 mm long; capsule 1.44 mm long and 1.90 mm wide; lamella 7.64 mm long. SEXUAL DIMORPHISM. Male genital operculum with pair of genital papillae. In females, the genital operculum medially sutured. Pedipalp manus slender in males and stouter in females (Figs. 1 – 3, 14 – 16). AFFINITIES. Chiromachetes parakrami sp. n. differs from all species of Chiromachetes from the northern Western Ghats by a raw genetic divergence of 7.9 – 9.4 % (Table 5). It is also distinguished from all its congeners based on the following set of morphological characters: 1. Pectinal teeth number in males 7 – 9, females 6 – 8 as opposed to males 5 – 6, females 3 – 4 in C. tirupati, males 9 – 11, females 7 – 8 in C. fergusoni (Tables 1 – 3). 2. Chela length to manus width ratio in males 4.3 – 4.4, females 3.5 as opposed to males 3.6 in C. tirupati, males 3.4 and female 3.6 in C. fergusoni, males 4.9 – 5.0, females 3.3 – 3.4 in C. ramdasswamii sp. n. (Table 4). 3. Pedipalp femur length to width ratio in males 3.2 – 3.5, females 3.0 as opposed to males 2.5 in C. tirupati, males 2.3, females 2.6 in C. fergusoni, males 3.3 – 3.8, females 2.7 – 2.8 in C. sahyadriensis, males 3.7 – 4.1, females 2.6 – 2.9 in C. ramdasswamii sp. n. (Table 4). 4. Chela length to movable finger length ratio in males 2.4 – 2.6, as opposed to 2.1 in C. fergusoni, 2.7 in C. ramdasswamii sp. n. (Table 4). 5. Carapace posterior median furrow triangular with a shallow triangular posterior depression as opposed to triangular with a deep triangular posterior depression in C. sahyadriensis, triangular with a horizontal and elliptical posterior depression in C. ramdasswamii sp. n. (Figs. 12, 42, 62). 6. Ventro – lateral carina of metasoma segment V strongly and densely serrated only on the posterior portion and weak on the anterior portion as opposed to strongly and sparsely serrated in C. sahyadriensis, strongly and densely serrated in C. ramdasswamii sp. n. (Figs. 4, 17, 34, 47, 63). 7. Hemispermatophore with position of lamellar hook distal and shape of distal lamella slender and long as opposed to position of lamellar hook basal and shape of distal lamella stout and short in C. ramdasswamii sp. n. (Figs. 26, 27, 56, 57).	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E417AE140EDCDF95BFED7F80E.taxon	distribution	DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT AND ECOLOGY. Presently C. parakrami sp. n. is only known from its type locality, Vishalgad Road, Amba Ghat, Amba Village, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India. The specimens were observed in the crevices of columnar joints of basaltic boulders in the semi – evergreen forest patches along the road. The type locality is surrounded by a mountain range with top cap laterite and withered boulders on the slopes on one side of the road and a valley facing the west on the other side. The species might be ubiquitous in similar micro habitats around, however this needs to be confirmed with further surveys. Individuals were found to be active at night sitting at the openings of very narrow rock crevices. The ecology and morphology of the new species is congruent with the lithophilic scorpions (Figs. 28 – 30).	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E4174E15FEEA4FF42FD61F903.taxon	description	(Figures 31 – 60, 61, 81 – 83, Tables 1, 4 – 7) http: // zoobank. org / urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: F 054 DFD 1 – B 3 D 9 – 4780 – A 0 A 2 – 90 E 72 CA 6 E 1 FD	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E4174E15FEEA4FF42FD61F903.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. India, Maharashtra State, Pune District, Varandha Ghat, 18 ° 07 ' 23 " N 73 ° 36 ' 07 " E, 473 m a. s. l.; BNHS. TYPE MATERIAL. India, Maharashtra State, Pune District, Varandha Ghat, 18 ° 07 ' 23 " N 73 ° 36 ' 07 " E, 473 m a. s. l., 1 ♂ (holotype, BNHS SC 182), 9 July 2020, 2 ♂ (paratypes, INHER 254, BNHS SC 183), 11 July 2020, 4 ♀ (paratypes, INHER 246, 249, BNHS SC 184, 185), 9 July 2020, leg. M. Ketkar, A. Marathe, S. Deshpande & S. Sulakhe.	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E4174E15FEEA4FF42FD61F903.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. The species epithet is a patronym honouring Samartha Ramdas Swami, who was a renowned Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer, social reformer, and spiritual master of the 17 th century. It is believed that he dictated his famous literary trait “ Dasbodh ” while residing in a natural cave behind a waterfall known as Shivtharghal, very close to the type locality.	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E4174E15FEEA4FF42FD61F903.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION. (♂ holotype, measurements in Table 2). Coloration (in presered condition) (Figs. 31, 32, 44, 45). Overall body color blackish with glossy surface. Legs yellowish brown. Telson vesicle yellow and aculeus black. Ventral aspect yellowish brown. Carapace and fingers of manus blackish. Pedipalps dark brown, carinae almost black. Chelicera basal segment yellowish brown with black reticulation. Fingers of chelicera dark brown. Carapace (Figs. 37 – 40, 42). Carapace wider than long. Entire surface of carapace almost smooth with fine and dense granulation present along the central median furrow. Median furrow distinct only on anterior and middle portion. Posterior lateral furrow deep with coarse and dense granulation along the margin. Posterior median furrow triangular with a prominent horizontal and elliptical posterior depression. Anterior margin of carapace with deep U shaped emargination in the middle. Lateral ocular tubercles with three pairs of lateral eyes. Carapace lacks carinae. Pair of median eyes situated on carapace in the proportions of 1: 1.6 (distance of median eyes to anterior margin and distance of median eyes to posterior margin). Margins entirely smooth. Chelicerae (Fig. 35). Fixed finger of chelicera with one large triangular and two blunt conjoined subtriangular denticles on inner margin. Ventral tooth of movable finger lacks denticulation. Dorsal tooth of movable finger with 3 denticles on inner margin. Pedipalp (Figs. 49 – 55). Pedipalps dorsoventrally flat. Femur with three (dorsal retrolateral, ventral retrolateral, median prolateral) andpatellawithfourcarinae (dorsalprolateral, ventral prolateral, dorsal retrolateral, ventral retrolateral). Intercarinal space with weak granulation. Prolateral surface of patella with large spur bearing two equal sized tubercles. Chela with five carinae (dorsal prolateral, ventral prolateral, dorsal retrolateral, median retrolateral, ventral retrolateral). Intercarinal space smooth on dorsal and ventral surface and sparsely granular on prolateral and retrolateral surface. Dentate margins of both chela fingers composed of two rows of granules. Movable finger granular on retrolateral surface and smooth with weak granulation basally on prolateral surface. Trichobothrial pattern of ‘ type C’ typical of the genus. Number of trichobothria: chela dorsal (4), chela ventral (4), chela prolateral (2), chela retrolateral (15), patella dorsal (2), patella ventral (3), patella prolateral (1), patella retrolateral (13), femur dorsal (1), femur prolateral (1) and femur retrolateral (1). Legs (Figs. 31, 32, 36, 40, 41, 44, 45). Legs I – IV; femur carinated on anterior portion; Intercarinal space with granulation. Tarsomere I with four spines distally and tarsomere II with three spines distally and a few spinules proximally. Sternum, genital operculum and pectines (Figs. 33, 46). Sternum broad, pentagonal and entirely smooth. Genital operculum with a pair of genital papillae. Posterior sclerite with slight depression on middle portion. Pectines with 8 / 8 pectinal teeth and 7 / 7 fulcra. Mesosoma (Figs. 31 – 33, 40, 41, 44 – 46). All tergites smooth with median elevated portion. All sternites entirely smooth. Sternite VII granular on lateral portion and with symmetrical depressions on both halves posteriorly. Metasoma (Figs. 31, 32, 34, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47). Metasomal segments I – IV smooth, finely punctate and with very weak obsolete carinae. Intercarinal space smooth. Ventrolateral carina on segment V strongly and densely serrated. Intercarinal space granular. Anal rim weakly tuberculated. Telson (Figs. 34, 47). Bulbous, almost entirely smooth and hirsute on the ventral side. Aculeus short and strongly curved. Hemispermatophore (♂ paratype, INHER 254, Figs. 56, 57). Lamelliform; Capsular region appears to be complex, bulbous, sclerotized and wider than long. Lamella stout and short. Single lamellar hook, blunt and pointed upwards, situated at the base of the lamella. Pedicel 0.74 mm long; trunk 1.84 mm long; capsule 1.29 mm long and 1.68 mm wide; lamella 4.22 mm long. SEXUAL DIMORPHISM. Male genital operculum with pair of genital papillae. In females, genital operculum medially sutured. Pedipalp manus slender in males and stouter in females (Figs. 31 – 33, 44 – 46). AFFINITIES. Chiromachetes ramdasswamii sp. n. differs from all species of Chiromachetes from northern Western Ghats by a raw genetic divergence of 7.9 – 9.4 % (Table 5). It is also distinguished from all its congeners based on the following set of morphological characters: 1. Pectinal teeth number in males 8 – 9, females 6 – 7 as opposed to males 5 – 6, females 3 – 4 in C. tirupati, males 9 – 11, females 7 – 8 in C. fergusoni (Tables 1 – 3). 2. Chela length to manus width ratio in males 4.9 – 5.0, females 3.3 – 3.4 as opposed to males 3.6 in C. tirupati, males 3.4 and females 3.6 in C. fergusoni, males 4.3 – 4.4, females 3.5 in C. parakrami sp. n. (Table 4). 3. Pedipalp femur length to width ratio in males 3.7 – 4.1, females 2.6 – 2.9 as opposed to males 2.5 in C. tirupati, males 2.3, females 2.6 in C. fergusoni, males 3.2 – 3.5, females 3.0 in C. parakrami sp. n. (Table 4). 4. Chela length to movable finger length in males 2.7, as opposed to 2.1 in C. fergusoni, 2.4 – 2.6 in C. parakrami sp. n. (Table 4). 5. Carapace posterior median furrow triangular with a horizontal and elliptical posterior depression at the base as opposed to triangular with a shallow triangular posterior depression in C. parakrami sp. n., triangular with a deep triangular depression in C. sahyadriensis (Figs. 12, 42, 62), triangular with a deep, narrow and horizontal posterior depression in C. fergusoni (Figs. 72 – 73). 6. Ventrolateral carina of metasoma segment V strongly and densely serrated as opposed to strongly and sparsely serrated in C. sahyadriensis, strongly and densely serrated only on the posterior portion and weak on the anterior portion in C. parakrami sp. n. (Figs. 4, 17, 34, 47, 63). 7. Hemispermatophore with position of lamellar hook basal and shape of distal lamella stout and short as opposed to position of lamellar hook distal and shape of distal lamella slender and long in C. parakrami sp. n. (Figs. 26, 27, 56, 57) .. DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT, AND ECOLOGY. Presently, C. ramdasswamii sp. n. is only known from its type locality, Varandha Ghat, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. The specimens were observed in the rock crevices all along the western escarpment. The type locality is surrounded by a tall mountain range with withered boulders on the slopes on one side and deep valley on the other side of the road. Individuals were also seen in crevices of the rock cliffs of the Kawla Fort, through which the Varandha Ghat road is carved. This species is also very commonly seen residing in the gaps of constructed rock walls along the Varandha Ghat road. The species is particularly not seen on the eastern slope of the crest line. Individuals were found to be active at night sitting at the openings of very narrow rock crevices. Females were more commonly observed at the type locality in large numbers. Males were comparatively less in numbers and thus difficult to find. The ecology and morphology of the new species is congruent with the lithophilic scorpions (Figs. 58 – 60).	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E416BE153EDF5F8BFFCB4F8E3.taxon	description	(Figures 64 – 81, Tables 2, 4) http: // zoobank. org / urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 09 E 131 DF- 9 E 83 - 4 C 7 B- 8 B 50 - 8 B 3688050 A 25	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E416BE153EDF5F8BFFCB4F8E3.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY: India, Kerala State, Trivandram (now Thiruvananthapuram); BMNH. MATERIAL EXAMINED. India, Kerala State, Thiruvananthapuram District, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, 8 ° 37 ' 24 " N 77 ° 08 ' 08 " E, 120 m a. s. l., 1 ♂, WGRC – 9811 (formerly in ZSI, Table 2), 12 November 2016, leg. Bindu.	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E416BE153EDF5F8BFFCB4F8E3.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION (based on ♂ topotype; measurements in Table 2). Coloration (in preserved condition) (Figs. 64, 65). Overall body color dark brownish to blackish with glossy surface. Legs blackish brown, yellow on tarsomere II. Telson yellow on vesicle and black on aculeus. Ventral portion of body brownish black, except sternopectinal area yellowish brown. Carapace and fingers of manus blackish. Pedipalps black on dorsal surface and dark brownish on ventral surface. Chelicera basal segment blackish brown with black reticulation. Fingers of chelicera blackish brown. Carapace (Figs. 72 – 73). Carapace wider than long. Entire surface of carapace almost smooth, finely punctate throughout with fine and sparce granulation present all along the longitudinal median furrow. Posterior lateral furrow distinct with very fine granulation. Posterior median furrow triangular with a deep, narrow and horizontal posterior depression. Anterior margin of carapace with deep U-shaped emargination in the middle. Lateral ocular tubercle with three pairs of lateral eyes. Carapace without carinae. Pair of median eyes situated on carapace in the proportions 1: 2.1 (distance of median eyes to anterior margin: distance of median eyes to posterior margin). Margins entirely smooth. Chelicerae (Fig. 68). Fixed finger of chelicera with three large triangular denticles on inner margin. Ventral tooth of movable finger lacks denticulation. Dorsal tooth of movable finger with 3 denticles on inner margin. Pedipalp (Figs. 74 – 80). Pedipalps dorsoventrally flat. Femur and patella with four carinae (dorsal prolateral, ventral prolateral, dorsal retrolateral, ventral retrolateral). Intercarinal space with coarse granulation. Prolateral surface of patella with large spur bearing two equal sized tubercles. Chela with five carinae (dorsal prolateral, ventral prolateral, dorsal retrolateral, median retrolateral, ventral retrolateral). Intercarinal space coarsely granular. Dentate margins of both chela fingers composed of two rows of granules. Movable finger granular on both surfaces. Trichobothrial pattern of ‘ type C’ typical of the genus. Number of trichobothria: chela dorsal (3), chela ventral (4), chela prolateral (2), chela retrolateral (15), patella dorsal (2), patella ventral (3), patella prolateral (1), patella retrolateral (13), femur dorsal (1), femur prolateral (1) and femur retrolateral (1). Legs (Figs. 64, 65, 69, 71, 72). Legs I-IV; femur carinated on anterior portion; intercarinal space with fine granulation; tarsomere I with four spines distally and tarsomere II with three spines distally and one or two spinules at the proximal end. Sternum, genital operculum and pectines (Fig. 66). Sternum broad, pentagonal and entirely smooth. Genital operculum with a pair of genital papillae. Posterior sclerite with slight depression on middle portion. Pectines with 10 / 11 pectinal teeth and 9 / 10 fulcra. Mesosoma (Figs. 64, 65, 71, 72). All tergites smooth with median elevated portion. All sternites entirely smooth except sternite VII entirely punctate, granular only on lateral portion and with symmetrical depressions on both halves posteriorly. Metasoma (Figs. 64, 65, 70 – 71). Metasomal segments I – IV smooth, finely punctate and with very weak carinae. Intercarinal space smooth and finely punctate. Ventrolateral carina on segment V very weakly serrated mostly on the middle portion. Intercarinal space very weakly granular. Anal rim weakly tuberculated. Telson (Fig. 67). Pyriform, almost entirely smooth and hirsute on the ventral side. Aculeus short and curved.	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
03BCD52E416BE153EDF5F8BFFCB4F8E3.taxon	distribution	DISTRIBUTION. C. fergusoni is known only from the type locality, Kerala State, Trivandram (now Thiruvananthapuram), India.	en	Sulakhe, Shauri, Deshpande, Shubhankar, Dandekar, Nikhil, Ketkar, Makarand, Gowande, Gaurang, Padhye, Anand, Bastawade, Deshabhushan (2020): Two new species of Chiromachetes (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. Euscorpius 320: 1-27, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4648766
