Project 641: Prendini, L. 2003. A new genus and species of bothriurid scorpion from the Brandberg Massif, Namibia, with a reanalysis of bothriurid phylogeny and a discussion of the phylogenetic position of Lisposoma Lawrence. Systematic Entomology. 28 (2):149–172.
Abstract
Brandbergia haringtoni, a new genus and species of bothriurid scorpion, is described from the Brandberg Massif, northwestern Namibia. A cladistic analysis, based on seventy-four morphological characters scored for thirty-one exemplar species representing all genera of Bothriuridae, and one genus from each of the six remaining families of Scorpionoidea, was conducted to test the phylogenetic placement of the new genus and whether it affects the internal relationships of Bothriuridae. The available data demonstrate, under a range of weighting regimes, that the new genus is the most basal bothriurid, and confirm the scheme of relationships among the remaining bothriurid genera that was recovered in a previous analysis: (Brandbergia (Lisposoma (Thestylus (Phoniocercus (Tehuankea (Cercophonius + Urophonius) (Bothriurus + Brachistosternus +Orobothriurus + Centromachetes (Timogenes + Vachonia). On the basis of this evidence, Lourenço's recent proposal of family Lisposomidae for Lisposoma is rejected and Lisposomidae is synonymized with Bothriuridae. The implications of the phylogeny for understanding the biogeography of Bothriuridae are discussed.Read the article »
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| Total scored cells: 2921 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0 |
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| Total characters: 95 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 215 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 |
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- Creation Date:
02 December 2011 - Publication Date:
17 April 2012 - Project views: 2757
- Project downloads: 47
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| Natalie Milbrodt Project Administrator Last logged in 02/21/12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Maureen Admin Full membership Last logged in 02/21/12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 2921 (2846, 0, 75) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M1521' (31 Taxa)
| taxon | unscored cells |
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| [1] Centruroides gracilis Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [2] Chaerilus granosus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [3] Nebo hierichonticus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [4] Hemiscorpius lepturus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [5] Heteroscorpion opisthacanthoides Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [6] Opisthacanthus validus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [7] Scorpio maurus mogadorensis Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [8] Urodacus novaehollandiae Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [9] Bothriurus bonariensis Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [10] Bothriurus coriaceus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [11] Brachistosternus ehrenbergii Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [12] Brachistosternus alienus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [13] Brachistosternus ferrugineus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [14] Brandbergia haringtoni Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 21 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [15] Centromachetes obscurus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [16] Centromachetes pocockii Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [17] Cercophonius queenslandae Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [18] Cercophonius squama Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [19] Lisposoma elegans Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [20] Lisposoma joseehermanorum Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [21] Orobothriurus alticola Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [22] Orobothriurus crassimanus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [23] Phoniocercus pictus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [24] Phoniocercus sanmartini Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [25] Tehuankea moyanoi Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [26] Thestylus glasioui Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [27] Timogenes dorbignyi Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [28] Timogenes mapuche Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [29] Urophonius iheringii Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [30] Urophonius granulatus Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [31] Vachonia martinezi Last Modified in 01/29/12 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Project views
| type | number of views | Individual items viewed (where applicable) |
| Total project views | 2757 | |
| Project overview | 486 | |
| Matrix views | 204 | Matrix landing page (190 views); Matrix (14 views); |
| Media views | 619 | Media search (526 views); M102240 (93 views); |
| Specimen list | 357 | |
| Taxon list | 936 | |
| Bibliography | 155 |
Project downloads
| type | number of downloads | Individual items downloaded (where applicable) |
| Total downloads from project | 47 | |
| Media downloads | 25 | M102240 (25 downloads); |
| Project downloads | 21 | |
| Matrix downloads | 1 | Matrix (1 download); |