Pelinobius muticus Karsch, 1885

Common name: King Baboon

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Female Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Karsch, F. A. F. (1885). Verzeichniss der von Dr. G. A. Fischer auf der im Auftrage der geographischen Gesellschaft in Hamburg unternommen Reise in das Massai-Land gesammelten Myriopoden und Arachnoiden. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 2: 131-139.
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Distribution

KenyaTanzania

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 4 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

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Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, Kenya, Tanzania. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 1288 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself. Records span 2 countries (Kenya, Tanzania), so one climate curve cannot describe all of them.

Specimen Records (13)

? ♂ Type Tanzania

Tanzania, Longidoberge = Longido, Massai-Land [02 ° 40' S, 36°42'E],

January 1884 · col. Dr G. A. Fischer

MHNP AR4723 ♂ Type Kenya

Kenya Kibwezi

December 1903 · col. Ch. Alluaud

BMNH 1893.11.9.12 ♂ Type Kenya

Kilungu Iveti Mountains Masailand

col. Dr J. W. Gregory

NMKE ♀ Kenya

Voi, Lake Ma1agua [03 °23'S, 38 °35 ' E]

November 1958 · col. Aindow

BMNH ♂ Kenya

Kiboko

March 1967 · col. Dr D. M. Minter

NMKE ♀ Kenya

Machakos [01 ° 32'S, 37" 16' E]

December 1972 · col. Azumani

BMNH ♀ Kenya

Tsavo National Park

February 1984 · col. S. Trevor

NMKE ♂ Kenya

Voi [03 °23 ' S, 38°35 ' E]

1985 · col. S. Trevor

NMKE ♂ Kenya

Voi area, Tsavo East [03 °23 ' S, 38°35'E]

April 1986 · col. S. Trevor female B. Davidson

NMKE ♀ Kenya

Katangi market, Yata, Machakos District, dug hole

July 1993 · col. Peter Kisilo

BMNH 1899. 1.1 3.2 ♂ Kenya

Kinani =Kenani

col. Richard Crawshay

OUMNH-2009-043 ♀ Tanzania

northern Tanzania

col. Joe Beraducci

OUMNH-2009-043 ♂ Tanzania

northern Tanzania

col. Joe Beraducci

Taxonomic History

  1. 1885
    Pelinobius muticus Karsch, 1885

Bibliography (1)

Karsch, F. A. F. (1885). Verzeichniss der von Dr. G. A. Fischer auf der im Auftrage der geographischen Gesellschaft in Hamburg unternommen Reise in das Massai-Land gesammelten Myriopoden und Arachnoiden. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 2: 131-139.
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