Figure 5: A. Sole of tarsi with spines. B. Sole of tarsi with hairs and bristles.

Hottentotta judaicus (Simon, 1872)      

Diagnosis: Black to dark brown in colour. Prosoma: heavily granulated. Mesosoma: with densely granulated tergites. Metasoma: dorsal segments smooth, while the lateral and ventral sides are granulated. Sole of tarsi with small spines. Pectines 27-33 in males and 22-27 in females.

Measurements: Total length 5-7cm (average 5.9cm.), prosoma 6.4mm., mesosoma 16.6-19.9mm., metasoma 27.5-38mm.

Habitat and distribution: This species was reported from Irbid and Salt (Wahbeh, 1976), Kinzelbach 1984) and Amman (El-Hennawy, 1988), and Ajlun, Jarash and Ν Shuna (Stathi and Mylonas, 2001). It seems that this species is confined to mountainous areas of Jordan with relatively high rain fall (Amr and El-Oran, 1994). It is quite common in the Ajlune mountains, and associated with the terra rosa soil, where it coexist with Scorpio maurus palmatus. It constructs burrows that are usually located under stones and also found under rocks without burrows.