A new species of Scorpiops from Laos

 

Frantisek Kovarik and co-workers have recently described a new species of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 (Scorpiopidae) from Laos. 

Scorpiops tangae Kovarik, Stahlavsky & Stockmann, 2024

Abstract:
A new species Scorpiops tangae sp. n. is described from Laos, fully illustrated with color photos showing its morphology and habitus. Scorpiops tangae sp. n. is the only species of the genus with a combination of the following five characters: chelal trichobothrium Eb3 located in distal half of manus between trichobothria Dt and Est; patella of pedipalp with 11 ventral and 17 external trichobothria; fingers of pedipalps undulate in male; pedipalp movable finger with ca. 45 IAD; and chela length to width ratio 3.7 in male. In addition to morphology and hemispermatophore, we also present the information about the karyotype of S. tangae sp. n. (2n=105).

Reference:
Kovarik F, Stahlavsky F, Stockmann M. Scorpiops tangae sp. n. (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae) from Laos. Euscorpius. 2024(399):1-15. [Open Access]

Family Scorpiopidae