18 October, 2022

A new species of Scorpiops from China

 

Victoria Tang has recently published a study on a population of Scorpiops kubani (Kovařík, 2004) (Scorpiopidae) in China and has revealed that these have been misidentified. A new species is described based on new materials from the Yunnan Province in China.

Scorpiops lowei Tang, 2022

Abstract:
The Yunnan population of Scorpiops kubani (Kovařík, 2004) is reassessed based on recently collected specimens from this region. A misidentification of that species is revealed, which leads to a description of a new species, Scorpiops lowei sp. n.

Reference:
Tang V. Reanalysis of the Yunnan population of Scorpiops kubani with a description of a new species, Scorpiops lowei sp. n. (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae). Euscorpius. 2022(361):1-22. [Open Access]

Family Scorpiopidae

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