A new species of Scorpiops from China

 

Heyu Lv and Zhiyong Di have studied new materials of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 (Scorpiopidae) from China and have published a few taxonomical updates.

Scorpiops lourencoi Lv & Di, 2022 (New species from China)

Scorpiops atomatus Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 (restored from synonymy with Scorpiops tibetanus Hirst, 1911)

Scorpiops tibetanus Hirst, 1911 is redescribed.

The article also have an updated identification key for the Scorpiops species of China.

Abstract:
Scorpiops lourencoi sp. nov. is described from Shigatse, Xizang. Scorpiops atomatus Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 and Scorpiops pococki Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 were synonymized by Kovařík et al. (2020) as two junior synonyms of Scorpiops tibetanus Hirst, 1911 but based on several field surveys in Xizang in recent years, and a careful survey of the literature, S. atomatus is reaffirmed as a valid species and S. tibetanus is redescribed, both based on newly collected specimens. This brings the total number of species of Scorpiops recorded in China to 32.

Reference:
Lv H-Y, Di Z-Y. Scorpiops lourencoi sp. nov., the revalidation of Scorpiops atomatus Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005, and the redescription of Scorpiops tibetanus Hirst, 1911 (Scorpiones, Scorpiopidae) from China. ZooKeys. 2022(1132):189-214. [Open Access]

Thanks to Gerard Dupre and Matt Simon for sending me this article!

Family Scorpiopidae