A new species of Scorpiops from China

 

He-Yu Lv and Co-workers have recently described a new species of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 (Scorpiopidae) from Chongqing in China.

Scorpiops zhui Lv, Lourenco & Di, 2023

Abstract:
A new species of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 is described from Wuxi and Wushan County, Chongqing City, China. The new species is mainly characterized by a moderate size, in relation to the other species of genus, with dark reddish-brown to reddish-black coloration; 15–17 (usually 17) external trichobothria (5 eb, 1–2 esb, 1–2 em, 4 est, 4 et), 8–11 (usually 10) ventral trichobothria in the pedipalp patella and 4–5 (usually 5) ventral trichobothria on chela; pedipalp chela fingers are scalloped in males and nearly straight in females. With the present description the number of known species of Scorpiops recorded from China is raised to 33.

Reference:
Lv H-Y, lourenco WR, Di Z-Y. Scorpiops zhui sp. n., a new species of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 from Chongqing, China (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae). Zootaxa. 2023;5257(1):040-8. [Subscription required for full text]

Thanks to Gerard Dupre for sending me this article!

Family Scorpiopidae