The genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 (Scorpiones, Chaerilidae) in the Indian Ocean Islands and description of a new species

Authors

Wilson R. Lourenço, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelleFollow
Bernard Duhem, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelleFollow
Elise-Anne Leguin, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelleFollow

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2011.vol2011.iss110.1

Abstract

A new species is described belonging to the genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877. Chaerilus andamanensis sp. n. was discovered in the Island of Little Andaman in the Indian Ocean. The new species shows affinities with Chaerilus variegatus Simon, 1877 and Chaerilus borneensis Simon, 1880, respectively described from Java and Borneo. This s the first record of the genus Chaerilus in the Andaman Islands.

Recommended Citation

Lourenço, W. R., Duhem, B., & Leguin, E. 2011 . The genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 (Scorpiones, Chaerilidae) in the Indian Ocean Islands and description of a new species. Euscorpius, No. 110: 1-8.