The first record of the family Euscorpiidae (Arachnida: Scorpiones) from Central China, with a key of Chinese species of the genus Scorpiops

Authors

• Zhi-Yong Di, Wuhan University
• Ya-Wen He, Wuhan University
• Zhi-Jian Cao, Wuhan University
• Ying-Liang Wu, Wuhan University
• Wen-Xin Li, Wuhan UniversityFollow

Abstract

The genus Scorpiops (Euscorpiidae) is recorded for the first time in Central China. Two immature specimens of a form belonging to Scorpiops hardwickii (Gervais, 1843) “complex” were collected from Huzhaoshan Mountains in Hubei Province. A discussion of Chinese species of genus Scorpiops is provided, as well as a key of Scorpiops from China.

Recommended Citation

Di, Zhi-Yong; He, Ya-Wen; Cao, Zhi-Jian; Wu, Ying-Liang; and Li, Wen-Xin (2011) "The first record of the family Euscorpiidae (Arachnida: Scorpiones) from Central China, with a key of Chinese species of the genus Scorpiops," Euscorpius: Vol. 2011: Iss. 118, Article 1.
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Available at: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2011/iss118/1