Orthochirus monodi (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997), Kovařík & 1996, 2004

Kovařík, Baloorthochirus becvari & 1996, 2004, Revision and taxonomic position of genera Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, Baloorthochirus Kova ík, Butheolus Simon, Nanobuthus Pocock, Orthochiroides Kova ík, Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, and Asian Orthochirus Karsch, with descriptions of twelve new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae), Euscorpius 16, pp. 1-33 : 17

publication ID	1536-9307
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4D38E32B-A445-4707-ABEE-3C6D3BFA4A2E
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scientific name	Orthochirus monodi (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Orthochirus monodi (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) View in CoL ,

comb. n.

Afghanorthochirus monodi Lourenço & Vachon, 1997: 333 ; Kovařík, 1998: 102; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 57.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Afghanistan, Bozbai (entre Bala Morghah et Qal éh Now) ; MNHN.

AFFINITIES. According to the original description, Orthochirus monodi has a hirsute fifth metasomal segment and a glabrous telson. This combination is otherwise present only in O. zagrosensis sp. n.; however, O. monodi has hairs primarily on the ventral side of the fifth segment, whereas O. zagrosensis sp. n. has them only on the dorsolateral surface and only in some specimens.

DISTRIBUTION. Afghanistan (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997: 333).