Alloscorpiops Vachon, 1980

Kovařík, František, 2013, Alloscorpiops citadelle sp. n. from Thailand (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae: Scorpiopinae), Euscorpius 157 (160), pp. 1-9 : 1

Alloscorpiops Vachon, 1980

( Figs. 1–22 )

Scorpiops (Alloscorpiops) Vachon, 1980: 151 ; Bastawade, 1997: 104.

Alloscorpiops: Stockwell, 1989: 120 ; Sissom, 1990: 114; Kovařík, 1998: 141; Lourenço, 1998: 246; Fet, 2000: 487; Kovařík, 2000: 155; Soleglad & Sissom, 2001: 49, 93, figs. 99, 103, 117; Kovařík, 2009: 32.

Type species: Scorpiops anthracinus Simon, 1887 .

DIAGNOSIS. Total length 37–68 mm. First to fourth metasomal segments with paired parallel ventral median carinae. Pair median eyes and three pairs of lateral eyes present. Movable fingers of pedipalps with granules in two rows. Patella of pedipalp with 23–34 external and 15–21 ventral trichobothria. Chela of pedipalp bears 10– 13 trichobothria. Trichobothrium Eb 3 on external surface of chela is located between trichobothria Dt and Est.

Figures

Figures 1–2: Alloscorpiops anthracinus (Simon, 1887), dorsal and ventral views, male 60 mm long, Myanmar, Tavoy (Tenasserim), ZMUH (Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, Universität Hamburg, Germany).

Figures 3–8: Alloscorpiops citadelle sp. n. 3–5. Male holotype, dorsal and ventral views, and chela external. 6–8. Female allotype, dorsal and ventral views, and chela external.

Figures 9–14: Alloscorpiops citadelle sp. n. Female allotype, trichobothrial pattern indicated. 9. Chela dorsal. 10. Chela external. 11. Chela ventral. 12. Patella dorsal. 13. Patella external. 14. Patella ventral.

Figures 15: Alloscorpiops citadelle sp. n. Male holotype, chela ventral view, trichobothria not indicated.

Figures 16–19: Alloscorpiops citadelle sp. n. 16–17. Pectinal areas. 18–19. Metasoma and telson lateraly. 16 & 18. Male holotype. 17 & 19. Female allotype.

Figures 20–22: Alloscorpiops citadelle sp. n., live specimens. 20. Juvenile paratype. 21. Male holotype. 22. Female allotype.