Chaerilus
pseudoconchiformus sp. n. and an updated key of the chaerilid scorpions from China (Scorpiones,Chaerilidae) |
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| Authors: | Shijin Yin Yanning Qiu Zhaohui Pan Shaobin Li Zhiyong Di |
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| Institution: | 1.College of pharmacy, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China ;2.School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, P.R. China ;3.Institute of Plateau Ecology, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College of Tibet University, Linzhi 860000, P.R. China ;4.College of Life Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R. China |
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| Abstract: | A new species, Chaerilus
pseudoconchiformus
sp. n., is described from Xizang, China. The present new species is distinguished from its congeners by a body length of 32−40 mm, carapace with the anterior margin straight, chela with length/width ratio average of 3.3 in males (3.2−3.4, two adults), and 2.5 in females (2.3−2.6, nine adults), eight or nine (eight usually) rows of denticles on fixed and movable fingers of pedipalp chelae, five pectinal teeth in males and three or four in females. To date, the chaerilid species fauna of China consists of nine species. An updated identification key to Chaerilus from China is presented. |
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| Keywords: | Chaerilidae" target="_blank">Chaerilidae Chaerilus" target="_blank">Chaerilus new species Xizang China |
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