Euscorpiops Vachon, 1980

Qi, Jian-Xin, Zhu, Ming-Sheng & Lourenço, Wilson R., 2005, Eight new species of the genera Scorpiops Peters, Euscorpiops Vachon, and Chaerilus Simon (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae, Chaerilidae) from Tibet and Yunnan, China, Euscorpius 32 (32), pp. 1-40 : 14-15

Genus Euscorpiops Vachon, 1980

Scorpiops (Euscorpiops) Vachon, 1980: 151 (in part); Tikader & Bastawade, 1983: 452 (in part);

Euscorpiops Lourenço, 1998: 246 (in part); Fet, 2000b: 491; Soleglad & Sissom, 2001: 93; Kovařík, 2005b: 1.

Diagnosis. Trichobothrium Eb 3 on the external aspect of the chela situated distally to trichobothrium Dt. Annular ring at vesicle/aculeus juncture present. Three pairs of lateral eyes. 17-21 external trichobothria on pedipalp patella. Ventral surface of patella bears 6-18 trichobothria. Ventral surface of manus bears 4 trichobothria.

Comments. Recently, Kovařík (2005b) described a new species of this genus, Euscorpiops novaki Kovařík, 2005 , based on a single male specimen, which is also the first species of Euscorpiops recorded from Tibet (Bomi, 29°52' N, 95°45' E) as well as from China. Comparison of this species’ description and distribution with our material shows that E. novaki differs from our new species found in Tibet.