Euscorpiops validus Di, Cao, Wu & Li, 2010

Di, Zhiyong, He, Yawen, Wu, Yingliang, Cao, Zhijian, Liu, Hui, Jiang, Dahe & Li, Wenxin, 2011, The scorpions of Yunnan (China): updated identification key, new record and redescriptions of Euscorpiops kubani and E. shidian (Arachnida, Scorpiones), ZooKeys 82, pp. 1-33 : 16

Euscorpiops validus Di, Cao, Wu & Li, 2010 Figures 7391

Euscorpiops validus Di et al. 2010: 14-21, Figs 1-32, tabs. 1-2.

Type locality.

China, Yunnan Province, Mengzi District.

Type material examed.

Male holotype, China: Yunnan, Honghe Prefecture, 9/IX/2009, Junyun Huang leg (Ar.-MWHU-YNHH0901). Allotype female (Ar.-MWHU-YNHH0902); paratypes, 4 males, and 4 females (Ar.-MWHU-YNHH0903-06, Ar.-MWHU-YNHH0907-10), same data as holotype.

Diagnosis.

Medium-sized scorpions, total length 50.0-59.8 mm. It can be distinguished from other species of Euscorpiops by having thicker chelas. It can be ditinguished from other Euscopiops species from Yunnan by the following features: pedipalp patella with 9 to 10 (rarely 11 or 8) ventral trichobothria; chela strong, length/width ratio: 2.9-3.2 (mean 3.0 in 3 males, and 3.1 in 4 females); pectinal fulcra present (obsolete in some females); chela fingers obviously curved; pectinal teeth: 7-8; pectinal fulcra present and small. Euscorpiops validus can be ditinguished from related Euscopiops species by the following features: in Euscorpiops shidian there are 11 (rarely 10 or 12) ventral trichobothria on pedipalp patella, chela length/width ratio higher than 3.2 in Euscorpiops shidian , higher than 3.3 in Euscorpiops yangi and higher than 3.4 in Euscorpiops xui ; chela fingers clearly curved in Euscorpiops validus , whereas in Euscorpiops shidian they are nearly straight, in Euscorpiops kubani female nearly straight and in Euscorpiops yangi they are slightly undulated in both sexes without sexual dimorphism; chela manus flat in Euscorpiops validus , whereas in Euscorpiops vachoni rounded.

Description.

See Di et al. (2010a).

Ecology.

This species is collected from moist mixed forest. They are found on the wall in the night and under stones in the day.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan, just the type locality).