Alloscorpiops Vachon, 1980

Lourenco, Wilson R. & Pham, Dinh-Sac, 2015, A remarkable new species of Alloscorpiops Vachon, 1980 from a cave in Vietnam (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae, Scorpiopinae), ZooKeys 500, pp. 73-82 : 74

Taxon classification Animalia Scorpiones Euscorpiidae

Genus Alloscorpiops Vachon, 1980

Diagnosis of the new species.

The new species shows several of the characteristics already defined for the genus Alloscorpiops ( Vachon 1980; Soleglad and Sissom 2001). It presents, however, a small size relative to other species of the genus, male 20.9 mm in total length and a very pale yellow coloration. The new species is characterized by the trichobothrial patterns of some ‘territories’ or series. Femur with three trichobothria: dorsal, internal and external. Patella with two dorsal, one internal, 14 ventral and only 21 external trichobothria. Chela-hand with an unusual number of 9 ventral trichobothria, two dorsal (Dt, Db), two internal (ib, it), Est, five Et, Esb and three trichobothria in the Eb series. The annular ring is very weakly marked. Pectines with 9-9 teeth and absence of fulcra.