Euscorpiops karschi

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Euscorpiops karschi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpiopidae
Genus: Euscorpiops
Species:
E. karschi
Binomial name
Euscorpiops karschi
Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005

Euscorpiops karschi is a species of scorpion in the Euscorpiidae family, first found in Tibet and Yunnan, China. [1]

According to a 2014 publication, the scorpion has a chela, or pincer-like claw, with a "length to width ratio of 3.4 – 3.5, carapace with sparse, nearly equal granules, total length less than 50 mm (small species), [and] coloration basically dark red-brown." [2]

References

  1. Qi, Jian-Xin, Ming-Sheng Zhu, and Wilson R. Lourenço. "Eight new species of the genera Scorpiops Peters, Euscorpiops Vachon, and Chaerilus Simon (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae, Chaerilidae) from Tibet and Yunnan, China."Euscorpius 2005.32 (2015): 1-40.
  2. Zhi-Yong DI, Zi-Zhong YANG, Shi-Jin YIN, Zhi-Jian CAO, Wen-Xin LI. "History of study, updated checklist, distribution and key of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) from China". bioline.org.br. Zoological Research. p. 15. Retrieved 5 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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