| Scorpiops langxian | |
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| Scorpiops langxian sketch | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Euscorpiidae |
| Genus: | Scorpiops |
| Species: | S. langxian |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpiops langxian Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 | |
Scorpiops langxian is a species of scorpion in the family Euscorpiidae, first found in Tibet, China. [1]
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