Euscorpiops karschi
| Euscorpiops karschi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Scorpiopidae |
| Genus: | Euscorpiops |
| Species: | E. karschi
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| Binomial name | |
| Euscorpiops karschi Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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Further reading
[edit]- Sun, Dong, and Ming-Sheng Zhu. "One new species of scorpion belonging to the genus Euscorpiops Vachon, 1980 from Yunnan, China (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae, Scorpiopinae)." Zootaxa 2399 (2010): 61-68.
- Cao, Zhijian, et al. "Overview of scorpion species from China and their toxins." Toxins 6.3 (2014): 796-815.
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