taxonID	type	description	language	source
1E3A7A6D697DA069EF82FD7A9FFEA4FD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. (Modified from Kovarik 1997). Total length about 40 - 65 mm in males and females (Figs 1 - 4). Male differs from female in having fingers of pedipalps proximally twisted (Fig. 5). Sixth cutting edge on movable and fixed fingers of pedipalps, usually with 3 external granules each (rarely 2 or 4 granules). First and second metasomal segments with 10 carinae, third and fourth segments with eight carinae. Ventral surface of seventh mesosomal segment with two carinae (not always discernible). Position and distribution of trichobothria on pedipalps as figures 5 - 9. From its general morphology, Lychas mucronatus certainly related to Lychas krali Kovarik, 1995, described from Umphang River in Thailand. They have same important characters: second segment of metasoma with ten carinae, third metasomal segment with eight carinae; sixth cutting edge on movable fingers of pedipalps with two to four external granules; legs spotted. Lychas mucronatus can be distinguished from Lychas krali by the following characters: manus of pedipalps bright yellow with sparse, minute black spots, patella predominantly dark, compared with Lychas krali, in which the manus of pedipalps have the same color as patella and femur; pectinal teeth number 16 - 26, pectinal teeth 10 - 19 in Lychas krali; metasoma of approximately the same length in both sexes in Lychas mucronatus, whereas the metasoma much longer in males than in females in Lychas krali (Kovarik 1997: 360).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
1E3A7A6D697DA069EF82FD7A9FFEA4FD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cambodia, China (Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam (Kovarik 1997; Zhu et al. 2004).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
8F3AB3924CA6A5D7BB9391CA06837D20.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. (Modified from Kovarik 2004) Adult 39 - 50 mm. Mainly color uniformly reddish-black. Pectinal teeth number 6 - 8. Sexual dimorphism expressed in shape of pedipalp fingers: in male flexed, in female nearly straight (slightly undulate). Pedipalp patella with 18 or rarely 19 external trichobothria (5 or 6 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 5 et) (Kovarik 2004), and 9 or 10 ventral trichobothria. Euscorpiops kubani is similar to Euscorpiops shidian Qi, Zhu and Lourenco, 2005 in shape and color (Figs 10 - 13, 50 - 53): both are characterized by the presence of 18 trichobothria (Euscorpiops kubani: mainly with 18) on the external surface of pedipalp patella, 6 - 8 pectinal teeth, chela with similar length / width ratio (Tab. 2). Both species can be separated by: male pedipalp chela fingers strongly scalloped in Euscorpiops kubani, whereas in Euscorpiops shidian males are slightly scalloped or straight, being the lobe and corresponding notch are reduced to absent; pectinal fulcra small, reduced or absent in Euscorpiops kubani, but well developed in Euscorpiops shidian.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
8F3AB3924CA6A5D7BB9391CA06837D20.taxon	description	Description (based on specimens: Ar. - MWHU-YNMH 1001 - 02). Coloration: Carapace dark red brown. Median and lateral ocular tubercles black. Tergites mostly dark red brown to dark brown. Metasoma segments dark red brown to dark brown. Vesicle red brown with a reddish aculeus. Chelicerae yellow brown with fingers dark red brown gradually lighter toward the tip. Pedipalp femur and patella dark red brown, chela manus and fingers red brown. Legs red brown with yellow brown tarsi. Tarsal ungues yellowish brown. Sternum, genital operculum and sternites pale brown. Pectines yellowish. Morphology. Prosoma: Carapace with sparse, coarse granules; lateral furrow broad; anterior median furrow broad and moderately deep; posterior median furrow deep; margin behind lateral eyes with granules, other margins smooth. Median eyes situated anteriorly compared to center of carapace; three pairs of lateral ocelli, posterior smallest. Median ocular tubercle with granules and a pair of big median eyes and a median furrow. Lateral ocular tubercle with some granules around eyes. Mesosoma: Tergites sparsely covered with coarse granules, posterior part of tergites with bigger granules; tergites II-VI with a median carina; tergite VII with two pairs of lateral carinae (with bigger granules). Pectinal teeth count 6 - 8, fulcra small reduced to absent. Genital operculum subtriangular. Sternites smooth and shiny; segment VII with 4 weak ventral carinae and few granules. Metasoma: Tegument coarse. Segments II to V longer than wide; segments I to V with respectively 10 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 7 carinae, segments II-IV with a pair of vestigial lateral carinae; all dorsal carinae crenulate, slightly stronger distally; segment V carinae with smaller granules dorsally and larger serration ventrally. Vesicle with few setae and granules. Pedipalps: Tegument coarse. Femur with external, dorsointernal, dorsoexternal, ventrointernal, ventroexternal and internal carinae granulated; tegument with scattered granules dorsally and smooth ventrally. Patella with dorsointernal, dorsoexternal, ventrointernal, ventroexternal and external carinae with big granules; two large spinoid granules present on the internal aspect; tegument with smooth granules dorsally and ventrally. Trichobothrial pattern C, neobothriotaxic (Vachon 1974); patella with 18 (rarely 19) external trichobothria (5 or 6 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 5 et) (Kovarik 2004), 10 or 9 ventral trichobothria (Fig. 27). Chela with length / width ratio: 2.7 - 3.0 in adult males and 2.7 - 2.9 in females (3.1 on male holotype, 3.2 on female paratype after Kovarik 2004). Chela with dorsal marginal, external secondary, and ventrointernal carinae granulated (Figs 14 - 21); ventrointernal carina with some big granules; tegument with granules forming reticulated pattern; male fingers scalloped with a pronounced lobe in the movable finger and a corresponding notch in fixed finger, lobe and corresponding notch reduced to absent in females (Figs 23, 25). Chelicerae: Tegument smooth. Tibia smooth. Movable finger with 4 teeth on dorsal edge, 6 - 7 teeth (not constant) on ventral edge. Fixed finger with 3 teeth on dorsal edge. Legs: Tegument coarsely granular dorsally, except basitarsi and telotarsi, smooth ventrally. Trochanters with few setae. Femur dorsal surface with few small granules, external surface with a granular carina, internal surface with two granular carinae. Patella internally with a dentate carina. Tibia with few setae and small granules, without spurs. Basitarsi with some spinules, few setae and 2 lateral pedal spurs. Tarsi ventrally with one row of short spinules and few setae. Tarsal ungues curved and hook-like.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
8F3AB3924CA6A5D7BB9391CA06837D20.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan), Laos.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
364CC90F5F4BE747C3EEB7D67DE247ED.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Euscorpiops puerensis differs from all other species in the genus on the basis of the following combination of characters: 18 external trichobothria (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 5 et), and 10 or 11 ventral trichobothria in the pedipalp patella (10 specimens); che la with a length / width ratio average of 2.7 in males and females (5 males and 2 females); pedipalp chela fingers of adult females and males scalloped; pectinal teeth count 7 - 8; pectinal fulcra present. Euscorpiops puerensis appears to be closely related to Euscorpiops vachoni Qi, Zhu and Lourenco, 2005: both are medium-sized scorpions characterized by the presence of 10 or 11 trichobothria on the ventral surface of pedipalp patella, a pronounced lobe on the movable finger and a corresponding notch on fixed finger of adult males, 7 - 8 pectinal teeth. The shape of the chela manus provides the most pronounced difference between them, in Euscorpiops puerensis is flat dorsoventrally, whereas it is short, stout, and robust in Euscorpiops vachoni. Euscorpiops puerensis may be distinguished from Euscorpiops kubani and Euscorpiops sejnai Kovarik 2000 by means of the following features: pedipalp chela fingers are distinctly scalloped on adult males and females in Euscorpiops puerensis, whereas in Euscorpiops kubani chela fingers are scalloped on male and nearly straight on female, and in Euscorpiops sejnai male chela fingers are slightly scalloped (female unknown); 10 - 11 trichobothria on ventral surface of patella in Euscorpiops puerensis, whereas there are 9 in Euscorpiops sejnai, and 9 - 10 in Euscorpiops kubani (11 rarely); chela with a length / width ratio average of 2.7 on males and females, whereas in Euscorpiops kubani is higher than 2.7, and on Euscorpiops sejnai is 2.75; 7 - 8 pectinal teeth, whereas there are 4 - 7 in Euscorpiops sejnai, 6 - 8 in Euscorpiops kubani; total length 48.8 to 60.0 mm in Euscorpiops puerensis, whereas both Euscorpiops sejnai and Euscorpiops kubani are smaller than 48.0 mm (Kovarik 2000, 2004, 2005).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
364CC90F5F4BE747C3EEB7D67DE247ED.taxon	description	Description. See Di et al. (2010 b).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
364CC90F5F4BE747C3EEB7D67DE247ED.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan, just the type locality).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
0BC3749A7204084D077ABFB8848AF98C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Euscorpiops shidian differs from all other species in the genus on the basis of the following combination of characters: pedipalp patella with 18 external (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 5 et), and 10 - 12 ventral trichobothria (rarely 10 or 12); chela with length / width ratio average of 3.3 (5 males and 5 females); inner surface of pedipalp chela fingers on adult females and males nearly straight; pectinal fulcra present (few and small). Euscorpiops shidian is morphologically most similar to Euscorpiops kubani. Both species are characterized by the presence of 18 trichobothria (Euscorpiops kubani: mainly with 18) on the external surface of pedipalp patella, 6 - 8 pectinal teeth, chela with similar length / width ratio (Tab. 2). They can be separated by: male pedipalp chela fingers slightly scalloped or straight in Euscorpiops shidian, whereas in Euscorpiops kubani males they are strongly scalloped; pectinal fulcra few but obvious in Euscorpiops shidian, pectinal fulcra small reduced to absent in Euscorpiops kubani. Euscorpiops shidian may be separated from Euscorpiops puerensis, Euscorpiops vachoni and Euscorpiops validus Di, Cao, Wu and Li, 2010 on the basis of the following character: chela slender with a length / width ratio average of 3.3, whereas in Euscorpiops puerensis chela with a length / width ratio average of 2.7, and in Euscorpiops vachoni and Euscorpiops validus chela smaller than 3.0; Euscorpiops shidian may be separated from Euscorpiops yangi Zhu, Zhang and Lourenco, 2007 and Euscorpiops xui Sun and Zhu, 2010 by the following character: patella of pedipalp with 11 ventral trichobothria (rarely 10 and 12, Table 2), whereas on Euscorpiops yangi with 9 - 10 (Zhu et al. 2007), on Euscorpiops xui with 10 (4 specimens, Table 2); patella of pedipalp with 18 external trichobothria whereas on Euscorpiops xui with 18 - 19.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
0BC3749A7204084D077ABFB8848AF98C.taxon	description	Description (based on male (Ar. - BHDC-YNSD 0401) and female (Ar. - MWHU-YNSD 1001 )). Coloration: Carapace dark red black brown. Median and lateral ocular tubercles black. Tergites mostly dark red brown to dark brown. Metasoma segments dark red brown to dark brown; telson, vesicle brown, aculeus redish. Chelicerae yellow brown, fingers red brown gradually lighter toward the tip. Pedipalp femur and patella dark brown, chela manus and fingers dark red brown. Legs red brown with yellow brown tarsi. Tarsal ungues yellowish brown. Sternum, genital operculum and sternites brown. Pectines yellowish. Morphology. Prosoma: Tegument coarse with fine and smooth granules. Carapace with sparse, fine granules; lateral furrow broad; anterior median furrow broad and moderately deep; posterior median furrow deep; margin behind lateral eyes with granules, other margins smooth. Median eyes situated anteriorly respect to the center of carapace; three pairs of lateral ocelli, posterior smallest. Median ocular tubercle coarse with granules and a pair of big median eyes and a median furrow. Lateral ocular tubercle with some granules around eyes. Mesosoma: Tergites densely covered with fine granules, posterior part of tergites with bigger granules; tergite II to tergite VI with a median carina; tergite VII with two pairs of lateral carinae. Pectinal teeth count 6 - 8, fulcra small and obvious. Genital operculum subtriangular. Sternites smooth; segment VII with four weak ventral carinae with granules. Metasoma: Tegument coarse. Segments II to V longer than wide; segments I to V with respectively 10 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 7 carinae, segments II-IV with a pair of vestigial lateral carinae; dorsal carinae crenulated, slightly stronger distally; on segment V carinae with smaller granules dorsally and larger serration ventrally. Vesicle with sparse small granules, and few setae. Pedipalps: Tegument coarse with fine and smooth granules. Femur with external, dorsointernal, dorsoexternal, ventrointernal, ventroexternal and internal carinae granulated; tegument with scattered granules dorsally and smooth ventrally. Patella with dorsointernal, dorsoexternal, ventrointernal, ventroexternal and external carinae with big granules; two large spinoid granules present on the internal aspect; tegument with smooth granules dorsally and ventrally. Trichobothrial pattern C, neobothriotaxic (Vachon 1974); patella with 18 external trichobothria (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 5 et), 11 (rarely 10 and 12) ventral trichobothria (Fig. 67). Chela with a length / width ratio average of 3.3 on adult males and females. Chela with dorsal marginal, external secondary, and ventrointernal carinae granulated (Figs 54 - 61); ventrointernal carina with some big granules; tegument with small granules forming reticulated pattern; fingers nearly straight (Figs 63, 65). Chelicerae: Tegument smooth. Tibiae smooth. Movable finger with 4 teeth on dorsal edge and 6 - 7 teeth (not constant) on ventral edge. Fixed finger with 3 teeth on dorsal edge. Legs: Tegument coarse dorsally except basitarsi and telotarsi, smooth ventrally. Trochanters with few setae. Femur dorsal surface with some small granules, external surface with one granular carina, internal surface with two granular carinae. Patella internally with one dentate carina. Tibia with few setae and small granules, without spurs. Basitarsi with some spinules, few setae and two lateral pedal spurs. Tarsi ventrally with one row of short spinules and few setae. Tarsal ungues curved and hook-like.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
0BC3749A7204084D077ABFB8848AF98C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
313347C02B5DE9DB97913D0D2DBCB523.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. (Modified from Qi et al. 2005) Euscorpiops vachoni differs from all other species of the genus on the basis of the following combination of characters: yellow brown color, 18 (17 in Qi et al. 2005) external trichobothria (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 5 et), and 10 ventral trichobothria in the pedipalp patella; adult chela manus stout and rounded (see Qi et al. 2005, Figs 63 - 66); pedipalp chela fingers on adult males scalloped; pectinal teeth: 7 - 8. Euscorpiops vachoni appears to be closely related to Euscorpiops puerensis: both are medium-sized scorpions, characterized by the presence of 10 or 11 trichobothria on the ventral surface of pedipalp patella, a pronounced lobe on the movable finger and a corresponding notch on fixed finger of adult males, 7 - 8 pectinal teeth. The most pronounced difference between both species is: chela manus short, stout, and robust in Euscorpiops vachoni, whereas it is flat dorsoventrally in Euscorpiops puerensis. Euscorpiops vachoni may be separated from Euscorpiops shidian and Euscorpiops yangi on the basis of the following character: chela with a length / width ratio smaller than 3.0, whereas in Euscorpiops shidian higher than 3.2, and in Euscorpiops yangi 3.4 (males) and 3.3 (females). Euscorpiops vachoni may be separated from Euscorpiops kubani and Euscorpiops validus by the following characters: yellow brown color in Euscorpiops vachoni, compared with dark red brown in Euscorpiops kubani, and dark brown inn Euscorpiops validus; chela manus stout and rounded, whereas in Euscorpiops kubani and Euscorpiops validus flat. E. vachoni may be separated from Euscorpiops xui by the following characters: patella of pedipalp with 18 external trichobothria whereas in Euscorpiops xui with 18 - 19; chela with a length / width ratio smaller than 3.0, whereas in Euscorpiops xui with a length / width ratio higher than 3.4.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
313347C02B5DE9DB97913D0D2DBCB523.taxon	description	Description. See Qi et al. (2005).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
313347C02B5DE9DB97913D0D2DBCB523.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan, just the type locality).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
57D439C0C763322BE267609D2B8DA531.taxon	diagnosis	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.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
57D439C0C763322BE267609D2B8DA531.taxon	description	Description. See Di et al. (2010 a).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
57D439C0C763322BE267609D2B8DA531.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan, just the type locality).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
6495AEF871BE5760FDEDCE3AC73328E9.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis (Modified from Sun and Zhu 2010). total length about 54.0 - 66.0 mm (2 males and 2 females); color dark brownish-red; chela, length / width ratio about 3.5 in females (3.4 and 3.6 in 2 records) and about 4.0 in males (4.0 and 4.1 in 2 records); dentate margin with a slight lobe on movable finger and corresponding notch on fixed finger in both males and females; patella with 19 or 18 external trichobothria (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 5 or 6 et, fig. 108; 6 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 5 et, Sun and Zhu 2010: fig. 3), and with 10 ventral trichobothria (4 specimens). Euscorpiops xui appears to be closely related to Euscorpiops kubani, bothcan be distinguished by: male chela length / width ratio, about 4.0 in males and 3.5 in females, whereas it is about 3.1 in males and 2.9 in females in Euscorpiops kubani; pedipalp fingers nearly straight (Figs 105, 107), while in Euscorpiops kubani there is scalloped in males and nearly straight in females (Kovarik 2004; Sun and Zhu 2010). Euscorpiops xui can be distinguished from other related species of the genus Euscorpiops by the following features: patella of pedipalp with 10 ventral trichobothria, whereas in Euscorpiops shidian with 11 (rarely 10 and 12); chela with a clear sexual dimorphism on length / width ratio: about 4.0 in males and 3.5 in females, compared with 2.7 - 3.2 in Euscorpiops kubani, 2.9 - 3.2 in Euscorpiops validus, and 2.6 - 2.8 in Euscorpiops puerensis; patella of pedipalp with 18 - 19 (rarely 18) external trichobothria in Euscorpiops xui, whereas 18 external trichobothria in Euscorpiops kubani, Euscorpiops shidian, Euscorpiops validus and Euscorpiops yangi; the coloration mainly dark brownish-red in Euscorpiops xui, but yellow brown in Euscorpiops vachoni.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
6495AEF871BE5760FDEDCE3AC73328E9.taxon	description	Description. See Sun and Zhu (2010).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
6495AEF871BE5760FDEDCE3AC73328E9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
0FA7466BAA05E7465E4DE52527E8C96E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. (Modified from Zhu et al. 2007) Medium-sized scorpion with total length 46.1 to 51.3 (4 males and 1 female); patella of pedipalp with 9 to 10 ventral trichobothria (Figs 115 - 117); chela narrow and elongated, the length / width ratio is 3.4 on males (4 specimens) and 3.3 on female (1 specimen), the chela length / carapace length ratio is equal or greater than 2.0; pedipalp fingers of males and females nearly straight (Figs 112, 114). Euscorpiops yangi can be distinguished from other related species of the genus Euscorpiops by the following features: patella of pedipalp with 9 to 10 ventral trichobothria, whereas in Euscorpiops shidian with 11 (rarely 10 or 12); chela narrow and elongated; the length / width ratio is 3.4 in males and 3.3 in females, compared with 2.7 - 3.2 in Euscorpiops kubani, 2.9 - 3.2 in Euscorpiops validus, and 2.6 - 2.8 in Euscorpiops puerensis. Euscorpiops yangi can be ditinguished from Euscorpiops xui by the following features: patella of pedipalp with 18 external trichobothria whereas in Euscorpiops xui with 18 - 19; chela with length / width ratio 3.4 in males and 3.3 in females, whereas on Euscorpiops xui withlength / width ratio 4.0 - 4.1 in males (2 specimens) and 3.4 - 3.6 in females (2 specimens).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
0FA7466BAA05E7465E4DE52527E8C96E.taxon	description	Description. See Zhu et al. (2007).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
0FA7466BAA05E7465E4DE52527E8C96E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
9F195AF8CF57A914893D473F28D7AD54.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. (Taken from Kovarik 2000). Total length is 30 - 42.1 mm. Patella with 17 external trichobothria (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 4 et) (Fig. 121) and 6 - 7 ventral trichobothria (6 specimens, Fig. 122). Pectinal teeth 4 - 5. Both males and females have fingers of pedipalps straight, without any flexure. The carapace bears very sparse large granules. Scorpiops jendeki appears to be closely related to Scorpiops hardwickei (Gervais, 1843), both species have the same number of external and ventral trichobothria on the patella, and a similar length / width ratio of chela; however, in the latter the fingers of pedipalps are strongly flexed.	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
9F195AF8CF57A914893D473F28D7AD54.taxon	description	Description. See (Kovarik (1994, 2000).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
9F195AF8CF57A914893D473F28D7AD54.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan).	en	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: 1-33, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.82.715
