taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E7B92AF40FFFA8FC246513F209F9E5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis (modified after Kovařík, 2013): Total length 16 – 45 mm. Dorsal trichobothria of femur arranged in alfa - configuration. Pedipalp chela with three Eb trichobothria on manus. Carapace anterior edge with epistome present medially. Third and fourth legs with long tibial spurs. Coxae of legs short, not elongated. Sternum subpentagonal, roughly as wide as long, exhibiting minor horizontal compression. Movable finger of pedipalp longer than manus. Telson vesicle globular,	en	Mirza, Zeeshan A., Sanap, Rajesh V., Kunte, Krushnamegh (2016): A new species of the genus Thaicharmus Kovařík, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northeast India. Euscorpius 215: 3-11, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss215.1
03E7B92AF40FFFA8FC246513F209F9E5.taxon	materials_examined	may be equipped with a small subaculear tubercle. Movable fingers of pedipalps with 10 – 12 cutting rows of granules. Pedipalps, metasoma and telson densely hirsute. Pectines with enlarged basal middle lamellae and with fulcra.	en	Mirza, Zeeshan A., Sanap, Rajesh V., Kunte, Krushnamegh (2016): A new species of the genus Thaicharmus Kovařík, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northeast India. Euscorpius 215: 3-11, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss215.1
03E7B92AF409FFAAFED86503F7EAFA01.taxon	description	(Figs. 2 – 6, Table 1) http: // zoobank. org / urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 683 BBC 4 A- 4711 - 48 EB- 998 F- 3 E 51 C 589 D 6 BF	en	Mirza, Zeeshan A., Sanap, Rajesh V., Kunte, Krushnamegh (2016): A new species of the genus Thaicharmus Kovařík, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northeast India. Euscorpius 215: 3-11, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss215.1
03E7B92AF409FFAAFED86503F7EAFA01.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ NCBS- AG 800, near Phuldungsei, Jampui Hills, North Tripura District, Tripura State, India (23 ° 48.704 ' N, 092 ° 15.667 ' E, elevation 920 m), coll. R. Sanap & Z. Mirza, 1 st November 2014.	en	Mirza, Zeeshan A., Sanap, Rajesh V., Kunte, Krushnamegh (2016): A new species of the genus Thaicharmus Kovařík, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northeast India. Euscorpius 215: 3-11, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss215.1
03E7B92AF409FFAAFED86503F7EAFA01.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Atul Gupta, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and the Director of Tripura Biodiversity Board, for initiating and supporting the Tripura biodiversity documentation project during which the new species was discovered.	en	Mirza, Zeeshan A., Sanap, Rajesh V., Kunte, Krushnamegh (2016): A new species of the genus Thaicharmus Kovařík, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northeast India. Euscorpius 215: 3-11, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss215.1
03E7B92AF409FFAAFED86503F7EAFA01.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Thaicharmus guptai sp. nov. differs from all known members of the genus Thaicharmus in bearing the following set of morphological characters: trichobothrium d 2 distal to i 1 on femur; trichobothria est, em and et on external surface of patella do not form a straight line; subaculear tubercle absent; movable finger of pedipalp chela with 12 cutting rows of denticles; movable finger much longer than pedipalp patella; pectinal teeth number 20 / 19; pectines with distinct lamellae and fulcra; two horn-like projections on ventrolateral aspect of metasomal segment V. The female is unknown. Thaicharmus guptai sp. nov. is most similar to T. mahunkai in bearing 12 cutting rows of denticles on movable finger of pedipalp chela; however, it differs from the latter species in lacking the subaculear tubercle.	en	Mirza, Zeeshan A., Sanap, Rajesh V., Kunte, Krushnamegh (2016): A new species of the genus Thaicharmus Kovařík, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northeast India. Euscorpius 215: 3-11, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss215.1
03E7B92AF409FFAAFED86503F7EAFA01.taxon	description	Description of holotype ♂ NCBS-AG 800 Coloration (live) (Figs. 2, 3 a & 3 b): Carapace, mesosoma and metasoma in shade of black; pedipalp in shade of brown, chelicerae light brown with dark reticulation, cheliceral teeth on movable and immovable finger dark brown to black, femur and patella of legs almost black fading to dark brown distally, the brown color from patella further fades to pale yellow towards the tarsus. Pectines, genital operculum and all sternites (except the last one, which is of a darker shade) pale yellowish. Sternum distally dark brown, fading to yellow towards the center and base. Coloration in preserved condition much faded and paler. Metasomal segment fades from black to a dark brown color. Telson dark brown. Morphology: Carapace trapezoidal with sinuous anterior, bearing a beady gloss and sparse granulation, more concentrated on lateral aspect (Fig. 4 a). The eyetubercle slightly elevated, a deep longitudinal furrow from anterior border to the posterior border is present. Median eyes are situated anteriorly in a ratio of 1: 3.51. Five lateral eyes are present comprising three large and two small ones. A moderately developed median epistome on its anterior border arises in a shallow concavity (Fig. 4 a). Carapace with only median ocular carina slightly elevated whereas others are absent. Chelicerae typical of family Buthidae (Sissom, 1990) (Figs. 4 b- 4 c). Mesosoma: Tergites I – VI smooth, lustrous throughout, lacking granulation with a single slightly elevated median smooth carinae (Fig. 3 a). Tergite VII has two pairs of granular carinae (Fig. 3 b). Granular throughout. Sternites smooth throughout with a few sparse punctuations, densely concentrated in the last segment. Stigmata are slit-like. The sternum is pentagonal with a distinct longitudinal median furrow. Pectinal teeth 20 / 19 in number. Pectines are well-developed, with nine lamellae and with fulcra at base of each tooth excluding the first and last pectinal teeth (Figs. 4 d- 4 e). Metasoma (Fig. 6): All segments robust, densely punctuated on their ventral aspect and also hirsute. Segment V has two distinct horn-like projections on its ventro-lateral aspect. Vesicle bulbous, lacking a distinct aculear tubercle. Pedipalp: Smooth and lustrous throughout, but densely granular between crenulated dorsal and internal carinae of femur. Patella lacks distinct carinae, with only a few granules on its internal aspect. Movable finger of pedipalp chela with 12 cutting rows of denticles (Fig. 5 d). The movable finger is much longer than pedipalp patella. Chela lacking carinae. All segments lacking setae. Dorsal trichobothria on femur in alfa - configuration (Fig. 5 a). Trichobothrium est basal to em and et on the external surface of patella. Est, em and et aligned angularly, not forming a straight line (Fig. 5 c). Trichobothrium d 2 distal to i 1 on femur (Fig. 5 a). Natural history and distribution: The holotype male was found actively moving on a rocky escarpment in degraded evergreen forest along a stream. The type locality is Jampui Hills, on the border of Tripura and Mizoram States (Fig. 7). Hence, the species is likely to be present in Mizoram and also perhaps in Bangladesh and Myanmar as the hill range extends into the neighboring states and countries sharing a similar habitat. Other scorpions observed at the type locality were Chaerilus pictus, Euscorpiops longimanus and Liocheles sp. The new species was found during a biodiversity survey of Tripura. The fieldwork was conducted across the entire southern part of the state for approximately eight weeks, and only on one occasion the new species was observed. The holotype was found in a ravine that can only be accessed in the dry season.	en	Mirza, Zeeshan A., Sanap, Rajesh V., Kunte, Krushnamegh (2016): A new species of the genus Thaicharmus Kovařík, 1995 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from northeast India. Euscorpius 215: 3-11, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss215.1
