First record of a cave species of Euscorpiops Vachon from Viet Nam (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae, Scorpiopinae).
Euscorpiops cavernicola sp. n., belonging to the family Euscorpiidae Laurie, is described on the basis of two male and two female specimens collected in the Hua Ma cave located in the Quang Khe commune, Ba Be district of Bac Kan province in Viet Nam. The new species presents most features exhibited by scorpions within the genus Euscorpiops, however it may represent the first discovered Scorpiopinae species exhibiting certain adaptations to cave life.
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, département Systématique et Évolution, UMR, CP, Paris, France. arachne@mnhn.fr
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D000818:Animals; D059552:Caves; D003116:Color; D005121:Extremities / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014744:Vietnam
Cave; Euscorpiidae; Grotte; New species; Nouvelle espèce; Scorpion; Viet Nam