The genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 in Vietnam (Scorpiones; Chaerilidae): a possible case of a vicariant species.
A new species of the genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 is described from a cave in Dien Bien District, West of Dien Bien Phu city in northern Vietnam. The new species is morphologically similar to other Chaerilus species distributed only in the south of Vietnam and Cambodia and suggests a case of a vicariant species between northern and southern populations in the Southeast Asian peninsula.
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Département Systématique et Évolution, UMR7205, CP 053, 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: arachne@mnhn.fr.
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Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18, Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002160:Cambodia; D059552:Caves; D002965:Classification; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D014744:Vietnam
Cave; Chaerilus; Grotte; New species; Nouvelle espèce; Scorpion; Vicariance; Vietnam