title: An interesting new subgenus of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 from North Vietnam (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae: Scorpiopinae).
abstract: Scorpiops (Vietscorpiops) dentidactylus subgen. n. et sp. n., belonging to the family Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896, is described on the basis of single male collected in Dien Bien Province, Muong Nhe District, Nam Vi Commune, in a limestone formation covered by rainforest, in the extreme North of Vietnam. The new subgenus is characterized by the presence of only two lateral eyes represented by lenses and a strong, peculiar apophysis on the internal face of the chelal movable finger. This new scorpion taxon may represent yet another endemic element in the fauna of Southeast Asia, mainly Vietnam and Laos.
authors: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Département Systématique et Évolution, UMR7205, CP 053, 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: arachne@mnhn.fr.
authors: Wilson R
authors: WR
authors: Lourenço
authors: Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
authors: Dinh-Sac
authors: DS
authors: Pham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D065947:Rainforest; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D014744:Vietnam
keywords: Endemic element; Euscorpiid; Euscorpiidae; New species; New subgenus; Nouveau sous-genre; Nouvelle espèce; Scorpion; Vietnam; Élément endémique