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The genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 (Scorpiones, Chaerilidae) in the Himalayas and description of a new species

2010; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 37; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3897/zookeys.37.369

1313-2989

Wilson R. Lourenço, Bernard Duhem,

Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

A new species is described belonging to the genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877. Chaerilus annapurna sp. n. was discovered in the high plateaux of the Himalayas in Central-Western Nepal. For comparative purposes a precise re-diagnosis is proposed for Chaerilus truncatus Karsch, 1879, originally described from an imprecise locality in Himalaya. This species has recently been discussed by several authors: nevertheless, it has sometimes been the subject of misidentification.