Abstract
The present communication deals with the first record of scorpion Liocheles nigripes Pocock, 1897 from Andhra Pradesh and also provides an updated checklist of the scorpion fauna of the state based on literature review.
Highlights
Damselfly subfamily Ishnurinae Fraser, 1957 (Fet & Bechly 2000)
Members of the genus Liocheles resemble Iomachus but can be differentiated on the basis of the tarsi lacking a ventromedian series of small spinules between the setae (Image 4)
The genus Liocheles Sundevall, 1833 is represented in India by two species L. nigripes Pocock, 1897 and L. australasiae Fabricius, 1775, both previously referred to the genus Hormurus Thorell, 1876
Summary
First record of Liocheles nigripes Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones: Hemiscorpiidae) from Andhra Pradesh with a checklist of scorpions of the state. The family Hemiscorpiidae consists of 12 genera and 80 species that inhabit all continents except North America with the majority of its diversity in tropical and subtropical habitats (Rein 2009). This family previously known as Ischnuridae Simon, 1879, has been renamed Liochelidae Fet & Bechly, 2000 since it was homonymous with the. The genus Liocheles Sundevall, 1833 is represented in India by two species L. nigripes Pocock, 1897 and L. australasiae Fabricius, 1775, both previously referred to the genus Hormurus Thorell, 1876.
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