Orthochiroides Kovařík, 1998

Kovařík, Baloorthochirus becvari & 1996, 2004, Revision and taxonomic position of genera Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, Baloorthochirus Kova ík, Butheolus Simon, Nanobuthus Pocock, Orthochiroides Kova ík, Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, and Asian Orthochirus Karsch, with descriptions of twelve new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae), Euscorpius 16, pp. 1-33 : 23

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scientific name	Orthochiroides Kovařík, 1998
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Orthochiroides Kovařík, 1998: 115 View in CoL ; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 192.

TYPE SPECIES. Orthochiroides vachoni Kovařík, 1998 .

DIAGNOSIS. Patella of pedipalp without ventral trichobothria. Dorsal trichobothria of femur arranged in beta-configuration. Trichobothrium d 2 of pedipalp femur absent on dorsal surface. Pectines with fulcra. Tibial spurs present on third and fourth legs. Tarsomere I of first to third legs with bristlecombs in females, often without bristlecombs in males. Movable fingers of pedipalps bear 7–9 rows of granules. Carapace, in lateral view, slopes distinctly downward from median eyes to anterior margin. First and second metasomal segments with carinae. Fourth and fifth metasomal segments of adults ventrally punctate. Telson bulbous, aculeus shorter than vesicle. Total length under 40 mm.