Scorpiopini Kraepelin, 1905

Qi, Jian-Xin, Zhu, Ming-Sheng & Lourenço, Wilson R., 2005, Eight new species of the genera Scorpiops Peters, Euscorpiops Vachon, and Chaerilus Simon (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae, Chaerilidae) from Tibet and Yunnan, China, Euscorpius 32 (32), pp. 1-40 : 2

Tribe Scorpiopini Kraepelin, 1905

Comments. The subfamily Scorpiopinae was first proposed by Kraepelin (1905) as Scorpiopsinae , a subfamily of Vaejovidae . The correct latinized family name derived from the type genus Scorpiops is Scorpiopinae , and the spelling was corrected by Fet (2000b). Stockwell (1992) raised Scorpiopsinae to the family level as Scorpiopsidae , and Lourenço (1998) agreed with this decision. Fet (2000b) listed the family Scorpiopidae . Subsequently, Soleglad & Sissom (2001) downgraded Scorpiopidae to a subfamily of Euscorpiidae , grouped its Asian genera into tribe Scorpiopini , and also included in this subfamily the North American genus Troglocormus (tribe Troglocormini ). The subfamily currently forms a monophyletic group within Euscorpiidae , and does not share any synapomorphies with North American Vaejovidae (Soleglad & Sissom, 2001) . The tribe Scorpiopini includes six Asian genera, mainly from the south and southeast of the continent.

Vachon (1980) revised the genus Scorpiops , and described three subgenera, Alloscorpiops , Euscorpiops , and Neoscorpiops , in addition to the nominotypic subgenus Scorpiops . These four subgenera were later elevated to generic level by Lourenço (1998), accompanying two monotypic genera Parascorpiops Banks 1928 and Dasycorpiops Vachon, 1974, thus bringing the total number of genera to six. Kovařík (2000a) revised the family Scorpiopidae and distinguished five genera: Alloscorpiops , Dasyscorpiops , Neoscorpiops , Parascorpiops , and Scorpiops . Kovařík (2000a: 164) also separated Scorpiops into three groups: S. leptochirus species group, S. hardwickii species group, and S. petersii species group. Kovařík (2000a) synonymized Euscorpiops with Scorpiops , suggesting that the genus as defined by Vachon (1980) should be considered invalid as there was a difference only in one external trichobothrium on the patella. However, Soleglad & Sissom (2001) restored the genus Euscorpiops based of the position of chela trichobothrium Eb 3 and the presence of an annular ring on the telson (Soleglad & Sissom, 2001: 52, figs. 114, 115). Kovařík (2005b) accepted this division, and considered Euscorpiops a valid genus. So far, six species of Scorpiopinae have been reported from China (five species of the genus Scorpiops , and one of Euscorpiops ).