2010•Journal of Threatened TaxaOpen access

Description of a new species of scorpion of the genus Lychas C.L. Koch, 1845 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Maharashtra, India

Zeeshan Ayaz Mirza, Rajesh V. Sanap

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A new species of buthid scorpion belonging to the genus Lychas C.L. Koch, 1845 is described from the degraded scrub of Aarey Milk Colony (Mumbai). Lychas aareyensis sp. nov. is similar to L. nigristernis, but can be differentiated based on a combination of morphological characters. Notes on natural history are also presented.

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Key concepts: Buthidae, Scorpion, Genus, Zoology, Biology, Ecology, Venom