History of study,updated checklist,distribution and key of scorpions (Arachnida:Scorpiones) from China  

作　　者：Zhi-Yong DI Zi-Zhong YANG Shi-Jin YIN Zhi-Jian CAO Wen-Xin LI 

机构地区：[1]College of Life Sciences,Wuhan University [2]Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Entomological Biopharmaceutical Dali University [3]College of pharmacy,South-Central University for Nationalities

出　　处：《Zoological Research》2014年第1期3-19,共17页动物学研究（英文）

基　　金：supported by grants from the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(31071942);the Basic Project of Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2007FY210800);the 973 program(2010CB529800)

摘　　要：This review describes the history of taxonomic research on scorpions and provides an updated checklist and key of the scorpions currently known in China. This checklist is based on a thorough review of the extant literatures on scorpion species whose presence has been confirmed in China through field expeditions and examination of scorpion collections, excepting a few members that have no clear distribution or are currently in doubt. Totally, the scorpion fauna of China consists of 53 species and subspecies belonging to 12 genera crossing five families, with 33 species(62.3%) and one genus being recorded as endemic. Additionally, identification key and the distribution of scorpions from China are provided.This review describes the history of taxonomic research on scorpions and provides an updated checklist and key of the scorpions currently known in China. This checklist is based on a thorough review of the extant literatures on scorpion species whose presence has been confirmed in China through field expeditions and examination of scorpion collections, excepting a few members that have no clear distribution or are currently in doubt. Totally, the scorpion fauna of China consists of 53 species and subspecies belonging to 12 genera crossing five families, with 33 species （62.3%） and one genus being recorded as endemic. Additionally, identification key and the distribution of scorpions from China are provided.

关 键 词：Scorpion Taxonomy CHECKLIST KEY DISTRIBUTION China 

分 类 号：Q953[生物学—动物学]