v4i2.71

Submitted date: 23 July 2012
Accepted date: 24 September 2012
Published date: 14 November 2012
Pp. 65–68.

DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS OF INDIAN SHORT-TAILED WHIP-SCORPIONS (SCHIZOMIDA: HUBBARDIIDAE) WITH NOTES ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE INDIAN FAUNA

Mandar L. Kulkarni*
*E-mail: mandarkulkarni88@live.com

Abstract
Indian hubbardiids which were recently described but had doubtful generic placements are revised. The new genus Gravelyzomus is described here for Schizomus chalakudicus Bastawade, 2002. A new combination is proposed for Schizomus chaibassicus Bastawade, 2002 which is newly transferred to the genus Burmezomus.

Key words : Gravelyzomus, Burmezomus chaibassicus, Arachnida, taxonomy, India.

Section Editors: James Cokendolpher & Mark Harvey