A NEW SPECIES OF CHAERILUS SIMON, 1877 (SCORPIONES, CHAERILIDAE) FROM THAILAND.

A new species belonging to the genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877, Chaerilus thai, new species, is described from an evergreen rain forest in Bala-Hala Wildlife Sanctuary in the South of Thailand. For comparative purposes a precise diagnosis is again proposed for Chaerilus celebensis Pocock, 1894, originally described from Luwu Celebes Islands (Sulawesi). This species was recently redescribed by Lourenço & Ythier (2008) and proved to be the subject of subsequent misidentifi cations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]