Liocheles similipalensis, scorpion from Odisha, India

A scorpion from the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha, India, and the first confirmed record of the genus Liocheles in the state. It is known only from its type locality at about 1,000 m in tropical moist deciduous forest, where it lives in rock crevices. It measures 44 to 53 mm, with a dark black body and a glossy, iridescent bluish sheen, and it brings the genus total to seven species. News article: https://vajiramandravi.com/current-affairs/liocheles-similipalensis/ [https://vajiramandravi.com/current-affairs/liocheles-similipalensis/]