First Report of Thelyphonus sepiaris (Butler, 1873) (Arachnida: Uropygi: Thelyphonidae) from Chhattisgarh, Central India

The Uropygids, commonly referred as "Whip-scorpioris" are moderately sized, tough and striking predators. They are easily separated from scorpions by the presence of a deep constriction between the cephalothorax and abdomen, by the absence of pectines and presence of a long thin multi-segmented whip-like tail instead of a broadly segmented metasoma bearing a poison gland at the tip. These creatures are uncommon and inhabitants of damp places in forests and found under stone, bark, decomposing wood, leaf litter or debris. A few of them excavate burrows for protection of their young (Pocock, 1900).