Revision and taxonomic position of genera Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, Baloorthochirus Kova ík, Butheolus Simon, Nanobuthus Pocock, Orthochiroides Kova ík, Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, and Asian Orthochirus Karsch, with descriptions of twelve new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae) Author Kovařík, Baloorthochirus becvari Author 1996 text Euscorpius 2004 16 1 33 journal article 1536-9307 4D38E32B-A445-4707-ABEE-3C6D3BFA4A2E Orthochirus monodi (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) , comb. n. Afghanorthochirus monodi Lourenço & Vachon, 1997: 333 ; Kovařík, 1998: 102; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 57. TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Afghanistan , Bozbai ( entre Bala Morghah et Qal éh Now ) ; MNHN . AFFINITIES. According to the original description, Orthochirus monodi has a hirsute fifth metasomal segment and a glabrous telson. This combination is otherwise present only in O. zagrosensis sp. n . ; however, O. monodi has hairs primarily on the ventral side of the fifth segment, whereas O. zagrosensis sp. n . has them only on the dorsolateral surface and only in some specimens. DISTRIBUTION. Afghanistan (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997: 333).