Seven new Alpine species of the genus Alpiscorpius Gantenbein et al., 1999, stat. n. (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) Author Kovařík, František Author Štundlová, Jana Author Fet, Victor Author Šťáhlavský, František text Euscorpius 2019 287 1 29 journal article 1536-9307 70536871-F300-4BF9-96B1-885BD05428A5 “ germanus compleX” DIAGNOSIS: Total length of adults 18–30 mm . Pedipalp chela with 4 trichobothria (3 V , Et 1) on ventral surface. Patella of pedipalp with 3 eXternal trichobothria in em group, 4–5 eXternal trichobothria in et group, and 5–6 ventral trichobothria. Pedipalp chela fiXed finger with trichobothrium est located approXimately between trichobothria et and dsb ( Fig. 8 ), i.e. et-est/est-dsb distance ratio is about 1. Metasomal segment V smooth, without granulation or carinae. COMPOSITION. We subdivide all valid species of the “ germanus compleX” into two informal groups: “ alpha group” and “ germanus group” according to their DNA phylogeny and karyotypic identity ( Gantenbein et al., 2000 ; ŠtundlovÁ et al., 2019 ). Geographic distribution of these two groups is continuous and limited to the Alpine area of Europe. SUBORDINATE TAXA (6 SPECIES). “ alpha group”: Alpiscorpius alpha ( Di Caporiacco, 1950 ) , comb . n . ( Italy , Switzerland ) A. beta ( Di Caporiacco, 1950 ) , comb . n . , stat . n . ( Italy , Switzerland ) A. delta sp . n . ( Italy ) “ germanus group”: A. germanus (C. L. Koch, 1837 ) , comb . n . ( Austria , Italy , Switzerland ) A. kappa sp . n . ( Slovenia ) A. lambda sp . n . ( Slovenia ,? Italy )