Scorpions Of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part Ii. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Buthidae), With Description Of Two New Species,
2016
Charles University
Scorpions Of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part Ii. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886 (Buthidae), With Description Of Two New Species, František Kovařík, Graeme Lowe, Michael Seiter, Jana Plíšková, František Šťáhlavský
Euscorpius
Two new species, Babycurus dunlopi sp. n. and B. sofomarensis sp. n. from Ethiopia, are described, compared with other species and fully illustrated with color photos of habitus and localities. B. subpunctatus Borelli, 1925 is recorded for the first time in Ethiopia, Somali Province. All data about the distribution of Babycurus Karsch, 1886 in Ethiopia including photos of all known Ethiopian localities of Babycurus are summarized. B. wituensis taramassoi Borelli, 1919 is raised back to species status as B. taramassoi Borelli, 1919.
Scorpions Of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part I. Genus Butheoloides Hirst, 1925 (Buthidae), With Description Of A New Species,
2016
Marshall University
Scorpions Of Ethiopia (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part I. Genus Butheoloides Hirst, 1925 (Buthidae), With Description Of A New Species, František Kovařík
Euscorpius
A new species Butheoloides nuer sp. n. is described from the Gambela State in western Ethiopia. This is the second species assigned to this genus from Ethiopia. The both Ethiopian species B. nuer sp. n. and B. polisi Lourenço, 1996 are compared and fully illustrated with color photos of habitus and localities. Information is provided on the localities and habitats of both species.
New Species Of Vaejovis From The Whetstone Mountains, Southern Arizona (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae),
2016
Marshall University
New Species Of Vaejovis From The Whetstone Mountains, Southern Arizona (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae), Richard F. Ayrey, Michael E. Soleglad
Euscorpius
A new scorpion species, Vaejovis troupi sp. n., is described and placed in the “vorhiesi” group of the genus Vaejovis. Based on a recent molecular analysis of Bryson et al. (2013), this species is shown to be related to V. vorhiesi and V. grahami. Two of three diagnostic characters found in this new species are the presence of six inner denticles (ID) on the pedipalpal fixed and movable fingers, and a unique arrangement of trichobothria on the external surface of the pedipalp patella. This species was found in an isolated montane habitat in …
Euscorpius Yagmuri Sp. N., A New Scorpion Species From Epirus, Northwestern Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae),
2016
Marshall University
Euscorpius Yagmuri Sp. N., A New Scorpion Species From Epirus, Northwestern Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae), František Kovařík, Victor Fet, Michael E. Soleglad
Euscorpius
A new species Euscorpius yagmuri sp. n., is described from coastal Epirus in northwestern Greece based on morphological evidence. With this new species, the fauna of Euscorpius of Greece now includes 19 species.
The First Record Of The Genus Anomalobuthus Kraepelin, 1900 From Iran, With Description Of A New Species (Scorpiones: Buthidae),
2016
Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay"
The First Record Of The Genus Anomalobuthus Kraepelin, 1900 From Iran, With Description Of A New Species (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Rolando Teruel, František Kovařík, Shahrokh Navidpour, Victor Fet
Euscorpius
We describe herein a new species of buthid scorpions: Anomalobuthus talebii sp. n. This is the second species assigned to this genus, endemic from sand deserts of Central Asia, as well as the first record of this genus from Iran. The new species is fully illustrated with color photos of holotype habitus, key morphologically diagnostic characters, and habitat.
A Review Of The Genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) With Description Of Four New Species From The Arabian Peninsula,
2016
Monell Chemical Senses Center
A Review Of The Genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) With Description Of Four New Species From The Arabian Peninsula, Graeme Lowe, Ersen Aydın Yağmur, František Kovařík
Euscorpius
The taxonomy of buthid scorpions belonging to the genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 is reviewed. Four new species are described from the Arabian Peninsula: L. macroctenus sp. n. from coastal fog deserts in Oman; L. haenggii sp. n. from mountains of the Red Sea coast, Hadramaut and Dhofar, in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman; L. arabicus sp. n. from the central Najd Plateau and eastern plains in Saudi Arabia; and L. heberti sp. n. from Jabal Samhan in Oman. L. brachycentrus (Ehrenberg, 1829) stat. n. from the Tihamah plain of the Red Sea coast in Saudi …
Three New Species Of Euscorpius (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) From Greece,
2016
Marshall University
Three New Species Of Euscorpius (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) From Greece, Gioele Tropea, Victor Fet, Aristeidis Parmakelis, Panayiota Kotsakiozi, Iasmi Stathi
Euscorpius
Three new species of the genus Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 are described from Greece: E. stahlavskyi sp.n. from Epirus in the northwestern Greece; E. kinzelbachi sp.n. from Mt. Olympus at the eastern border between Thessaly and Central Macedonia, and E. vignai sp.n. from Karpathos and Kasos Islands (eastern Aegean Sea). Species-level divergence of these taxa is also confirmed by multiple DNA markers in Parmakelis et al. (2013).
Chaerilus Hofereki Sp. N. From Vietnam (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae),
2016
Charles University in Prague
Chaerilus Hofereki Sp. N. From Vietnam (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae), František Kovařík, Jiří Král, Tereza Kořínková, Azucena Claudia Reyes Lerma
Euscorpius
Chaerilus hofereki sp. n. from Vietnam is described and compared with C. cimrmani Kovařík, 2012 from Thailand. C. hofereki sp. n. is characterized mainly by sexual dimorphism. Chela of pedipalp is wide and ampullar, fingers shorter in male than in female. Ratio of chela length to movable finger length 2.2 in males and 1.7–2 in females. Movable finger of pedipalp with 9 or 10 cutting edges. Our study brings the first data on chromosomes of chaerilid scorpions. The karyotype of male paratype of C. hofereki sp. n. consists of high number of chromosomes (2n = 90).
A New Species Of Vaejovis From Chaparral Habitat Near Yarnell, Arizona (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae),
2016
Marshall University
A New Species Of Vaejovis From Chaparral Habitat Near Yarnell, Arizona (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae), Richard F. Ayrey
Euscorpius
A new scorpion species, Vaejovis grayae sp. nov. is described and placed in the “vorhiesi” group of the genus Vaejovis. This small brown species is found near Yarnell, Arizona, USA. It appears most similar to V. trinityae Ayrey and V. crumpi Ayrey et Soleglad. It can be distinguished from the other members of the “vorhiesi” group by a unique combination of non-overlapping morphological characters and multilocus DNA data (Bryson et al., 2013). The pedipalp fixed finger has 6 ID denticles and the movable finger has 7, like most other northern Arizona “vorhiesi” group species. Another …
Three New Scorpion Species From The Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae),
2016
Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay"
Three New Scorpion Species From The Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae), František Kovařík, Rolando Teruel
Euscorpius
We describe herein three new species of scorpions from the Dominican Republic, in the Greater Antillean Island of Hispaniola: Microtityus minimus sp. n. (probably the smallest scorpion in the world from the southernmost foothills of the Cordillera Central Mountains), Tityus kindli sp. n. (from the high peaks of eastern Cordillera Central Mountains), and Cazierius neibae sp. n. (from the southern slope of the Sierra de Neiba Mountains). Additional information is given on their taxonomy, distribution, ecology, and reproductive biology, fully complemented with color photos of live and preserved specimens, as well as their habitat. Figure 20 shows the smallest scorpion …
Redescription Of Androctonus Bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828, And Description Of Androctonus Turieli Sp. N. From Tunisia (Scorpiones: Buthidae),
2016
Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay"
Redescription Of Androctonus Bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828, And Description Of Androctonus Turieli Sp. N. From Tunisia (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Rolando Teruel, František Kovařík
Euscorpius
We redescribe Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828, a scorpion species widely distributed across northeast Africa and the Middle East, on the basis of the study of nine original syntypes and supplementary material from its entire distribution area. In order to stabilize nomenclature, we also designate a lectotype, update its diagnosis according to modern standards, and provide a full illustrated complement to facilitate the recognition of this species as compared to all of its congeners. Also, a new, closely related species from eastern Tunisia is described.
Kovarikia, A New Scorpion Genus From California, Usa (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae),
2016
Marshall University
Kovarikia, A New Scorpion Genus From California, Usa (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae), Michael E. Soleglad, Victor Fet, Matthew R. Graham
Euscorpius
Genus Kovarikia, gen. nov. (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae) is described from southern California, USA. The genus is composed of three species previously placed in Pseudouroctonus: Kovarikia williamsi (Gertsch et Soleglad, 1972), comb. nov. (type species), K. bogerti (Gertsch et Soleglad, 1972), comb. nov., and K. angelena (Gertsch et Soleglad, 1972), comb. nov. Major diagnostic characters of Kovarikia are its unique neobothriotaxy found on the ventral surface of the pedipalp chelae, the occurrence of a secondary lamellar hook on the hemispermatophore, a crescent-shaped mating plug barb, the presence of a secondary exteromedian (EMc) carina on the pedipalp …
A New Species Of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 From The Antalya Province, Southern Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae),
2016
Società Romana di Scienze Naturali
A New Species Of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 From The Antalya Province, Southern Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae), Gioele Tropea, Ersen Aydın Yağmur, Fatih Yeşilyurt
Euscorpius
A new scorpion species, Euscorpius gocmeni sp. n., is described based on specimens collected from the Antalya Province (Akseki District) in southern Turkey. It is characterized by a high trichobothrial count (Pv = 11–13, et = 7–8, em = 4, and eb = 4), a high pectinal teeth count (Dp = 10–12 in males, 8–9 in females), medium-small size, and light to medium brown-reddish color.
New Species Of Vaejovis From The Santa Rita Mountains, Southern Arizona (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae),
2016
Marshall University
New Species Of Vaejovis From The Santa Rita Mountains, Southern Arizona (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae), Richard F. Ayrey, Michael E. Soleglad
Euscorpius
A new scorpion species, Vaejovis grahami sp. nov. is described. This small, dark brown species is found in the Santa Rita Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA. It is most similar to V. vorhiesi Stahnke and V. deboerae Ayrey. The pedipalp fixed finger usually has 5 inner denticles (ID) and the movable finger has 6, like in most other southern Arizona Vaejovis.
A New Species Of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 From Naples Province, Italy (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae),
2016
Società Romana di Scienze Naturali
A New Species Of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 From Naples Province, Italy (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae), Gioele Tropea, Aristeidis Parmakelis, Nikolett Sziszkosz, Katerina Balanika, Adam Bouderka
Euscorpius
A new scorpion species, Euscorpius parthenopeius sp. n., is described from Naples Province, Italy. It is characterized by long-limbed overall appearance, medium size, light to medium brown to reddish color, and a typical trichobothrial count (Pv = 8–9, et = 6, em = 4, and eb = 4). Due to its morphological ambiguity, it cannot be included in any of the described subgenera of the genus. We include in the new species three specimens from Capri Island described among syntypes of E. carpathicus ilvanus Di Caporiacco, 1950.
A New Species Of Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) From Southern Morocco,
2016
Marshall University
A New Species Of Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) From Southern Morocco, Carlos Turiel
Euscorpius
A new scorpion species, Hottentotta sousai sp. n. is described based on two males and two females collected around Tan-Tan, in southern Morocco. Sousa et al. (2011) reported four distinct clades within the genus Hottentotta from Morocco. This description of a new species is based on the specimens from the Low Draa Valley clade, which is closely related to Hottentotta gentili (Pallary, 1924). The new species, however, differs from the central clade of H. gentili by 12.1% divergence in COI mitochondrial DNA sequence, and is morphologically characterized primarily by very dense setation over all body parts and a lower length …
First Record Of The Genus Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966, From Puerto Rico, With Description Of Two New Species (Scorpiones: Buthidae),
2016
Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay"
First Record Of The Genus Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966, From Puerto Rico, With Description Of Two New Species (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Rolando Teruel, Mel J. Rivera, Alejandro J. Sánchez
Euscorpius
In the present note, we report for the first time the genus Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966, from Puerto Rico, on the basis of two new species belonging to the subgenus Parvabsonus Armas, 1974. One of them occurs in the southwest of the main island and is morphologically most similar to Microtityus virginiae Armas, 1999, from Hispaniola, while the other occurs in a small satellite islet offshore the northeast coast and somewhat resembles Microtityus waeringi Francke & Sissom, 1980, from the Virgin Islands.
On The Distribution Of The Genus Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) In The Southern Caribbean Islands,
2016
Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay"
On The Distribution Of The Genus Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) In The Southern Caribbean Islands, Rolando Teruel, Michiel A.C. Cozijn
Euscorpius
In the present note, we report on the occurrence of the genus Rhopalurus Thorell, 1898, in the southern Caribbean islands offshore Venezuela. The only published records are from Isla Margarita and Los Roques, but our study of new specimens (including an important collection assembled by the late Pieter Wagenaar Hummelinck) proved this genus to be widely distributed along several archipelagos such as Los Testigos, Los Frailes, and Los Hermanos, as well as the larger, separate islands of Margarita, Cubagua, La Tortuga, and Coche. These specimens are tentatively referred here to Rhopalurus laticauda Thorell, 1876, but their precise identity still warrants …
Tityus Carolineae Sp. N. From Suriname And Guyana (Scorpiones: Buthidae),
2016
Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay"
Tityus Carolineae Sp. N. From Suriname And Guyana (Scorpiones: Buthidae), František Kovařík, Rolando Teruel, Michiel A.C. Cozijn, Michael Seiter
Euscorpius
Tityus carolineae sp. n. from Suriname and Guyana is described and compared with other species of the "Tityus metuendus" complex, inside the "Tityus asthenes" group. Tityus carolineae sp. n. is the largest species of this complex, with total length of males 82–100 mm.
A New Species Of Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 From Northwestern Egypt (Scorpiones: Buthidae),
2016
Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay"
A New Species Of Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 From Northwestern Egypt (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Rolando Teruel, František Kovařík, Carlos Turiel
Euscorpius
Androctonus tenuissimus sp. n. from two coastal localities placed in northwestern Egypt is herein described, an addition that represents the fifth species of this genus confirmed to occur in this North African country. It is most closely related only to Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828, which is widely distributed across northeast Africa and the Middle East and also occurs in Egypt. Both are the only species in the genus whose adults of both sexes show the following combination of three diagnostic characters: coloration uniformly blackish, pedipalp chelae con-spicuously narrower than patella in adults, and pedipalp fingers with basal lobe/notch combination entirely …
