First record of the genus Euscorpius thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) in Cyprus

YAĞMUR E. A.

Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, cilt.64, sa.3, ss.329-330, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.329-330
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cyprus, Euscorpiidae, New record, Scorpiones
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The scorpion species Euscorpius italicus (Herbst, 1800) is recorded for first time from Cyprus. This represents a new scorpion family, genus and species record for the country. Besides, this is first insular record from Mediterranean Sea. The characteristic morphological features, zoogeographical remarks and ecological notes on the species are presented in this study.