The scorpion fauna of West Azerbaijan Province in Iran (Arachnida: Scorpiones)

Gharakhloo M. M., Heydarabad S. A., YAĞMUR E. A.

Biharean Biologist, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.84-87, 2018 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Dergi Adı: Biharean Biologist
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.84-87
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fauna, Iran, Scorpion, West Azerbaijan
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, investigation on the scorpion fauna related to borderline cities of West Azerbaijan Province (Poldasht, Piranshahr, Oshnaviyeh, Sardasht, Chaldoran, Salmas, Urmia and Khoy) was carried out. A total of 216 scorpion specimens were collected and Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807), Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880), Mesobuthus caucasicus (Nordmann, 1840), Mesobuthus eupeus (C.L. Koch, 1839) and Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758 were identified. Hottentotta saulcyi and Scorpio maurus were recorded for the first time in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.