First record of the medically significant scorpion Leiurus abdullahbayrami (Scorpiones: Buthidae) for Lebanon

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Borges A., Yaǧmur E. A.

Arachnologische Mitteilungen, vol.63, no.1, pp.7-10, 2022 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.30963/aramit6303
  • Journal Name: Arachnologische Mitteilungen
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.7-10
  • Keywords: Distribution, East Bekaa, Levant region, new locality
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The first record of Leiurus abdullahbayramiYagmur, Koç & Kunt, 2009 for Lebanon is presented, collected in the East Bekaa province. This is the second Leiurus species reported for this country. The medical importance of L. abdullahbayrami, associated with severe and fatal cases among children in Turkey and Syria, makes it highly relevant to determine its current distribution range in the Levant region.