A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae) from south western Turkey

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YAĞMUR E. A., Tropea G., Yeşilyurt F.

ZooKeys, cilt.348, ss.29-45, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 348
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3897/zookeys.348.5943
  • Dergi Adı: ZooKeys
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-45
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Scorpion, Euscorpius, new species, Turkey
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A new scorpion species, Euscorpius lycius sp. n., is described based on specimens collected from Muǧla and Antalya Provinces, in southwestern Turkey. It is characterized by a standard trichobothrial pattern (Pv= 8/9, et= 6, em=4, eb= 4), small size and light brown/reddish coloration. With the description of Euscorpius lycius sp. n., the number of valid species of the genus Euscorpius in Turkey increases to 5. © Ersen Aydi{dotless}n Yaǧmur et al.