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

Zookeys. 2012:(219):63-80. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.219.3597. Epub 2012 Sep 4.

Abstract

A new species of the genus Euscorpius Thorell, 1876is described based on specimens collected from Dilek Peninsula (Davutlar, Aydın) in Turkey. It is characterized by an oligotrichous trichobothrial pattern (Pv= 7, et= 5/6, eb= 4) and small size. Euscorpius (Euscorpius) avciisp. n. is the first named species of the subgenus Euscorpius from Turkey.

Keywords: Euscorpius; Scorpion; Turkey; new species.