Italian Scorpions Research Group

Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae; Buthidae.

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

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2012
Authors:G. Tropea
Journal:Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society
Volume:15 (8)
Pagination:253–259
Date Published:2012
Abstract:

A new species of the genus Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 is described based on specimens collected at the locality Celano (AQ), Abruzzo, central Italy. It is characterized by a peculiar trichobothrial pattern (eba = 5-5 + eb = 4-4), a large number of pectine teeth, and a general colouration which is dark brownish, with legs and telson yellowish. With the description of this new species a new trichobothrial pattern is described. The number of Euscorpius species in Italy is thus raised to ten, and the number of species in the subgenus Euscorpius to five.

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