Two new species of the genus Scorpio L., 1758 from Southеastеrn Turkey (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)
Two new species, Scorpio karakurti sp.n. and S. sirnakensis sp.n. are described and illustrated from the Southastrn region of Turkey.S. karakurti sp.n. is detected from Batman and Diyarbakr provinces and can be distinguished from all species of the genus Scorpio by its higher pectinal teeth numbers, especially in males (10-11 in females and 11-15 in males).S. sirnakensis sp.n is detected from rnak province and can be distinguished by elongated chela and telson shape and genital operculum shape of females.The new species are compared with the known species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 in the Middle East.
Authors
- Ersen Aydın Yağmur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0396-3975)
- Özgün SİPAHİOĞLU
- Serdar Karakurt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4449-6103)
- Kurt H. Riitters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3901-4453)
- F. Sh. Hussen
- İ. Kartal
Institutions
- Selçuk University (TR)
- Manisa Celal Bayar University (TR)
- Göztepe Şafak Hastanesi (TR)
- Salahaddin University-Erbil (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- rej
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15298/arthsel.33.4.11
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sinop Üniversitesi