As previously stated in this blog, the populations of the genus Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Euscorpiidae) in Balkans and Tyrkey may still hide new species. And now Yagmur & Tropea have described a new species of Euscorpius from Bursa Province, in Marmara Region of Turkey.
Euscorpius rahsenae Yagmur & Tropea, 2013
Abstract:
A new species of the genus Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 is described based on specimens collected from Bursa Province, in Marmara Region of Turkey. It is characterized by a mesotrichous trichobothrial pattern (Pv= 8, et= 6, em=4, eb= 4), medium size and light coloration. Euscorpius (Euscorpius) rahsenae sp. n. is the second species of the subgenus Euscorpius recognized in Turkey.
Reference
Yagmur EA, Tropea G. A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae) from Marmara Region of Turkey. ZooKeys. 2013 (281):91-105. [Free full text]
Thanks to Gioele Tropea for sending me his paper!
Family Euscorpiidae
29 March, 2013
A new Euscorpius from Turkey
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