19 August, 2024

A new species of Alpiscorpius from Turkey


 Gioele Tropea and co-workers just published a new paper describing a new species of Alpiscorpius Gantenbein et al., 1999 (Euscorpiidae) from the Istanbul Province in Turkey.

Alpiscorpius istanbulensis Tropea, Yagmur & Parmakelis, 2024

Abstract:
A new scorpion species, Alpiscorpius istanbulensis sp. n., from Istanbul Province, Turkey, is described based on morphological and molecular evidence, raising the number of Euscorpiinae species to 19, including 12 related or phylogenetically close to the genus Alpiscorpius.

Reference:
Tropea G, Yagmur EA, Parmakelis A. A new Alpiscorpius from İstanbul Province of Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae). Biologia Serbica. 2024;46. [Open Access]

Thanks to Ersen Yagmur and Gerard Dupre for sending me this article!

Family Euscorpiidae

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