17 March, 2026

A review of the taxa described by Carl Ludwig Koch in the series Die Arachniden (1836 - 1847)

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  Descriptions and publications of new taxa in the early days of scorpion taxonomy have often been challenging when it comes to publication ...
16 March, 2026

In Memoriam Gerard Dupre (1947 - 2026)

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  Photo: Le Parisien 28.07.16 . Last week I got the sad news about the passing of French scorpion researcher Gerard Dupre at the age of 78. ...
10 March, 2026

A new species of Ananteris from French Guiana

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  Eric Ythier and Wilson Lourenco have recently described a new species of Ananteris  Thorell, 1891 (Ananteridae) fr...
06 March, 2026

New study shows that Androctonus venom causes rapid blood clotting in humans

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  Scorpion venom is known for its neurotoxic effects that can cause death and serious morbidity in humans. A recent study by Sam Campbell an...
04 March, 2026

A phylogenetic analysis of the ancient Asian scorpion family Pseudochactidae

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  As previously mentioned , the ancient, relictual Asian scorpion family Pseudochactidae Gromov, 1998 is probably one of the most interestin...
27 February, 2026

A revision of the rare genus Liobuthus with a description of four new species from Central Asia

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  The genus Liobuthus Birula, 1898 (Buthidae) is a rare, psammophilic genus with one species from Central Asia. Victor Fet and co-workers r...
26 February, 2026

A new species of Scorpio from northern Iraq

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  Ersen Yagmur and co-workers recently published an article describing a new species of Scorpio  Linnaeus, 1758 (Scorpionidae) from northern...