A SEM study of the external morphology of Calchas birulai

Mehlika Benli, Ersen Yagmur and Victor Fet have published a study showing great SEM pictures of the external morphology of the interesting Turkish scorpion Calchas birulai Fet et al., 2009 (Iuridae).

Abstract:
External morphology of a recently described scorpion species, Calchas birulai Fet et al., 2009 (Iuridae), was investigated in detail using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The samples were collected from Halfeti District, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. We investigate and depict, in particular, the cuticle, chelicerae, genital operculum, sternum, stigmata, wax pores, and sensory organs (trichobothria, setae, pectines, slit sensilla, constellation array).

Reference:
Benli M, Yagmur EA, Fet V. Etudes on iurids, VII. An SEM study of external morphology of Calchas birulai Fet et al., 2009 (Scorpiones: Iuridae). Euscorpius. 2013 (164):1-31. [Free full text]