30 December, 2020

A new species of Euscorpius from Bulgaria


 

The unravelling of Europe's hidden Euscorpius species is continuing. Frantisek Kovarik and co-workers have recently described a new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Euscorpiidae) from Bulgaria.

Euscorpius thracicus Kovarik, Lowe, Byronova & Stahlavsky, 2020*

Abstract:
Euscorpius thracicus sp. n. from eastern Bulgaria is described, fully complemented with color photographs of both live and preserved specimens, as well as their habitats. This species is described based on morphology and the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) DNA barcoding marker. In addition to the analyses of external morphology and hemispermatophore, we also describe the karyotype of E. thracicus sp. n. (2n=92).

References:
Kovarik F, Lowe G, Byronova M, Stahlavsky F. Euscorpius thracicus sp. n. (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) from Bulgaria. Euscorpius. 2020(326):1-17. [Open Access]

Family Euscorpiidae

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