First record of Euscorpius lesbiacus from in Turkey

 

 The recently described species Euscorpius lesbiacus Tropea et al., 2020 (Euscorpiidae) from the Greek island Lesvos has now been discovered in Turkey by Ersen Yagmur.

Abstract:
The scorpion species Euscorpius lesbiacus Tropea et al., 2020, previously known only from Lesvos Island (Greece), is recorded for the first time from the İzmir Province, Turkey. Detailed illustrations of E. lesbiacus are given.

Reference:
Yagmur EA. The first record of Euscorpius lesbiacus Tropea et al., 2020 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) in Turkey. Euscorpius. 2021(333):1-5. [Open Access]

Family Euscorpiidae