A new species of Scorpio from Jordan

 

 Mohammad Al-Saraireh and co-workers have recently described a new species of Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 (Scorpionidae) from the Dibbeen Forest, Jerash Governorate in Jordan.

Scorpio granulomanus Al-Saraireh, Yagmur, Afifeh & Amr, 2023

Abstract:
A new species Scorpio granulomanus sp. n. is described and illustrated from Dibbeen Forest, Jerash Governorate, Jordan. The new species is compared with the previously recorded species of the genus Scorpio in the Middle East; it can be distinguished from all other congeners by its very large, pointed granules on the dorsoexternal surface of the chela manus, and an untypically elongated chela manus.

Reference:
Al-Saraireh M, Yagmur EA, Afifeh BA, Amr Z. A new species of Scorpio from Jordan (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae). Euscorpius. 2023(369):1-17. [Open Access]

Family Scorpionidae