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Etudes on iurids, VII. An SEM study of external morphology of Calchas birulai Fet et al., 2009 (Scorpiones: Iuridae)
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  • Mehlika Benli, University of Ankara
  • Ersen Aydın Yağmur, Celal Bayar University
  • Victor Fet, Marshall University
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2013.vol2013.iss164.1
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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).

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Mehlika Benli, Ersen Aydın Yağmur and Victor Fet. "Etudes on iurids, VII. An SEM study of external morphology of Calchas birulai Fet et al., 2009 (Scorpiones: Iuridae)" p. 1 - 31
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/victor_fet/35/