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Three more species of Euscorpius confirmed for Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)
Euscorpius
  • Victor Fet, Marshall University
  • Michael E. Soleglad
  • Aristeidis Parmakelis, University of Athens
  • Panayiota Kotsakiozi, University of Athens
  • Iasmi Stathi, Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2013.vol2013.iss165.1
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Abstract

In Greece, scorpion genus Euscorpius has been insufficiently studied. Taxonomy of several species and subspecies has been inconsistent and confusing. We provide new morphological data and redescriptions of type specimens of three “old” taxa, described from Greece and formerly listed under a “catch-all” taxon Euscorpius carpathicus. We elevate to, or confirm at species status: Euscorpius scaber Birula, 1900 (type locality: Mt. Athos), E. candiota Birula, 1903 (type locality: Heraklion, Crete), and E. ossae Di Caporiacco, 1950, stat.n. (type locality: Mt. Ossa, Thessaly). Species-level separation of these taxa is also confirmed by multiple species delimitation methods implemented on the phylogenetic data generated using four different DNA markers.

Citation Information
Victor Fet, Michael E. Soleglad, Aristeidis Parmakelis, Panayiota Kotsakiozi, et al.. "Three more species of Euscorpius confirmed for Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)" p. 1 - 27
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/victor_fet/66/