Article
A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 from Peloponnese, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae
Euscorpius
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2013.vol2013.iss169.1
Disciplines
- Biodiversity,
- Evolution and
- Zoology
Abstract
A new scorpion species, Euscorpius (Euscorpius) erymanthius sp. n., is described from Peloponnese, Greece (Erymanthos Mts.), based on genetic and morphological evidence. It is characterized by small size, light brown to reddish color, and a standard trichobothrial pattern (Pv = 8–9, et = 7–6, em = 4 and eb = 4). In a phylogeny based on multiple DNA markers, the new species groups close with E. corcyraeus Tropea et Rossi, 2012 from Corfu (Kerkyra) Island.
Citation Information
Gioele Tropea, Victor Fet, Aristeidis Parmakelis, Panayiota Kotsakiozi, et al.. "A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 from Peloponnese, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae" p. 1 - 11 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/victor_fet/17/