Article
On two subspecies of Mesobuthus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839) in Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae)
Euscorpius
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2011.vol2011.iss109.1
Disciplines
- Biodiversity,
- Evolution and
- Zoology
Abstract
Examination of 268 specimens of Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839) and 1765 specimens of M. eupeus phillipsii (Pocock, 1889) from 163 localities, 92 of them in Turkey, has enabled us to establish distribution of the two subspecies and limits of their ranges in southeastern Turkey. A map of distribution of these subspecies in Turkey and a key to Turkish Mesobuthus species and subspecies are provided. Buthus eupeus philippovitschi Birula, 1905 is synonymized with Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus, and Buthus eupaeus mesopotamicus Penther, 1912 is synonymized with Mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii.
Citation Information
František Kovařík, Ersen Aydın Yağmur, Victor Fet and Shahrokh Navidpour. "On two subspecies of Mesobuthus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839) in Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae)" (2011) p. 1 - 15 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/victor_fet/39/