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Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part V. Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province
Euscorpius
  • Khodadad Pirali-Kheirabadi, Shahrekord University
  • Shahrokh Navidpour, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute
  • Victor Fet, Marshall University
  • František Kovařík
  • Michael E. Soleglad
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2009.vol2009.iss78.1
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Abstract

Ten species of scorpions belonging to three families are reported from the montane Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province of Iran. Of these, only Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903) was formerly reported for this province, while nine species are reported for the first time: Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807), Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905), Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880), Hottentotta zagrosensis Kovařík, 1997, Mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii (Pocock, 1889), Odontobuthus doriae (Thorell, 1876), Orthochirus zagrosensis Kovařík, 2004, Hemi- scorpius lepturus Peters, 1861, and Scorpio maurus townsendi (Pocock, 1900). Also presented is a key to all species of scorpions found in the Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province.

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Khodadad Pirali-Kheirabadi, Shahrokh Navidpour, Victor Fet, František Kovařík, et al.. "Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part V. Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province" p. 1 - 23
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