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New species and faunal records of the scorpions of Nehbandan County, eastern Iran (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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  New species and faunal records of the scorpions of Nehbandan County, eastern Iran (Scorpiones: Buthidae) ABSTRACT Given the lack of research on scorpion species in South Khorasan province, this study is deemed necessary. Understanding the scorpion fauna and its seasonal occurrence is essential for effectively preventing and treating scorpion stings. Sampling was done evenly using an ultraviolet light at night or direct observation during the day. In this study, 141 specimens were collected from different parts of Nehbandan county. Five species belonging to five genera of the Buthidae were collected and identified, the first four being Androctonus orientalis (Birula), Mesobuthus rakhshanii Barahoei, Odontobuthus tirgari Mirshamsi et al . and Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula). Olivierus simabina Barahoei sp. n . was also described, and its record was added to the scorpion fauna of Iran. No other species except for O. tirgari has been recorded from Nehbandan. Sassanidotus gracili...

Clinical Manifestations and Management of Androctonus bicolor Envenomation in a Dog: A Previously Undescribed Clinical Case

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Beneath the surface: A new northern species of Trogloraptor (Araneae: Trogloraptoridae), genetic diversity and natural history

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On South American spiders previously misplaced in Psilochorus Simon (Araneae: Pholcidae), with the description of a new genus with a remarkable disjunct distribution

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International Tarantula Occurrence Database (ITOD): Research-Grade Dataset Curation and Growth Assessment

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Micro-CT analysis reveals directional genital asymmetry in a mygalomorph spider with two different sperm-storage organs (Araneae: Mecicobothriidae)

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A Deep Divergence in the Cold: Yagania, a New Genus of Ghost Spider from Isla de Los Estados, Argentina (Araneae: Anyphaenidae)

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Two New Species of Scorpions (Scorpiones: Chactidae) from Northernmost Brazilian Amazon

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Broad-Scale Climatic Gradients Drive Multiple Facets of Scorpion Beta Diversity in Northeastern Brazil

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Death-feigning behavior following dragline escape in a huntsman spider Heteropoda venatoria (Araneae: Sparassidae)

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Arachnids of the Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area

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Sexual association and description of the male of Braunilla nigrina (Banks, 1946) (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae, Pompilinae)

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Spider venom peptides Ht1a and Gg1a are toxic to honeybee parasite Varroa destructor by topical application

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Truncated life history underlies rapid local adaptation in island rattlesnake venom expression

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Six Months of Prompt Engineering: Building Scientific Altitudinal, Topographical, and Geological Visualizations for Spiders

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Description of a new Andean species of widow spider (Araneae, Theridiidae, Latrodectus)

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On the synanthropic occurrence of Falconina gracilis in Venezuela and the type locality of F. brignolii

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First checklist of spiders and harvestmen from the Charca de Suárez Protected Nature Reserve (Motril, Granada, Spain)

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Antivenom Therapy for Medically Important Spiders in the United States

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