First insular record and DNA barcoding of Euscorpius vailatii Tropea & Fet, 2015 from Trizonia Island (Fokida, Greece)

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  First insular record and DNA barcoding of Euscorpius vailatii Tropea & Fet, 2015 from Trizonia Island (Fokida, Greece) Abstract Euscorpius vailatii Tropea & Fet, 2015 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae), originally described from Aitoloakarnania and Fokida (Greece), is herein reported from Trizonia Island in the Gulf of Corinth, representing the first insular record for the species. The examined specimens are consistent with the diagnostic morphology of E. vailatii . The first molecular data for the species are provided, based on both mainland and insular populations. Comparative analyses further highlight the distinctiveness of E. vailatii from geographically close congeners, while phylogenetic results indicate a sister-taxon relationship with E. erymanthius , supporting a Quaternary biogeographic history shaped by the evolution of the Gulf of Corinth system. Kalaentzis, K., Frigioni, F., Panagiotopoulos, A., Tzoras, E., Minoudi, S., & Triantafyllidis, A. 2026 . First insul...

A new species of the genus Scorpiops Peters, 1861 from Xizang, China (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae)

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A new species of the genus Scorpiops Peters, 1861 from Xizang, China (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae)

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A new species, Scorpiops rufus sp.n., from Xizang (China), is described and illustrated. The new species is mainly characterized by reddish-brown color, moderate size, carapace with small and dense granules, 17 (5 eb, 2 esb, 2 em, 4 est, 4 et) external and 6–8 (usually 7) ventral trichobothria in the pedipalp patella, chela with a length/width ratio about 2.5 in males and 2.6 in females, pedipalp chela fingers are scalloped in both sexes, pectinal teeth count 6 or 7 in males and 5 or 6 in females, pectinal fulcra absent. This brings the total number of species of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 recorded in China to 34.

Lv H., Di Z.1 2023. A new species of the genus Scorpiops Peters, 1861 from Xizang, China (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae) // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.32. No.3: 323–332