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New records of Mesobuthus mesopotamicus (Penther, 1912) in Iraq and Mesobuthus faiki sp. nov. from Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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New records of Mesobuthus mesopotamicus (Penther, 1912) in Iraq and Mesobuthus faiki sp. nov. from Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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New locality records for Mesobuthus mesopotamicus (Penther, 1912) are given from Iraq. The populations from southeastern Turkey, earlier identified as M. mesopotamicus by Kovařík et al. (2022), are examined and compared with the specimens from the area close to the type locality of M. mesopotamicus. These populations are described as a new species, Mesobuthus faiki sp. nov. Detailed illustrations of both species and a map are given.

Yağmur, E. A., Kovařík, F., Fet, V., Kurt, R., S., F., Al-Khazali, A. M., Kachel, H. S., & Al-Fanharawi, A. A. 2024 . New records of Mesobuthus mesopotamicus (Penther, 1912) in Iraq and Mesobuthus faiki sp. nov. from Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius, No. 388: 1-22. https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2024/iss388/1/