An integrative description of Euscorpius diagorasi sp. n. from Rhodes, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

  An integrative description of Euscorpius diagorasi sp. n. from Rhodes, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) Abstract The genus  Euscorpius  Thorell, 1876 comprises a diverse and taxonomically challenging group of scorpions in the Mediterranean, with Greece representing one of its principal centers of diversity. In this study, we provide an integrative description of  Euscorpius diagorasi   sp. n. , a new species from Rhodes Island, Greece. The new species is described on the basis of adult male and female morphology and mitochondrial COI sequence data. It is a small oligotrichous species characterized by a total length of approximately 21–25 mm, pale yellow to light brown coloration with darker reddish-brown pedipalps, pectinal tooth count of 8 in the male and 7 in the females, Pv = 7–8, Pe-et = 5–6, and a distinct mitochondrial lineage. Phylogenetic analyses based on COI recovered the Rhodian specimens as a strongly supported monophyletic lineage, sister to...

First record of Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908 (Araneae: Theridiidae) for Hidalgo, Mexico whit data about his distribution in North America

 


First record of Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908 (Araneae: Theridiidae) for Hidalgo, Mexico whit data about his distribution in North America


ABSTRACT 

Worldwide, the genus Euryopis has 81 species, its distribution is known to be cosmopolitan, 23 species of the genus are currently known in North America. This work records Euryopis scriptipes for the first time based of the review of a male and female for the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, as well providing data on its current distribution in North America. This new record expands the distribution of E. scriptipes in this biogeographical region.

Sánchez-Vega, U., Vargas , C. F. ., Callejas-Chavero, A. ., Flores-Martínez, A. y Villegas-Guzmán, G. A. . (2023) «Primer registro de Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908 (Araneae: Theridiidae) para Hidalgo, México con datos sobre su distribución en Norteamérica», Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 67(1), pp. 45–50. doi: 10.30550/j.azl/2023.67.1/2023-01-09.