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

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  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...

Medically significant spiders (Araneae), camel spiders (Solifugae), and centipedes (Chilopoda) of Iran: new distributional records and public health implications

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Medically significant spiders (Araneae), camel spiders (Solifugae), and centipedes (Chilopoda) of Iran: new distributional records and public health implications

Abstract

Several species of spiders, camel spiders and centipedes have medical significance due to their envenomation and causing painful wounds. These arthropods are responsible for various public health problems in different regions of Iran. Encountering these arthropods often causes fear, anxiety, and obsession among many people. The bites from certain species can be dangerous and include various clinical symptoms such as pain, burning, inflammation, nausea, injury, infection, muscle spasm, and
rarely death. This paper seeks to investigate the medically important species of spiders, camel spiders and centipedes of Iran, their distribution, and the clinical symptoms associated with their bites. In this
study, a literature review using reliable scientific databases was conducted and informative data were summarized and presented. Several spider species of the genera Latrodectus and Loxosceles (Araneae), most large galeodid and rhagodid species (Solifugae), and four Scolopendra species (Chilopoda) are listed as the most important species in terms of medical significance in Iran. New distributional records of camel spider species Galeodopsis bilkjeviczi (Birula), Paragaleodes nesterovi Birula, Rhagodorta zorab (Birula), and centipede species Scolopendra canidens Newport and Scolopendra mirabilis (Porat) are provided.

Citation: Khoobdel, M., Maddahi, H. and Hatami, M. (2025). Medically significant spiders (Araneae), camel spiders (Solifugae), and centipedes (Chilopoda) of Iran: new distributional records and public health implications. Journal of Animal Diversity, 7 (1): 57–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/JAD.2025.7.1.5