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...

Antivenom Choice in the Management of Snake Envenomation

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Antivenom Choice in the Management of Snake Envenomation

For the first time, clinicians now have a choice between two antivenoms when treating all North American pit vipers, including rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths. This convenience of choice has brought with it the natural question, and subsequent debate, on which antivenom is superior.

Spyres, M.B., Ruha, AM. Antivenom Choice in the Management of Snake Envenomation. J. Med. Toxicol. 21, 375–376 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-025-01100-w