DNA markers confirm presence of Euscorpius avcii Tropea et al., 2012 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) on Samos Island, Greece

Authors

Aristeidis Parmakelis, University of AthensFollow
Panayiota Kotsakiozi, University of AthensFollow
Gioele Tropea, Società Romana di Scienze NaturaliFollow
Ersen Aydın Yağmur, Celal Bayar UniversityFollow
Iasmi Stathi, University of CreteFollow
Victor Fet, Marshall UniversityFollow
Michael E. SolegladFollow

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2013.vol2013.iss161.1

Abstract

Euscorpius avcii Tropea et al., 2012 has been recently described from Dilek Peninsula in western Anatolia (Turkey, Aydın Province). The population from Samos Island in eastern part of the Aegean Sea is found to match closely the Anatolian E. avcii, making it a new, rare species for the Greek fauna, confirmed by two DNA markers as well as morphology. Samos also shares with western Anatolia two other local recently described scorpion species, Iurus kinzelbachi and Neocalchas gruberi (family Iuridae).

Recommended Citation

Parmakelis, A., Kotsakiozi, P., Tropea, G., Yağmur, E. A., Stathi, I., Fet, V., & Soleglad, M. E. 2013 . DNA markers confirm presence of Euscorpius avcii Tropea et al., 2012 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) on Samos Island, Greece. Euscorpius, No. 161: 1-6.