A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 from Peloponnese, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae

Authors

Gioele Tropea, Società Romana di Scienze NaturaliFollow
Victor Fet, Marshall UniversityFollow
Aristeidis Parmakelis, University of AthensFollow
Panayiota Kotsakiozi, University of AthensFollow
Iasmi Stathi, Natural History Museum of Crete, University of CreteFollow

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2013.vol2013.iss169.1

Abstract

A new scorpion species, Euscorpius (Euscorpius) erymanthius sp. n., is described from Peloponnese, Greece (Erymanthos Mts.), based on genetic and morphological evidence. It is characterized by small size, light brown to reddish color, and a standard trichobothrial pattern (Pv = 8–9, et = 7–6, em = 4 and eb = 4). In a phylogeny based on multiple DNA markers, the new species groups close with E. corcyraeus Tropea et Rossi, 2012 from Corfu (Kerkyra) Island.

Recommended Citation

Tropea, G., Fet, V., Parmakelis, A., Kotsakiozi, P., & Stathi, I. 2013 . A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 from Peloponnese, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae. Euscorpius, No. 169: 1-11.