DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2015.vol2015.iss207.1
Abstract
A new scorpion species, Euscorpius popovi sp. nov., is described from southwestern Bulgaria and northeastern Greece based on morphological and molecular evidence analyses.
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Recommended Citation
Tropea, G., Fet, V., Parmakelis, A., Kotsakiozi, P., & Stathi, I. 2015 . A new species of Euscorpius from Bulgaria and Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae). Euscorpius, No. 207: 1-15.
