Abstract
Six new scorpion species from Iran, Orthochirus hormozganensis sp. n. (Hormozgan Province), O. kermanensis sp. n. (Kerman Province), O. kucerai sp. n. (Kerman Province), O. masihipouri sp. n. (Bushehr Province), O. semnanensis sp. n. (Semnan Province), and O. vignolii sp. n. (Yazd Province) are described, compared with other Iranian Orthochirus species, and fully illustrated with color photographs. A key and a distribution map of Orthochirus of Iran, Turkey, and Iraq (18 species) are included.
Recommended Citation
Kovařík, F., & Navidpour, S. 2020 . Six new species of Orthochirus Karsch, 1892 from Iran (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius, No. 312: 1-41.
