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Spesies
kalajengking baru dari Lycia kuno
A new scorpion species from ancient Lycia
Date:
November 8,
2013
Source:
Pensoft Publishers
Summary:
Scientists have discovered and described a new species
of scorpion, Euscorpius lycius, coming from the area of ancient Lycia, nowadays
the regions of the Mugla and Antalya Provinces in Southwestern Turkey. With the
new discovery, the scorpions from this genus found in the country go up to a
total of five known species.
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Scientists discover and describe a new species of scorpion, Euscorpius lycius, coming from the
area of ancient Lycia, nowadays the regions of the Muğla and Antalya Provinces
in Southwestern Turkey. With the new discovery, the scorpions from this genus
found in the country go up to a total of five known species.
The study
was published in the open access journal ZooKeys.
Euscorpius is a genus of scorpions, commonly called small
wood-scorpions. As their name suggest these scorpions don't impress with a
large size, the biggest representative being around 5 cm long. The group is
widespread in North Africa and across Europe. Euscorpius scorpions are
relatively harmless, with poison that has effects similar to a mosquito bite.
The new
species is named after the historical region of Ancient Lycia, which is
referenced in Egyptian and Ancient Greek myths. Like the mystical history of
the region the new species is rather secretive and can be found mainly in pine
at night hidden away in pine forests, crawling on rocks or sitting on stone
garden walls. All localities where the species was found were humid and cool,
with calcareous stones covered with moss.
The new
scorpion is a relatively small representative, reaching a size ranging between
two and two and a half centimeters. The color of the adult representatives is
pale, between brown and reddish, with pedipalps, or claws, usually darker than
the rest of the body.
"A
total of 26 specimens belonging to the new species were collected from Antalya
and Muğla Province, in the south-west of Turkey." explains Dr. Yağmur, the
lead author of the study. "Further studies are in progress to understand
the quantity and distribution of the different species and populations of the
genus Euscorpius in Turkey and their relationship with the Greek
populations."
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Journal
Reference:
- Ersen Yagmur, Gioele Tropea, Fatih Yeşilyurt. A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae) from south western Turkey.. ZooKeys, 2013; 348: 29 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.348.5943
