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Rev. Iber. Aracnol., Vol. 37 (2020)

 

Euscorpius lesbicus sp. n., a new species of scorpion from Lesvos Island, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

 
     
 

Gioele Tropea1, Victor Fet2, Aristeidis Parmakelis3, Panayiota Kotsakiozi4, lasmi Stathi5 & Savvas Zafeiriou6

 
     
 

1 Via Gavinana 2, 00192 Rome, Italy. - gioele.tropea@gmail.com

 
 

2 Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 25755-2510, USA. - fet@marshall.edu

 
 

3 Department of Ecology and Taxonomy, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli Zografou, GR-15784 Athens, Greece. - aparmakel@biol.uoa.gr

 
 

4 Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli Zografou, GR-15784 Athens, Greece. - pkotsakiozi@hotmail.com

 
 

5 Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, GR-71409 Heraklion, Crete, Greece. - iasmi@nhmc.uoc.gr

 
 

6 Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, GR-11855, Athens, Greece.

 
     
  Abstract:  
   

A new scorpion species is described from Lesvos Island (Greece), Euscorpius lesbiacus sp. n., based on morphological and molecular evidence. Identity and level of divergence of this taxon is confirmed by a phylogeny based on multiple DNA markers. Morphologically, the new species is mainly characterized by a trichobothrial numbers Pv = 7 and Pe-et = 6, and pectinal tooth numbers (Dp) usually 8 to 9 in males and 7 in females.

 
  Key words: Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae, systematics, phylogeny, Aegean, Lesvos Island, Greece,  
    Euscorpius lesbiacus sp. n.  
  Taxonomy: Euscorpius lesbiacus sp. n.  
     
 

Euscorpius lesbiacus sp. n., una nueva especie de escorpión de la isla de Lesbos, Grecia (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae).

 
     
  Resumen:  
   

Se describe una nueva especie de escorpión de la isla de Lesbos (Grecia), Euscorpius lesbiacus sp. n., basado en evidencia morfológica y molecular. La identidad y el nivel de divergencia de este taxón se confirma mediante una filogenia basada en multiples marcadores de ADN. Morfológicamente, la nueva especie se caracteriza principalmente por un número tricobotrial Pv = 7 y Pe-et = 6, y un número de dientes pectinales (Dp) generalmente de 8 a 9 en machos y 7 en hembras.

 
 

Palabras clave: Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae, sistemática, filogenia, Egeo, isla de Lesbos,

 
 

 

Grecia, Euscorpius lesbiacus sp. n.  
 

Taxonomía: Euscorpius lesbiacus n. sp.,