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Rev. Iber. Aracnol., Vol.
42 (2023)
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Scorpions
(Arachnida: Scorpiones) as stowaways accidently imported into the United
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Danniella Sherwood
1,2,* & Luis F. de Armas 2,3 |
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1 Arachnology Research
Association, London, United Kingdom, danni.sherwood@hotmail.com |
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2 Fundación Ariguanabo, San
Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba |
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3 P.O. Box 4327, San Antonio de
los Baños, Artemisa 38100, Cuba. luisdearmas1945@gmail.com |
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Corresponding author: danni.sherwood@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: |
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Previous and new
records of scorpions detected as stowaways in the United Kingdom are
presented and discussed. Five taxa are recorded in the scientific
literature for the first time: Centruroides insulanus (Thorell,
1876, Centruroides sp. (nigrovariatus species group),
Hottentotta cf. tamulus (Fabricius, 1798), Mesobuthus
sp. and Cercophonius squama (Gervais, 1844). Also, we discuss a
sixth undeterminable scorpion of which only a single photograph was
available. |
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Key words:
Buthidae, Bothriuridae, Centruroides, Cercophonius,
Hottentotta, |
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Mesobuthus, invasive species. |
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Escorpiones
(Arachnida: Scorpiones) como polizones importados accidentalmente al
Reino Unido |
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Resumen: |
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Se presentan y
discuten registros previos y nuevos de escorpiones detectados como
polizones en el Reino Unido. Se registran por primera vez cinco taxones:
Centruroides insulanus (Thorell, 1876), Centruroides sp. (nigrovariatus
species group), Hottentotta cf. tamulus (Fabricius, 1798),
Mesobuthus sp. y Cercophonius squama (Gervais, 1844).
Además, se menciona una sexta especie indeterminable, de la que
solamente se dispuso de una fotografía. |
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Palabras clave:
Buthidae, Bothriuridae, Centruroides, Cercophonius, |
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Hottentotta, Mesobuthus, especies invasoras. |
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