Euscorpius flavicaudis
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Euscorpius flavicaudis is a species of scorpion in the Euscorpiidae family. The natural area of the species of the genus Euscorpius , which isup to 40 mm in length,includes the relatively coastal areas of the western Mediterranean. Euscorpius flavicaudis is regarded as an outspoken cultural follower and is regularly abducted to other regions due to its frequent stay in houses.
features
Euscorpius flavicaudis is one of the larger species of the genus Euscorpius , the animals have a body length of up to about 40 mm. The segments of the mesosoma show a slight curvature above. The species is clearly two-colored. The body is dark reddish brown to black on top. The ventral side, the legs and the poisonous bladder ( telson ) are thus sharply contrasting overall yellowish.
The underside of the pedipalp hand (Chela manus) has five trichobothria ventrally . The patella of the pedipalps has 10–14, mostly 12–13 trichobothria on the ventral side and 24–33, mostly 26–30 on the distal (outer) side.
distribution and habitat
The natural range of the species includes the relatively coastal areas of the western Mediterranean. The distribution area stretches from northeast Spain and the Balearic Islands through southern France and western Italy to the southwest tip of the Italian peninsula and also includes northern Algeria and Tunisia as well as the islands of Corsica and Sardinia . Euscorpius flavicaudis is found much more frequently in natural habitats than Euscorpius italicus , but like this one is considered to be an outspoken cultural follower and is regularly transported to other regions due to its frequent stay in houses. A large population is established in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in the county of Kent in south east England, it is the northernmost occurrence of scorpions in Europe. The species was also naturalized in Brazil and Uruguay.
Poisonous effect
In addition to local symptoms such as pain and a burning sensation, stings can cause nausea and vomiting, profuse sweating, and hematuria .
swell
Individual evidence
- ^ ME Braunwalder: Scorpiones (Arachnida). Fauna Helvetica 13, Neuchatel 2005, ISBN 2-88414-025-5 : p. 46
- ↑ a b c d M. E. Braunwalder: Scorpiones (Arachnida). Fauna Helvetica 13, Neuchatel 2005, ISBN 2-88414-025-5 : pp. 45-47
- ↑ Dimitris Kaltsas, Iasmi Stathi, Victor Fet: Scorpions of the Eastern Mediterranean. In: SE Makarov & RN Dimitrijević (Eds.) 2008: Advances in Arachnology and Developmental Biology. Papers dedicated to Prof. Dr. Božidar Ćurčić. Inst. Zool., Belgrade; BAS, Sofia; Fac. Life Sci., Vienna; SASA, Belgrade & UNESCO MAB Serbia. Vienna - Belgrade - Sofia, Monographs, 12: pp. 209–246, here p. 231 ( Online ; PDF; 847 kB)
- ^ TG Benton: Determinants of male mating success in a scorpion. Anim. Behav., 43, 1992: pp. 125-135. ( Online ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice .; PDF; 835 kB)
- ↑ Klaus P. Zulka: Red lists of endangered animals in Austria: crayfish, caddis flies, scorpions, harvestmen, cicadas. Böhlau Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3205782803 , p. 361.
- ^ Victor Fet: Scorpions of Europe. Acta zool. Bulg. 62 (1), 2010: pp. 3–12 ( online ; PDF; 527 kB)
- ↑ Gerhard G. Habermehl: Poison animals and their weapons: An introduction for biologists, chemists and physicians. A guide for tourists. Springer Verlag, ISBN 978-3540568971 , p. 37.
literature
- ME Braunwalder: Scorpiones (Arachnida). Fauna Helvetica 13, Neuchatel 2005, ISBN 2-88414-025-5 : pp. 45-47
