Euscorpius mingrelicus
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Euscorpius mingrelicus is a scorpion species from the family of euscorpiidae . The systematic delimitation of Euscorpius mingrelicus and thus also the area of distribution has not yet been conclusively clarified. The range of the species probably only includes the Asian part of Turkey, western Georgia and the Russian Black Sea coast to the north. Accordingto V. Fet, thedeposits on the Balkan Peninsula are part of an “E. mingrelicus “ complex, which, however, cannot be assigned to this species.
features
Euscorpius mingrelicus is one of the larger species of the genus, the animals have a body length of about 38 mm. The segments of the metasoma show traces of a keel at the top. The animals are generally quite dark brown.
The differentiation from the sometimes extremely similar other species of the genus is only possible by comparing several fine morphological features. In E. mingrelicus , the underside of the pedipalp hand (Chela manus) has four trichobothria ventrally . The trichobothria “est” and “dsb” on the fixed finger of the pedipalp are closely adjacent. The ratio of the distances between the trichobothria “et” and “est” to “est” and “dsb” fluctuates between 1.5 and 2.2. The patella of the pedipalps almost always has 6 trichobothria on the ventral side and 20 to 22 on the distal side. The group "et" on this distal side almost always has 5 trichobothria.
Distribution, habitat and way of life
The range of the species probably only includes the Asian part of Turkey, western Georgia and the Russian Black Sea coast to the north . According to V. Fet, the occurrences on the Balkan Peninsula that were previously included in E. mingrelicus are part of an "E. mingrelicus “ complex, which, however, cannot be assigned to this species.
E. mingrelicus is very widespread, at least in Turkey, and occurs there up to high mountain locations. In the Taurus Mountains in southwest Turkey, the species was detected up to an altitude of 2400 m, the highest evidence so far for the entire genus Eusorpius . So far nothing is known about the way of life of this scorpion.
Systematics
The systematic delimitation of Euscorpius mingrelicus has not yet been conclusively clarified. The occurrences on the Balkan Peninsula are currently only assigned to Euscorpius mingrelicus by V. Fet for “technical reasons” (“technically still under E. mingrelicus subspecies”). The closest relative of Euscorpius mingrelicus is Euscorpius gamma .
Danger
Information on the hazard is not yet available.
swell
Individual evidence
- ^ ME Braunwalder: Scorpiones (Arachnida). Fauna Helvetica 13, Neuchatel 2005, ISBN 2-88414-025-5 : p. 24
- ^ ME Braunwalder: Scorpiones (Arachnida). Fauna Helvetica 13, Neuchatel 2005, ISBN 2-88414-025-5 : pp. 22-24
- ↑ a b c Victor Fet, Michael E. Soleglad and Benjamin Gantenbein: The Euroscorpion: taxonomy and systematics of the genus Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae). Euscorpius - Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. 2004, No. 17: pp. 47-60.
- ^ A b V. Fet: Scorpions of Europe. Acta Zool. Bulg. 62 (1), 2010: pp. 3-12
literature
- ME Braunwalder: Scorpiones (Arachnida). Fauna Helvetica 13, Neuchatel 2005, ISBN 2-88414-025-5 : pp. 20-27
- V. Fet: Scorpions of Europe. Acta Zool. Bulg. 62 (1), 2010: pp. 3-12
- V. Fet, ME Soleglad and B. Gantenbein: The Euroscorpion: taxonomy and systematics of the genus Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae). Euscorpius - Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. 2004, No. 17: pp. 47-60.
