Alpiscorpius victori sp. n. from the Murat Mountain, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

A new scorpion species, Alpiscorpius victori sp. n., is described from Mount Murat, located in Kütahya and Uşak Provinces in the Aegean Region of western Turkey, based on morphological evidence. The species is classified within the genus Alpiscorpius Gantenbein et al., 1999, due to the presence of t...

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Main Author: E. A. Yağmur
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Language:English
Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/731
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description A new scorpion species, Alpiscorpius victori sp. n., is described from Mount Murat, located in Kütahya and Uşak Provinces in the Aegean Region of western Turkey, based on morphological evidence. The species is classified within the genus Alpiscorpius Gantenbein et al., 1999, due to the presence of three trichobothria in the em series on the external surface of the pedipalp patella. With the addition of this species, the number of known species in the family Euscorpiidae rises to 24, while the genus Alpiscorpius now includes six species in Turkey.
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spelling doaj-art-4e9e788692d942e78a95d52c9a564b4c2025-08-20T03:31:52ZengPublishing House "Akademperiodyka"Zoodiversity2707-725X2707-72682025-04-0159210.15407/zoo2025.02.101731Alpiscorpius victori sp. n. from the Murat Mountain, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)E. A. Yağmur0Manisa Celal Bayar University, Alaşehir Vocational School, Alaşehir, Manisa, TurkeyA new scorpion species, Alpiscorpius victori sp. n., is described from Mount Murat, located in Kütahya and Uşak Provinces in the Aegean Region of western Turkey, based on morphological evidence. The species is classified within the genus Alpiscorpius Gantenbein et al., 1999, due to the presence of three trichobothria in the em series on the external surface of the pedipalp patella. With the addition of this species, the number of known species in the family Euscorpiidae rises to 24, while the genus Alpiscorpius now includes six species in Turkey.https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/731anatolianew speciesdescriptionscorpion taxonomy
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Alpiscorpius victori sp. n. from the Murat Mountain, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)
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scorpion taxonomy
title Alpiscorpius victori sp. n. from the Murat Mountain, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)
title_full Alpiscorpius victori sp. n. from the Murat Mountain, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)
title_fullStr Alpiscorpius victori sp. n. from the Murat Mountain, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)
title_full_unstemmed Alpiscorpius victori sp. n. from the Murat Mountain, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)
title_short Alpiscorpius victori sp. n. from the Murat Mountain, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)
title_sort alpiscorpius victori sp n from the murat mountain kutahya and usak provinces turkey scorpiones euscorpiidae
topic anatolia
new species
description
scorpion taxonomy
url https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/731
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