Euscorpius avcii

Euscorpius avcii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Scorpiones Subordo: Neoscorpionina

Familia: Euscorpiidae
Genus: Euscorpius
Species: Euscorpius avcii

Name

• Euscorpius avcii Tropea, Yagmur, Koç, Yesilyurt & Rossi, 2012

Holotype: MTAS, ♂.

Type locality: Dilek Peninsula National Park, Canyon, Dilek Peninsula, near Davutlar Town, Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkey, 07.10.2005, leg. H. Koç.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to Dr. Aziz Avcı who is a Turkish herpetologist and the new species is named after him for his kind contributions to collecting scorpion species and his friendship.

Primary references

• Tropea, G. et al. 2012: A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae) from Turkey. ZooKeys 219: 63-80. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.219.3597 Reference page.