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, Yağmur, Koç, Yesilyurt & Rossi, 2012

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

Holotype: MTAS, male ♂. 07.X.2005. legit 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., Yağmur, E.A., Koç, H., Yeşilyurt, F. & Rossi, A. 2012. A new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae) from Turkey. ZooKeys 219: 63-80. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.219.3597 Reference page.