A new Scorpio (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) species from Northern Iraq

Scorpio assyriacus sp. n., from northern Iraq is described illustrated and compared with all known species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758, occurring in Turkey, the Middle East, and Iran. Aspects of the ecology and distribution of the new species are discussed and compared with those of other cl...

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Hauptverfasser: Yagmur, E. A., Kachel, H. S., Hussen, F. S., Al-Khazali, A. M., Ali, F. R., Al-Jubouri, M. A. K., Hamad, I. I., Sdiq, A. B.
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author Yagmur, E. A.
Kachel, H. S.
Hussen, F. S.
Al-Khazali, A. M.
Ali, F. R.
Al-Jubouri, M. A. K.
Hamad, I. I.
Sdiq, A. B.
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Kachel, H. S.
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Al-Khazali, A. M.
Ali, F. R.
Al-Jubouri, M. A. K.
Hamad, I. I.
Sdiq, A. B.
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description Scorpio assyriacus sp. n., from northern Iraq is described illustrated and compared with all known species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758, occurring in Turkey, the Middle East, and Iran. Aspects of the ecology and distribution of the new species are discussed and compared with those of other closely related Scorpio species from nearby localities in Turkey. The new species can be distinguished by its reduced number of pectinal teeth, the cardial-triangular configuration of the genital operculum (which is not posteriorly elongated in females), a more hirsute body, globular vesicle, flattened and discrete granules on the external surface of the chela manus, and significantly longer chela fingers compared to other species. With this discovery, the total number of documented scorpion species in Iraq has reached 23.
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spelling zoodiv-article-8492026-02-25T20:46:32Z A new Scorpio (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) species from Northern Iraq Yagmur, E. A. Kachel, H. S. Hussen, F. S. Al-Khazali, A. M. Ali, F. R. Al-Jubouri, M. A. K. Hamad, I. I. Sdiq, A. B. Mesopotamia endemic fauna description taxonomy Scorpio assyriacus sp. n., from northern Iraq is described illustrated and compared with all known species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758, occurring in Turkey, the Middle East, and Iran. Aspects of the ecology and distribution of the new species are discussed and compared with those of other closely related Scorpio species from nearby localities in Turkey. The new species can be distinguished by its reduced number of pectinal teeth, the cardial-triangular configuration of the genital operculum (which is not posteriorly elongated in females), a more hirsute body, globular vesicle, flattened and discrete granules on the external surface of the chela manus, and significantly longer chela fingers compared to other species. With this discovery, the total number of documented scorpion species in Iraq has reached 23. Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025-08-26 Article Article application/pdf https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/849 10.15407/zoo2026.01.001 Zoodiversity; Vol. 60 No. 1 (2026): Zoodiversity Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii); Том 60 № 1 (2026): Zoodiversity 2707-7268 2707-725X 10.15407/zoo2026.01 en https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/849/365 Copyright (c) 2026 Zoodiversity
spellingShingle Yagmur, E. A.
Kachel, H. S.
Hussen, F. S.
Al-Khazali, A. M.
Ali, F. R.
Al-Jubouri, M. A. K.
Hamad, I. I.
Sdiq, A. B.
A new Scorpio (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) species from Northern Iraq
title A new Scorpio (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) species from Northern Iraq
title_full A new Scorpio (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) species from Northern Iraq
title_fullStr A new Scorpio (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) species from Northern Iraq
title_full_unstemmed A new Scorpio (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) species from Northern Iraq
title_short A new Scorpio (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) species from Northern Iraq
title_sort new scorpio (scorpiones, scorpionidae) species from northern iraq
topic_facet Mesopotamia
endemic
fauna
description
taxonomy
url https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/849
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