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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-04-22 |
| Categories: Insects |
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| Date Submitted: 2009-03-10 5:53 |
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Euscorpius carpathicus
This widespread species has currently 23 valid subspecies, which are more or less difficult to identify. A major revision of this species (and the other species of Euscorpius) is fortunately underway, and a lot of exciting changes are expected.
Distribution:
Africa (Egypt, Libya, Madeira, Tunisia), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, France, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain (including Baleares), Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia).
Habitat:
Warm, temperate climate in South-Western Europe. It is found in different habitats (in gardens, in forrests, under stones, in houses, in old walls).
Venom:
Few medical data available, but data from Italy suggest local effects only. Mildly venomous. Harmless scorpion, which rarely will use its stinger.
General:
This species varies very much in color. Some poulations are black with yellow-brown legs and darker sting (telson). Others have dark brown bodies. Some populations are also light brown, almost orangish in color. Because of these variations, colors are not a safe way to identify Euscorpius. Adults measure 35-45 mm. It is a typical fossorial scorpion with large, strong pedipalps, a stout body, short legs and a short, thin tail (metasoma).
Selected litterature:
Torregiani, F. & C. La Cavera (1990). Puntura di scorpione (Euscorpius, sp.) in Italia e rassegna dello scorpionismo [Scorpion sting (Euscorpius, sp.) in Italy and scorpionism review.] Minerva Medica, vol. 81 (suppl. 2), pp. 137-145.
Crucitti, P. (1993). Distribution and diversity of Italian scorpions. REDIA, vol. LXXVI (2), pp. 281-300.
Ugolini, A. & Vannini, M. (1992). Parental care and larval survival in Euscorpius carpathicus. Boll. Zool., vol. 59, pp. 443-446.
Kritscher, E, (1992). Erstnachweis von Skropionen auf den Maltesischen Inseln. Euscorpius carpathicus candiota (Birula, 1903) (Arachn.:Scorp.:Chactidae) auf Malta und Gozo. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, vol. 93, p. 185.
Vannini, M. & Ugolini, A. (1980). Permanence of Euscorpius carpathicus (L.) larvae on the mothers back (Scorpiones, Chactidae). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., vol. 7, pp. 45-47. |
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