The scorpion of Montecristo, Euscorpius oglasae Di Caporiacco, 1950, stat. nov. (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): a paleo-endemism of the Tuscan Archipelago (northern Tyrrhenian, Italy)
- 作者：Valerio Vignoli ; Nicola Salomone ; Francesco Cicconardi ; Fabio Bernini
- 关键词：Euscorpius ; Insular paleo-endemism ; Morphology ; Ecology ; Conservation
Mots-clé ; s ; Euscorpius ; Palaeo-endé ; misme insulaire ; Morphologie ; É ; cologie ; Conservation - 刊名：Comptes Rendus Biologies
- 出版年：2007
- 期刊代码：96_16310691
- 类别：imm
- 出版时间：February 2007
- 卷：330
- 期：2
- 页码：113-125
- 文件大小：1610 K
摘要
The scorpion of Montecristo Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy): Euscorpius carpathicus oglasae Di Caporiacco, 1950, is a poorly known taxon. We redescribe and illustrate the insular endemism of E. c. oglasae for the first time, and elevate this subspecies to the rank of species following a thorough study of the comparative morphology of 372 specimens (including 7 related taxa). Euscorpius oglasae stat. nov. is an oligotrichous form that differs from the related species by the inner proximal surface of pedipalp movable finger, with a reduced lobe and a slightly swollen telson vesicle in males. Attention was given to the analysis of the hemispermatophore and peg sensilla of pectens. The hemispermatophore is small, with the basal lobe bearing a very short spine. We also discuss aspects of the ecology, conservation and biogeography of this species. To cite this article: V. Vignoli et al., C. R. Biologies 330 (2007).