Molecular analysis of gut content is one the widest used methods to investigate diet in arthropods. Stomach some arthropods particularly difficult, e.g., arachnids, because they have external digestion and a low foraging frequency. Scorpions feeding frequency, their information scarce. In this work we explore DNA metabarcoding approach detect prey Vietnamese forest scorpions (Heterometrus laoti...

In this study, the epidemiology and clinical findings of scorpion stings in the Sanliurfa province of Turkey was evaluated between May and September 2003. Data obtained from questionnaires was evaluated and the identification of scorpions collected from the region was carried out in the laboratory. It was determined that of the species of scorpions only Androctonus crassicauda was collected. Th...

Information on the scorpions' fauna of Iraq is limited especially in Thi Qar Province. The scorpion specimens present study were collected from desert area which located between provinces and Al-Muthana (Al-Kata'a region). Scorpio kruglovi (Birula, 1910) redescribed this was found area.The diagnostic characters are given important features figured.

Scorpions represent an iconic lineage of arthropods, historically renowned for their unique bauplan, ancient fossil record and venom potency. Yet, higher level relationships of scorpions, based exclusively on morphology, remain virtually untested, and no multilocus molecular phylogeny has been deployed heretofore towards assessing the basal tree topology. We applied a phylogenomic assessment to...

A new species of the genus Euscorpius Thorell, 1876is described based on specimens collected from Dilek Peninsula (Davutlar, Aydın) in Turkey. It is characterized by an oligotrichous trichobothrial pattern (Pv= 7, et= 5/6, eb= 4) and small size. Euscorpius (Euscorpius) avciisp. n. is the first named species of the subgenus Euscorpius from Turkey.

A new genus and species of scorpion belonging to the family Pseudochactidaeare described based on four specimens collected in the Tien Son cave at the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. The new species represents a true troglobitic element, the first one known for the family Pseudochactidae. This represents the third known record of a pseudochactid, and the first f...

This epidemiological review was carried out to display the magnitude and the geographic distribution of scorpion envenomation in Iran with focus on the southwestern region of Iran, particularly. The Iranian recognized scorpions belonging to two families, including Buthidae and Scorpionidae. Buthidae family consists of 14 genuses, 26 species, and 18 sub-species, while Scorpionidae family has thr...

Spiders and scorpions are notorious for their fearful dispositions and their ability to inject venom into prey and predators, causing symptoms such as necrosis, paralysis, and excruciating pain. Information on venom composition and the toxins present in these species is growing due to an interest in using bioactive toxins from spiders and scorpions for drug discovery purposes and for solving cr...

Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico. The ecosystem of this region composed large area bushes, forests, and grasslands, which allows for a specific diversity fauna; among them are interesting species non-lethal scorpions. Most Chihuahuan scorpions have been previously morphologically molecularly described; however, manuscript could be first to describe composition those venoms. This work ai...