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Genus of scorpions

Euscorpius
Euscorpius italicus in italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Euscorpiidae
Genus: Euscorpius
Thorell, 1876
Synonyms

Acanthothraustes Mello-Leitão, 1945
Scorpius Poda, 1761

Euscorpius is a genus of scorpions, commonly called small wood-scorpions. It presently contains 65 species and is the type genus of the family Euscorpiidae – long included in the Chactidae – and the subfamily Euscorpiinae.

The most common members belong to the E. carpathicus species complex, which makes up the subgenus Euscorpius. This group is widespread from North Africa and Spain to temperate Eurasia from England and northern France through the Czech Republic to Russia.

The species range in colour from yellow-brown to dark brown. Many are brown with yellow legs and stinger. The largest is E. italicus at 5 cm (2 in), and the smallest is E. germanus at 1.5 cm (0.6 in). The venom of Euscorpius species is generally very weak, with effects similar to a mosquito bite. Some smaller specimens may not even be able to puncture the human skin with their stings.

Species

Euscorpius contains the following sixty-five species:

References

  1. Thorell, T. (1876). "I.—On the classification of Scorpions". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4. 17 (97): 1–15. doi:10.1080/00222937608681889. ISSN 0374-5481.
  2. ^ Teruel & Fet (2005)
  3. ^ Rein (2008a)
  4. Rein, Jan Ove (2022). "Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896". The Scorpion Files. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Euscorpius
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