Open AccessREDESCRIPTION OF SCORPIO KRUGLOVI (BIRULA, 1910) (SCORPIONES, SCORPIONIDAE) FROM THI QAR PROVINCE, SOUTH OF IRAQ
Author(s) -
Ghassan A. Ali Al-Yacoub,
Murtatha Y. Al-Abbad,
Dhia K. Kareem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
maǧallaẗ matḥaf al-tārīẖ al-ṭabī’ī/bulletin of the iraq natural history museum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.148
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2311-9799
pISSN - 1017-8678
DOI - 10.26842/binhm.7.2021.16.3.0389
Subject(s) - scorpion , geography , fauna , desert (philosophy) , buthidae , ancient history , history , ecology , biology , political science , venom , law
Information on the scorpions' fauna of Iraq is limited especially in Thi Qar Province. The scorpion specimens of the present study were collected from the desert area which is located between the provinces of Thi Qar and Al-Muthana (Al-Kata'a region). The Scorpio kruglovi (Birula, 1910) redescribed in this study was found in this area.The diagnostic characters are given and the important features are figured.