BIHAREAN BIOLOGIST 14 (2): 90-97 ©Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2020 Article No.: e201205 http://biozoojournals.ro/bihbiol/index.html

The scorpion fauna (Arachnida: Scorpiones) of the Southern regions of Sistan and Baluchestan Province with notes on the occurrence of Androctonus baluchicus (Pocock, 1900) in

Mohammed MORADI1, Ersen Aydin YAĞMUR2,*, Mehri SOLTANABADI1 and Sedighe Mirahmadi SARPIRI1

1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran. 2. Alaşehir Vocational School, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. * Corresponding author, E. A. Yağmur, E-mail: [email protected]

Received: 17. May 2020 / Accepted: 17. July 2020 / Available online: 20. July 2020 / Printed: December 2020

Abstract. In this study the scorpion fauna of southern parts of Sistan and Baluchestan province Southeast of Iran, were investigated. The samples were collected from 27 localities around the eight cities (Delgan, Iranshahr, , Nikshahr, , Qasr-e Qand, Konarak and ) and a total of 338 specimens were collected. Androctonus baluchicus, Hottentotta sistanensis, Odontobuthus tirgari, O. tavighiae, Orthochirus fuscipes, Sassanidotus gracilis, Mesobuthus eupeus (Buthidae), Hemiscorpius acanthocercus, H. lepturus (Hemiscorpiidae) are identifed. Besides, Androctonus baluchicus (Pocock, 1900) is recorded from Iran for the first time herein and its existence in Iran is discussed.

Key words: fauna, Scorpiones, Buthidae, Hemiscorpiidae, Sistan, Baluchestan, Iran.

Introduction Material examined: 1. Dalegan, Central, 9 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, 06.08.2016, 27°34'27"N, 59°26'13"E, 416 m. 2. Dalegan, Sixty-two scorpion species have been recorded from Iran Chahklir Village, 1 ♂, 03.09.2016, 27°28'53"N, 59°26'55"E, 389 (Fet et al. 2018, Karataş et al. 2012, Kovařík 2013, Kovařík et m. 3. Iranshahr, Tordan Village, 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, 28.07.2016, al. 2018, 2019, Mirshamsi et al. 2011a, 2013, Navidpour et al. 27°11'13"N, 60°25'57"E, 513 m. 4. Sarbaz, Afshan Village, 1 ♀, 2013, 2016, Teruel et al. 2014, Yağmur et al. 2016), and 41 of 20.09.2017, 26°39'09"N, 61°41'25"E, 1012 m. 5. Sarbaz, Bogam them are endemic. The species Androctonus robustus Kovarik Village, 1 ♂, 23.09.2017, 26°24'44"N, 62°07'59"E, 601 m. 6. & Ahmed, 2013, Hemiscorpius persicus Birula, 1903, Hottentot- Nikshahr, Central, 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 28.09.2016, 26°24'26"N, ta sistanensis Kovařík et al. 2018, Mesobuthus caucasicus 60°19'35"E, 948 m. (Nordmann, 1840), M. eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839), M. macma- Comments: A record was given of Androctonus baluchicus honi (Pocock, 1900), Orthochirus fuscipes (Pocock, 1900), Polis- (Pocock, 1900) from Kashan (Central Iran) (Kovařík, 1997), ius persicus Fet, Capes & Sissom, 2001, Razianus zarudnyi but this record was abolished by Vignoli et al. (2003) and re- (Birula, 1903), Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900) and S. za- ported that the specimen belongs to a subadult A. crassicauda rudnyi (Birula, 1900) have been recorded up now in Sistan & (Yağmur et al. 2016). But scorpion checklists of Iran went on Baluchestan province (Mirshamsi et al. 2011b, Yağmur et al. to include Androctonus baluchicus in Iranian scorpion fauna 2016, Kovařík et al. 2018). The purpose of this study is to in- (Mirshamsi et al. 2011b, Dehghani and Kassiri, 2018). Proba- troduce the scorpion fauna of Sistan & Baluchestan province bly the authors overlooked correction of Vignoli et al. (2003) and to increase our knowledge of Iranian scorpion fauna. and it has not been reported from Iran in reality. Vachon (1958) recorded Androctonus baluchicus from “Faisabad, Seistan: 1 ♀♀ et 3 ♀, K. Paludan, même station, Material and Methods même collecteur, 1 ♀♀, 10-V-1949”. Moradmand & Jäger

(2012) mentioned for this locality as type locality of Euspar- The scorpion collections were carried out between 13 March - 30 Sep- tember 2016. A total of 338 specimens (165 males and 173 females) assus kronebergi Denis, 1958 and accepted this locality in Af- have been collected and examined from 27 different localities in Sis- ghanistan as “Afghanistan: Seistan, Faizabad, 14 February tan & Baluchestan Province (Figs 1-7). The specimens were collected 1949, K. Paludan leg. (ZMUC 5671)”. Jablonski et al. (2019) by lifting the rocks, searching under the bare leaves and the gap be- commented this locality as “This record is probably incorrect tween walls and rocks, as well as pouring water into the nests of the as there is not a Faizabad Prov. in Afghanistan. The city Fai- scorpions during the daytime and with UV light at night. All the ma- zabad (Fayzabad) is in Badakhshan Prov. (eastern Afghani- terial mentioned in this work is preserved in 70% alcohol and depos- stan)”. The paper of Vachon (1958) is already only about Af- ited in the animal biosystematics laboratory at Department of Biolo- gy, University of Zanjan. ghanistan and does not include any records from Iran. The location of The Faisabad, Seistan is not in Iran and does not refer to Iranian Sistan region. This information was also con- Results firmed by Alireza Zamani and Majid Moradmand (Personal communication). Because of these explanations our A. balu- Family Buthidae C.L. Koch, 1837 chicus record is the first record for Iranian scorpion fauna. The fauna of Sistan & Baluchestan Province has similarities Androctonus baluchicus (Pocock, 1900) with Afghanian and Pakistanian fauna. Previously the spe- Distribution: A. baluchicus is known from Afghanistan and cies Androctonus robustus Kovařík & Ahmed, 2013 which is (Lourenço, 2005). known only from Pakistan, was recorded from Sistan & Ba- Distribution in Iran: First record for Iranian scorpion luchestan Province (Yağmur et al. 2016). As a result, A. balu- fauna. chicus is recorded herein for the first time.

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brown mesosoma and I - III metasomal segments and black metasomal segments IV-V. Subsequently, Kovařík and Ah- med (2013) also use this coloration pattern to identify A. ba- luchicus. But A. baluchicus has dark populations, too. We found specimens in Iran with dark coloration and subadult specimens match with coloration pattern of A. baluchicus. Morphological characteristics have not been determined well but we identified our specimens as A. baluchicus via colora- tion pattern of subadult specimens. This species needs a de- tailed redescription.

Mesobuthus eupeus (C.L. Koch, 1839) Distribution: M. eupeus is known from Afghanistan, Arme- nia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz- stan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan and Russia (Astrakhan Region) (Fet & Lowe, 2000, Fet, 1989, 1994, Kovařík et al. 2011). Distribution in Iran: M. eupeus is widely distributed in Iran and known from Ardebil, West Azerbaijan, Isfahan, Abadeh, Shiraz, Hamadan, Bandarabbas, Bushehr, Kashan, Khoozestan, Kerman, Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad Prov- ince, Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiyari Province, Golestan, Khora-

san, Markazi, Mazandaran, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchistan, Tehran, and Yazd Provinces (Dehghani et al. 2008, Far- zanpay, 1987, Habibi, 1971, Kovařík, 1997, Vignoli et al. 2003, Vignoli & Crucitti, 2005, Mirshamsi et al. 2010, Navidpour et al. 2008a, 2008b, 2008c, 2008d, 2010, 2011, 2012, Pirali- Kheirabadi et al. 2009). Material examined: 1. Bezman, Gask Village, 10 ♂♂, 15 ♀♀, 13.08.2016, 27°11'13"N, 60°25'57"E, 836 m. 2. Iranshahr, Central, 9 ♂♂, 26 ♀♀, 26.03.2016, 27°14'12"N, 60°24'24"E, 525 m. 3. Iranshahr, Tordan Village, 7 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀, 28.08.2016, 27°11'13"N, 60°25'57"E, 513 m. 4. Sarbaz, Kahoran Village, 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, 05.09.2016, 26°44'53"N, 61°05'13"E, 1141 m. 5. Sarbaz, Afshan Village, 3 ♀♀, 12.09.2016, 26°39'09"N, 61°41'25"E, 1012 m. 6. Sarbaz, Gongan Village, 10 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, 02.09.2016, 26°38'03"N, 61°21'50"E, 968 m. 7. Sarbaz, Gonan Village, 1 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 13.03.2013, 26°34'34"N, 61°24'38"E, 1188 m. 8. Sarbaz, Solehdan Village, 11 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀, 01.09.2016, 26°32'17"N, 62°07'37"E, 1137 m. 9. Sarbaz, Baluchbazar Vil- lage, 4 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, 15.09.2016, 26°29'17"N, 62°07'37"E, 1137 m. 10. Sarbaz, Bogam Village, 7 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, 08.08.2016, 26°24'44"N, 62°07'59"E, 601 m. 11. Sarbaz, Mortak Village, 17 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, 22.09.2016, 26°25'11"N, 61°07'37"E, 699 m. 12. Sarbaz, Goran Village, 22 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀, 12.09.2016, 26°29'13"N, 61°13'15"E, 745 m. 13. Sarbaz, Pognezan Village, 6 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, 11.09.2016, 26°20'49"N, 61°59'32"E, 668 m. 14. Chabahar, Siddighzahi Village, 1 ♀, 29.08.2016, 25°46'58"N, 61°13'01"E, 104 m. 15. Chabahar, Voshnam Village, 2 ♀♀, 23.09.2016, 25°41'53"N, 61°08'28"E, 125 m. Comments: The subspecies of Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839), M. e. afghanus (Pocock, 1889), M. e. iranus (Birula, 1917), M. e. kirmanensis (Birula, 1900), M. e. pachysoma (Birula, 1900), M. e. persicus (Pocock, 1899), M. e. philip- Figure 1. Androctonus baluchicus (Pocock, 1900), A. The geographic povitschi (Birula, 1905), and M. e. phillipsii (Pocock, 1889) have distribution in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan province, B. been reported from Iran up to now (Fet & Lowe, 2000). Re- Female dorsal view, C. Male dorsal view, D. Subadult dorsal view. cently, M. eupeus populations were reviewed by Kovařík et al. (2011) and M. e. philippovitschi (Birula, 1905) was synony- Lourenço (2005) elevated A. baluchicus to species level mized with M. e. eupeus and M. e. mesopotamicus (Penther, but used mostly coloration pattern of this species to identify 1912) was synonymized with M. e. phillipsii. Northwestern this species. He informed that A. baluchicus with yellowish Iran populations were classified as M. e. eupeus (Kovařík et 92 M. Moradi et al.

Figure 3. Odontobuthus tavighiae Navidpour, Soleglad, Fet & Ko- vařík, 2013, A. The geographic distribution in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan province, B. Female dorsal view.

1889) was elevated to species level by Mirshamsi et al. (2011a). M. e. persicus (Pocock, 1899) is reported from Sistan & Baluchistan Provinces (Birula, 1900, Fet & Lowe, 2000, Navidpour et al. 2011). But we report Mesobuthus eupeus only in species level herein due to the ambiguities in the system- atics of Mesobuthus eupeus complex that need the review of known subspecies.

Odontobuthus tavighiae Navidpour, Soleglad, Fet et Ko- vařík, 2013 Distribution: Odontobuthus tavighiae is known only in Iran

(Navidpour et al. 2013). Figure 2. Mesobuthus eupeus (C.L. Koch, 1839), A. The geographic Distribution in Iran: Odontobuthus tavighiae is known on- distribution in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan province, B. Female dorsal view, C. Male dorsal view. ly in Hormozgan Province. It is recorded from Sistan & Ba- luchistan Provinces for the first time. Material examined: 1. Chabahar, Tis Village, 7 ♀♀, al. 2011, Mirshamsi et al. 2011a). Recently, M. e. kirmanensis 15.08.2016, 25°21'15"N, 60°37'32"E, 125 m. (Birula, 1900) was synonymized with M. e. persicus (Pocock, Comments: Odontobuthus tavighiae was described from 1899) (Navidpour et al. 2011). Besides, M. e. phillipsii (Pocock, Hormozgan Province recently and it has not been recorded Scorpion Fauna of Sistan and Baluchestan with occurrence of Androctonus baluchicus in Iran 93 until now from Sistan & Baluchistan Provinces. Its existing in Sistan & Baluchistan Provinces is expected due to geo- graphic closeness and similarity in scorpion fauna.

Odontobuthus tirgari Mirshamsi, Azghadi, Navidpour, Aliabadian, Kovařík, 2013 Distribution: Odontobuthus tirgari is known only in Iran (Mirshamsi et al. 2013). Distribution in Iran: Odontobuthus tirgari is known only in Khorasan Razavi Province. It is recorded from Sistan & Baluchistan Provinces for the first time. Material examined: 1. Sarbaz, Gongan Village, 4 ♀♀, 09.08.2016, 26°38'03"N, 61°21'50"E, 968 m. 2. Sarbaz, Goran Village, 1 ♀, 08.08.2016, 26°29'13"N, 61°13'15"E, 745 m. 3. Nikshahr, Khear Abad Village, 1 ♂, 30.09.2016, 26°13'37"N, 60°04'49"E, 567 m. Comments: Odontobuthus tirgari was described from Khorasan Razavi Province recently and it has not been rec- orded until now from Sistan & Baluchistan Provinces like

Odontobuthus tavighiae. Khorasan Razavi and Sistan & Balu- chistan Provinces are located in eastern side of Iran and this species is distributed along these two provinces.

Hottentotta sistanensis Kovařík, Yağmur & Moradi, 2018 Distribution: Hottentotta sistanensis is known only in Iran (Kovařík et al. 2018). Distribution in Iran: Hottentotta sistanensis is known only in Sistan & Baluchistan. Material examined: 1. Saravan, 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, 01.04.2016, 27°22'58"N 62°21'22"E, 1207 m. 2. Sirkan, 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 10.08.2016, 26°49'47"N 62°38'23"E, 1268 m. 3. Koshtegan, 1 ♀, 15.04.2016, 26°38'46"N 63°01'19"E, 876 m. Comments: Hottentotta sistanensis was described from Sistan & Baluchistan Province recently.

Orthochirus fuscipes (Pocock, 1900) Distribution: Orthochirus fuscipes is distributed in Iran (Ko- vařík, 2004), India and Pakistan (Pocock, 1900). Distribution in Iran: Orthochirus fuscipes is known only in Sistan & Baluchistan Province in Iran (Kovařík, 2004). Material examined: 1. Bezman, Gask Village, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 05.09.2016, 27°47'46"N, 60°15'28"E, 836 m. 2. Sarbaz, Kahoran Village, 3 ♂♂, 12.09.2016, 26°44'53"N, 61°05'13"E, 1141 m. 3. Sarbaz, Baluchbazar Village, 4 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, 21.09.2016, 26°29'17"N, 62°07'37"E, 1137 m. 4. Sarbaz, Goran Village, 1 ♀, 08.08.2016, 26°29'13"N, 61°13'15"E, 745 m. 5. Sarbaz, Mortak

Village, 1 ♂, 11.09.2016, 26°25'11"N, 61°50'07"E, 699 m. 6. Figure 4. Odontobuthus tirgari Mirshamsi, Azghadi, Navidpour, Ali- Sarbaz, Pogenzan Village, 1 ♂, 21.09.2016, 26°20'46"N, abadian & Kovařík, 2013, A. The geographic distribution in the 61°59'32"E, 668 m. 7. Chabahar, Voshnam Morid Village, 4 south of Sistan and Baluchestan province, B. Female dorsal view, ♂♂, 1 ♀, 04.04.2016, 25°45'57"N, 60°51'02"E, 61 m. 8. Chaba- C. Male dorsal view. har, Voshnam Village, 1 ♀, 18.08.2016, 25°41'53"N,

61°08'28"E, 61 m. Material examined: 1. Bezman, Gask Village, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Comments: Orthochirus fuscipes was recorded from Sistan 04.04.2016, 27°47'46"N, 60°15'28"E, 836 m. 2. Dalegan, Cen- & Baluchistan Province by Kovařík (2004) and its existing is tral, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, 05.09.2016, 27°34'27"N, 59°26'13"E, 416 m. confirmed herein. Dalegan, 3. Chahshor Village, 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 01.09.2016,

27°27'10"N, 59°44'09"E, 447 m. 4. Nikshahr, Takhte Malek Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900) Village, 7 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 29.09.2016, 26°26'46"N, 60°02'46"E, 797 m. Distribution: Sassanidotus gracilis is distributed in Iran, Af- 5. Nikshahr, Central, 5 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, 29.09.2016, 27°27'10"N, ghanistan, Pakistan (Kovařík & Fet, 2006). 59°44'09"E, 447 m. 6. Nikshahr, Khear Abad Village, 6 ♂♂, 3 Distribution in Iran: Sassanidotus gracilis is found only in ♀♀, 30.09.2016, 26°13'37"N, 60°04'49"E, 567 m. Sistan & Baluchistan Province in Iran (Kovařík & Fet, 2006). 94 M. Moradi et al.

Figure 6. Orthochirus fuscipes (Pocock, 1900), A. The geographic dis- tribution in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan province, B. Fe- male dorsal view, C. Male dorsal view.

Hemiscorpius acanthocercus Monod & Lourenço, 2005 Distribution: Hemiscorpius acanthocercus is distributed only in Figure 5. Hottentotta sistanensis Kovařík, Yağmur & Moradi, 2018, A. The geographic distribution in the south of Sistan and Iran (Navidpour et al. 2013). Baluchestan province, B. Female dorsal view, C. Male dorsal Distribution in Iran: Hemiscorpius acanthocercus is known view. in Hormozgan and Khoozestan Provinces (Monod & Lou- renço, 2005, Karataş et al. 2012). It is recorded for the first time from Sistan & Baluchistan Province herein. Comments: Sassanidotus gracilis was described from Sis- Material examined: 1. Sarbaz, Solehdan Village, 1 ♀, tan & Baluchistan Province by Birula (1900) and its existing 22.09.2016, 26°32'17"N, 61°47'52"E, 1169 m. 2. Sarbaz, Mortak is confirmed herein. Village, 1 ♀, 11.09.2016, 26°25'11"N, 61°50'07"E, 699 m.

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Figure 8. Hemiscorpius acanthocercus Monod & Lourenço, 2005, A. The

geographic distribution in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan Figure 7. Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900), A. The geographic distri- province, B. Female dorsal view, C. Male dorsal view. bution in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan province, B. Female dorsal view, C. Male dorsal view. Province due to faunal similarities with Hormozgan and

Comments: Hemiscorpius acanthocercus was described Khoozestan provinces. from Hormozgan Province by Monod & Lourenço (2005) and later recorded from Khoozestan Province (Karataş et al. Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861

2012) and its existing is expected in Sistan & Baluchistan Distribution: Hemiscorpius lepturus is distributed in Iran and 96 M. Moradi et al.

61°13'15"E, 754 m. 4. Sarbaz, Pogenzan Village, 2 ♂, 21.09.2016, 26°20'49"N, 61°5932"E, 668 m. Comments: Hemiscorpius lepturus is recorded for the first time from Sistan & Baluchistan and its existing is expected in Sistan & Baluchistan Province due to its widespread distri- bution in Iran.

Discussion

The Hemiscorpius persicus Birula, 1903, Hottentotta sistanensis Kovařík et al. 2018, Mesobuthus caucasicus (Nordmann, 1840), M. eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839), M. macmahoni (Pocock, 1900), Orthochirus fuscipes (Pocock, 1900), Polisius persicus Fet, Capes & Sissom, 2001, Razianus zarudnyi (Birula, 1903), Sas- sanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900) and S. zarudnyi (Birula, 1900) have been recorded from Sistan & Baluchistan Province up to now. We examined southern districts of Sistan & Baluchi- stan Province. We confirmed the existing of the species Hot- tentotta sistanensis, M. eupeus, Orthochirus fuscipes and Sas- sanidotus gracilis. In addition, we recorded Odontobuthus tavighiae, Odontobuthus tirgari, Hemiscorpius acanthocercus, Hemiscorpius lepturus for the first time from Sistan & Baluchi- stan Province. Besides, Androctonus baluchicus is determined as new record for Iranian scorpion fauna. Sistan & Baluchistan Province has common species with Pakistan due to zoogeographic connection. The scorpion species of Androctonus baluchicus, Androctonus robustus, Mes- obuthus macmahoni, Orthochirus fuscipes and Sassanidotus gra- cilis are distributed in both Sistan & Baluchistan Province and Pakistan. Androctonus baluchicus, Mesobuthus macmahoni and Sas- sanidotus gracilis are distributed in Afghanistan, Iran and Pa- kistan. Probably these species are distributed in all semi de- sert areas in this wide area. But Orthochirus fuscipes is dis- tributed along Sistan & Baluchistan, Pakistan and India (Mirshamsi et al. 2011b). But South of Pakistan is a poorly known area for scorpion fauna. Further studies will show that some of rest species of Sistan & Baluchistan can be rec- orded in Pakistan. As a result, 9 species of the known 68 species in Iran are

recorded in Sistan & Baluchistan Province. Of these, Hotten- Figure 9. Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861, A. The geographic distri- totta sistanensis is endemic in Sistan & Baluchistan Province. bution in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan province, B. Female dorsal view.

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