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Part X. Alborz, Markazi and Tehran Provinces with a Description of Orthochirus Carinatus Sp Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part X. Alborz, Markazi and Tehran Provinces with a Description of Orthochirus carinatus sp. n. (Buthidae) Shahrokh Navidpour, František Kovařík, Michael E. Soleglad & Victor Fet February 2019 – No. 276 Euscorpius Occasional Publications in Scorpiology EDITOR: Victor Fet, Marshall University, ‘[email protected]’ ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Michael E. Soleglad, ‘[email protected]’ Euscorpius is the first research publication completely devoted to scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Euscorpius takes advantage of the rapidly evolving medium of quick online publication, at the same time maintaining high research standards for the burgeoning field of scorpion science (scorpiology). Euscorpius is an expedient and viable medium for the publication of serious papers in scorpiology, including (but not limited to): systematics, evolution, ecology, biogeography, and general biology of scorpions. Review papers, descriptions of new taxa, faunistic surveys, lists of museum collections, and book reviews are welcome. Derivatio Nominis The name Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 refers to the most common genus of scorpions in the Mediterranean region and southern Europe (family Euscorpiidae). Euscorpius is located at: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/ Archive of issues 1-270 see also at: http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/Euscorpius (Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 25755-2510, USA) ICZN COMPLIANCE OF ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS: Electronic (“e-only”) publications are fully compliant with ICZN (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature) (i.e. for the purposes of new names and new nomenclatural acts) when properly archived and registered. All Euscorpius issues starting from No. 156 (2013) are archived in two electronic archives: • Biotaxa, http://biotaxa.org/Euscorpius (ICZN-approved and ZooBank-enabled) • Marshall Digital Scholar, http://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/. (This website also archives all Euscorpius issues previously published on CD-ROMs.) Between 2000 and 2013, ICZN did not accept online texts as "published work" (Article 9.8). At this time, Euscorpius was produced in two identical versions: online (ISSN 1536-9307) and CD-ROM (ISSN 1536-9293) (laser disk) in archive-quality, read-only format. Both versions had the identical date of publication, as well as identical page and figure numbers. Only copies distributed on a CD-ROM from Euscorpius in 2001-2012 represent published work in compliance with the ICZN, i.e. for the purposes of new names and new nomenclatural acts. In September 2012, ICZN Article 8. What constitutes published work, has been amended and allowed for electronic publications, disallowing publication on optical discs. From January 2013, Euscorpius discontinued CD-ROM production; only online electronic version (ISSN 1536-9307) is published. For further details on the new ICZN amendment, see http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/3944/. Publication date: 19 February 2019 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:83FC944B-4594-4198-8BB6-1E390E888FE1 Euscorpius — Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. 2019, No. 276 Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part X. Alborz, Markazi and Tehran Provinces with a description of Orthochirus carinatus sp. n. (Buthidae) Shahrokh Navidpour 1, František Kovařík 2, Michael E. Soleglad 3 & Victor Fet 4 1 Razi Reference Laboratory of Scorpion Research, Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, P.O. Box 31975/148, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) 2 P.O. Box 27, CZ-145 01 Praha 45, Czech Republic; www.scorpio.cz 3 32255 Safflower St., Winchester, CA 92596, USA 4 Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:83FC944B-4594-4198-8BB6-1E390E888FE1 Summary Nine species of scorpions belonging to two families are reported from the Alborz, Markazi and Tehran Provinces of Iran. Of these, Compsobuthus kaftani Kovařík, 2003 is recorded from Tehran Province for the first time; Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905) is recorded from Alborz Province for the first time; Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880) is recorded for Alborz and Markazi Provinces for the first time; Iranobuthus krali Kovařík, 1997 is recorded for Tehran Province for the first time; Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839) is recorded from Alborz, Markazi and Tehran Provinces for the first time; Odontobuthus doriae (Thorell, 1876) is recorded from Alborz Province for the first time; and Scorpio kruglovi Birula, 1910 is recorded for Alborz and Markazi Provinces for the first time. Orthochirus carinatus sp. n. from Iran (Alborz and Tehran Provinces) is described and fully complemented with color photos of preserved specimens, as well as of its habitat. Introduction Markazi Province lies in the north-west part of Iran and is bordered by Tehran and Alborz Provinces in the This paper continues a comprehensive province-by- north, Qom Province in the east, Isfahan and Lorestan province field study of the scorpion fauna of Iran by the Provinces in the south and Hamadan Province in the RRLS team under Shahrokh Navidpour. The study west. Markazi covers 29127 km2 and its capital is Arak. includes documentation of biotope diversity, revisitation The word markazi means central in Persian. The major of previously known sites, some of them type localities, counties of the province are Saveh, Arak, Mahallat, and sampling of all the encountered scorpion species. Zarandiyeh, Khomein, Delijan, Tafresh, Ashtian, Sha- All specimens are collected with the help of UV light zand (previously known as Sarband) and Farahan. The (night catch). average air temperature of Arak is in spring 15°C, in Alborz is one of 31 provinces of Iran named after summer 22°C, in autumn 10.2°C and in winter -1.3°C. Alborz Mountains which lie mainly in the north part of Tehran is the capital of Iran and province which the province. Alborz Province lies in the north part of lies in the northern part and is bordered by Mazandaran the country and is bordered by Mazandaran Province in Province in the north, Semnan Province in the east, the north, Tehran Province in the east, Markazi Province Qazvin Province in the west and Qom in the south. in the south and Qazvin Province in the west. Alborz Tehran covers 18,956 km2. The province consists of 16 covers 5833 km2 and its capital is Karaj City. The counties (or districts) and 45 municipalities, and has 78 historical resources, documents and archeological stud- villages. Tehran features a cold semi-arid climate ies conducted in the province indicate that it had a rich (Köppen climate classification: BSk) with continental culture tracked back to prehistoric times. The major climate characteristics and Mediterranean climate pre- counties of the province are Taleghan, Hashtgerd, cipitation pattern. Tehran's climate is largely defined by Nazarabad and Karaj. The average air temperature of its geographic location, with the towering Alborz Karaj is in spring 19/8°C, in summer 23/1°C, in autumn Mountains to its north and the country central desert to 13/3°C and in winter 4/8°C. the south. It can be generally described as mild in spring 2 Euscorpius — 2019, No. 276 and autumn, hot and dry in summer, and cold and wet in Compsobuthus kaftani Kovařík, 2003 (Tehran) winter. Summer is long, hot, and dry with little rain, but Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905) (Alborz) relative humidity is generally low, making the heat tole- Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880) (Alborz, Markazi) rable. Average high temperatures are between 32 and Iranobuthus krali Kovařík, 1997 (Alborz, Markazi, 37°C, and it can drop to 14°C in the mountainous north Tehran) of the city at night. Most of the light annual precipitation Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus (C. L. Koch, 1839) (Alborz, occurs from late autumn to mid-spring, but no one Markazi, Tehran) month is particularly wet. The hottest month is July, Orthochirus carinatus sp. n. (Alborz, Tehran) with a mean minimum temperature of 26°C and a mean Odontobuthus doriae (Thorell, 1876) (Alborz, Markazi, maximum temperature of 34°C, and the coldest is Jan- Tehran) uary, with a mean minimum temperature of −5°C and a Family Scorpionidae Latreille, 1802 mean maximum temperature of 1°C. The weather of Scorpio kruglovi Birula, 1910 (Alborz, Markazi, Tehran can sometimes be unpredictably harsh. The re- Tehran) cord high temperature is 43°C and the record low is −20°C. On January 5 and 6, 2008 a wave of heavy snow Systematics and low temperatures covered the city in a thick layer of snow and ice, forcing the Council of Ministers to Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 officially declare a state of emergency and close down Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) the capital on January 6 and 7. Tehran has seen an in- (Fig. 50) crease in relative humidity and annual precipitation since the beginning of the 21st century. This is the most likely Scorpio crassicauda Olivier, 1807: 97, pl. XLII, fig. 2. because of the afforestation projects, which also include Androctonus crassicauda: Kraepelin, 1891:5 1(in7 expanding parks and lakes. The northern parts of Tehran part); Fet & Lowe, 2000: 72; Navidpour et al., 2013: are still lusher than the southern parts. 3–4, figs. 2–3 (complete references list until 2013); Moradi et al, 2015: 12; Sadílek et al., 2015: 69–76; Methods, Material & Abbreviations Amr et al., 2016: 32. Nomenclature and measurements follow Stahnke TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE REPOSITORY. Kashan, Persia, (1971), Kovařík (2009), and Kovařík & Ojanguren Affil- now Iran, Esfahan Province; MNHN. astro (2013), except for trichobothriotaxy (Vachon, 1974). ALBORZ, MARKAZI AND TEHRAN PROVINCES MATERIAL Specimens used for this study were collected by the EXAMINED. Iran, Alborz Province, Hive village, 36°03' RRLS team under Shahrokh Navidpour. Specimens 34.6"N 50°39'11.9"E, 1665 m a.s.l. (Locality No. Al- studied herein are preserved in 80% ethanol and depos- 102), VI.2013, 1♀1juv. (FKCP) 9♂1♀ (RRLS), leg. ited in RRLS and FKCP collections. The specimens Rabiei, Barzegar and Fallahpour; Hive village to Immaz- deposited in RRLS were determined and compared by adeh Mousa, 36°03'54.5"N 50°39'12.5"E, 687m a.s.l.
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