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A Morphometric Study of Mesobuthus Eupeus (Scorpionida: Buthidae) in Fars Province, Southern Iran Mesobuthus eupeus morphometric in Fars province Original article A Morphometric Study of Mesobuthus eupeus (Scorpionida: Buthidae) in Fars Province, Southern Iran Mohammad Ebrahimi1, MSc; Abstract Marziyeh Hamyali Ainvan2, Background: Scorpions are a group of poisonous invertebrates 1 MSc; Mohsen Kalantari , PhD; that are widely distributed in the Middle East countries including 1 Kourosh Azizi , PhD Iran. They cause serious injuries and death to humans and domestic animals in Fars province. These arthropods are settled in subtropical regions of the province. Methods: In this study, a total of 35 out of 430 Mesobuthus eupeus, including 15 males and 20 females, were selected, and then their major morphometric characteristics including the whole body length, pedipalp length, length and width of carapace, leg segments, abdomen, and tail segments, as well as the size of the poison gland, pectinal organ length, and pectinal tooth count were measured using a Collis-Vernier caliper scale. Results: The measurements of different body parts were bigger 1Research Center for Health in females than in males, except that pectinal tooth count in males Sciences, Institute of Health, (26.93mm±.88) was greater than that in females (22.20±1.00). Department of Medical Entomology The number of simple eyes on each side did not differ between and Vector Control, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; males and females. Other features showed to be higher for 2Department of Epidemiology, females than males. Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Conclusion: The results of the main morphometric features Ilam, Iran showed that the mean scores of the characters, except for the Correspondence: pectinal tooth count, in female M. eupeus species were bigger Kourosh Azizi, PhD; Research Center for Health Sciences, than those in male ones. The findings of this study are suggested to Institute of Health, Department of be used to provide a valid identification key for scorpions in Iran. Medical Entomology and Vector Control, Shiraz University of Medical Please cite this article as: Ebrahimi M, Hamyali Ainvan M, Kalantari M, Azizi Sciences, Shiraz, Iran K. A Morphometric Study of Mesobuthus eupeus (Scorpionida: Buthidae) in Email: [email protected] Fars Province, Southern Iran. J Health Sci Surveillance Sys. 2020;8(2):69-74. Received: 10 January 2020 Revised: 14 February 2020 Accepted: 11 March 2020 Keywords: Scorpion, Mesobuthus eupeus, Morphometric, Fars, Iran Introduction 1000 people die from scorpion stings, 70 percent of whom are children under 5 years old.5-7 Also, in Scorpions are classified within arachnids. The fossils Brazil, 7000 cases of scorpion stings are reported of scorpions originated in the sea and emerged on land annually, and despite providing anti-venom serum during the Silurian era about 425-450 million years ago. treatment, there is still 1% possibility of death.5 In Scorpions have a wide geographical distribution ranging Iran, 42 scorpion species from 23 genera have been from tropical regions to mild regions including deserts, identified so far which belong to 3 families of Buthidae, treeless plains, tropical forests, mountains of over 550 m Scorpionidae, and Liochelidae, of which seven species altitude, and tidal areas.1 possess lethal venom and the most poisonous species is Hemiscorpius lepturus.8-10 Scorpions are the most frequent kind of arachnids.2 In Iran, scorpions and scorpion stings are considered a Mesobuthus eupeus has a wide geographical health and medical issue which, besides fear, worries, distribution in Iran.11 During 1998, a total of 159 and medical costs caused by it, has threatened many scorpions were collected from Shiraz in Fars people’s lives over the years.3, 4 In Mexico, annually, province, of which 135 species (84/9 %) were M. J Health Sci Surveillance Sys April 2020; Vol 8; No 2 69 Ebrahimi M, Hamyali Ainvan M, Kalantari M, Azizi K eupeus which were the most common species in the M. eupeus (Scorpionida: Buthidae) were captured in region.12 In another study in Kohgiluye va Booyer- different counties of Fars province including Mohr, Ahmad province (in 2000), totally 341 species Abadeh, Larestan, Darab, Farashband, Zarghan, (43%) of 791 captured scorpions were M. eupeus, Neiriz, Ghir and Karzin, Mamasani, Sarvestan, which were reported to be the most frequent species Sepidan, Estehban, and Shiraz (Figure 1). Then, 35 in the region.13 In another study in Fars province, scorpions, including 15 males and 20 females, were 15 male and 15 female scorpions of the species selected for morphometric study. Androctonus crassicauda were selected and their main morphometric characteristics were measured, Diagnosis showing that the measurements in female specimens The main morphometric indices of scorpions were bigger than those in male specimens in general, which could be used to identify and provide an except that pectinal organ length (9.08±0.47 vs. identification key were extracted by exploring the 8.31±0.36) and pectinal tooth count (31.13±1.12 vs. relevant literature and then tabulated. Therefore, 25.66±1.67) were greater in males. Also, the number of characteristics including the whole body length, simple eyes on each side of the head differed slightly, pedipalp length, length and width of carapace, leg being 3.40±0.50 for males and 3.33±0.61 for females.14 segments, abdomen, and tail segments, as well as the Furthermore, morphometric values of Obuthus krali size of the poison gland, pectinal organ length, and (Scorpiones: Buthidae), (the characters of carapace, pectinal tooth count were measured using a Collis- mesosoma, metasomal segment, femur, patella, tibia) Vernier caliper scale. were measured in Fars province in southern Iran 15 during 2009. Results Materials and Methods In the current study, the captured scorpion species were yellow to dark yellow in color (Figure 2). The tarsomere Study Area of the first and second legs had a pair of barbs on the Fars province, with an area of about 122000 km2, ventral surface; the carinae of the fifth tail segment is located in the southwest of Iran, and includes 23 was enlarged, and often edged/serrated with or without counties. This province is one of the warmest regions granules on the ventral surface; the median, lateral and of Iran with three distinct climatic areas (moderate dorso-median carinae are interconnected. The ventral cold winter and mild summer in the mountainous surface tail segments lacked long denticle rows, and the regions of north and northwest parts, rainy mild terminal tail segment had regular denticles (Figure 3). winters and hot dry summers in the central parts, Other characteristics including pectinal organ and cold winters with hot summers in the south and length (4.86±0.59mm in ♂: 5.06±0.24mm in ♀), southeast parts of the province). The average daily pedipalp length (♀: 8.42±0.38mm; ♂: 7.33±0.50 mm), high temperature is 25 °C. In the current study, 430 body length (2.20mm; ♂: 52.61±3.29mm±♀: 61.05), Figure 1: Map of Iran showing the location of the sampling areas of Mesobuthus eueus: (1-Abadeh, 2-Darab, 3-Istahban, 4- Farrashband, 5- Ghir and karzin, 6-Larestan, 7-Noorabad Mamassani, 8-Mohr, 9-Neyriz,10-Sepidan, 11-Shiraz, 12-Zarqan 13-Sarvestan). 70 J Health Sci Surveillance Sys April 2020; Vol 8; No 2 Mesobuthus eupeus morphometric in Fars province Figure 2: Scorpions Mesobuthus eupeus of the dorsal surface and the abdomen: (a): dorsal surface male, (b): ventral surface male, (c): dorsal surface female, and (d): ventral surface female) Figure 3: Scorpions Mesobuthus eupeus tale segments: (a): the ventral surface tail segments lack long denticle rows, and (b): the terminal tail segment has regular denticles (b). abdomen length (13.00±1.28mm; ♂: 16.34±1.94mm), abdomen width, pectinal organ length, pectinal tooth abdomen width (♀: 7.18±0.71mm; ♂: 5.54±0.87mm) number, and carapace length are the parameters and metasoma length (♀: 24.29±2.24mm; ♂: which are commonly used to identify the species and 27.35±1.13mm) were measured. Fauna, distribution, distinguish between sexes.16 In this study, as many as and morphometric features of M. eupeus are displayed 36 characters were examined, the main of which were in Tables 1 and 2. whole body length, pedipalp length, length and width of carapace, leg segments, abdomen, and tail segments, Discussion as well as the size of the poison gland, pectinal organ length, and pectinal tooth count. Characteristics with Mesobuthus eupeus has the widest geographical limited intraspecific variation and different from those distribution in Iran, particularly in Fars province. of other closely related species can be used as useful This finding is similar to previous results reported in taxonomic indices to provide valid identification keys. this province.11, 12 In the current study, 430 specimens In M. eupeus, the whole body length, pedipalp length, (48.75%) of this species were captured in different pectinal organ length, pectinal tooth count, as well as counties of Fars province, including Mohr, Abadeh, abdomen length and width, having been manipulated Larestan, Darab, Farashband, Zarghan, Neiriz, Ghir slightly, were selected as the main taxonomic indices.11 and Karzin, Mamasani, Sarvestan, Sepidan, Estehban In this study, using selected indices and following valid and Shiraz, and were found to be the most frequent identification keys, we made an attempt to present a species. Measurements such as the whole body length, valid, illustrated identification key to the scorpions of J Health Sci Surveillance Sys April
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