New Scorpion Taxa (Arachnida: Scorpiones) Described in the Journal “Euscorpius” in 2002–2020
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New scorpion taxa (Arachnida: Scorpiones) described in the journal “Euscorpius” in 2002–2020 Victor Fet & František Kovařík March 2020 — No. 300 Euscorpius Occasional Publications in Scorpiology EDITOR: Victor Fet, Marshall University, ‘[email protected]’ ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Michael E. Soleglad, ‘[email protected]’ TECHNICAL EDITOR: František Kovařík, ‘[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: 5 March 2020 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A3A8E0F5-1C33-44D7-9F1B-12AA9598C5CE Euscorpius - Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. 2020, No. 300 New scorpion taxa (Arachnida: Scorpiones) described in the journal “Euscorpius” in 2002–2020 Victor Fet1 & František Kovařík2 1 Departmen of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 25755-2510, USA; email: [email protected] 2 P.O. Box 27, CZ - 145 01 Praha 45, Czech Republic; http://www.scorpio.cz http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A3A8E0F5-1C33-44D7-9F1B-12AA9598C5CE Summary This anniversary issue of the electronic, open-access journal “Euscorpius” contains a list of all new taxa described in the journal in 2002–2020. The list includes 295 new species and 24 new genera of scorpions. A chronological list of all 299 journal issues is appended. Introduction “Euscorpius” is an expedient and viable medium for the publication of serious papers in scorpiology, including (but Since its inception in 2001, the electronic, open- not limited to): systematics, evolution, ecology, biogeography, access journal “Euscorpius” (Occasional Publications in and general biology of scorpions. Review papers, descriptions Scorpiology) has published 300 issues authored by 166 of new taxa, fauna surveys, lists of museum collections, and zoologists from 38 countries: USA, Argentina, Austria, book reviews are welcome. Belgium, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, To ensure maximal international audience, submissions Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, are accepted only in English language. Guadeloupe, Guatemala, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, The journal is located at Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, The Netherlands, Norway, https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Somaliland, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Acknowledgements Kingdom, and Venezuela. In 2002–2020, “Euscorpius” published descriptions of We join dozens of colleagues who published their 295 new species and 24 new genera of scorpions. The type important findings in “Euscorpius” in expressing a profound specimens of new species described in the journal originate gratitude to Michael Soleglad for his incredible enthusiasm from 71 countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Islands, and selfless effort, which allowed to develop and produce this Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bosnia & Herzegovina, the journal since its inception. British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, We thank Graeme Lowe, Rolando Teruel, and Matthew Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Democratic Republic R. Graham for their constant, unflinching professional of Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, support and friendship over many years. We also thank all the Ethiopia, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, reviewers who cooperate with the journal. Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, V.F. is especially grateful to Larry Sheret, the Scholarly Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Lithuania Communication & Open Educational Resources Librarian, (amber), Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Marshall University, for his great help and enthusiasm in Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, transitioning “Euscorpius” to the Marshall Digital Scholar Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Somalia, Somaliland, (MDS), an electronic Institutional Repository. Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, A LIST OF NEW TAXA Vietnam, Western Sahara, and Yemen. (with a country of the type locality listed) 2 Euscorpius - 2020, No. 300 Year EUSCORPIUS, 2002-2020 (issue) New Genus/species Family Country 2002(2) Brachistosternus titicaca Ochoa & Acosta, 2002 Bothriuridae Peru 2002(2) Brachistosternus quiscapata Ochoa & Acosta, 2002 Bothriuridae Peru 2003(10) Isometrus bilyi Kovařík, 2003 Buthidae Australia currently Reddyanus bilyi (Kovařík, 2003) 2003(10) Isometrus khammamensis Kovařík, 2003 Buthidae India currently Reddyanus khammamensis (Kovařík, 2003) 2003(10) Isometrus petrzelkai Kovařík, 2003 Buthidae Vietnam currently Reddyanus petrzelkai (Kovařík, 2003) 2003(10) Isometrus problematicus Kovařík, 2003 Buthidae India currently Reddyanus problematicus (Kovařík, 2003) 2003(11) Neochactas Soleglad & Fet, 2003 Chactidae type species Broteochactas laui Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 Tobago 2003(11) Nullibrotheini Soleglad & Fet, 2003 [tribe] Chactidae 2003(11) Neochactina Soleglad & Fet, 2003 [subtribe] Chactidae 2004(15) Heterometrus beccaloniae Kovařík, 2004 Scorpionidae India 2004(15) Heterometrus cimrmani Kovařík, 2004 Scorpionidae Thailand 2004(15) Heterometrus mysorensis Kovařík, 2004 Scorpionidae India 2004(15) Heterometrus nepalensis Kovařík, 2004 Scorpionidae Nepal 2004(15) Heterometrus rolciki Kovařík, 2004 Scorpionidae India 2004(15) Heterometrus sejnai Kovařík, 2004 Scorpionidae Thailand 2004(15) Heterometrus ubicki Kovařík, 2004 Scorpionidae India 2004(16) Orthochiroides socotrensis Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Yemen 2004(16) Orthochirus afghanus Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Afghanistan 2004(16) Orthochirus feti Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Uzbekistan 2004(16) Orthochirus gromovi Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Turkmenistan 2004(16) Orthochirus heratensis Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Afghanistan 2004(16) Orthochirus iranus Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Iran 2004(16) Orthochirus iraqus Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Iraq 2004(16) Orthochirus jalalabadensis Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Afghanistan 2004(16) Orthochirus samrchelsis Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Afghanistan 2004(16) Orthochirus sobotniki Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Iran in synonymy with O. farzanpayi (Vachon & Farzanpay, 1987) 2004(16) Orthochirus varius Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Iran 2004(16) Orthochirus zagrosensis Kovařík, 2004 Buthidae Iran 2005(19) Buthus bonito Lourenço & Geniez, 2005 Buthidae Morocco 2005(24) Vaejovis davidi Soleglad & Fet, 2005 Vaejovidae Mexico 2005(24) Franckeus Soleglad & Fet, 2005 Vaejovidae type species Vaejovis nitidulus C. L. Koch, 1843 Mexico 2005(26) Chaerilus ojangureni Kovařík, 2005 Chaerilidae Malaysia 2005(26) Chaerilus sejnai Kovařík, 2005 Chaerilidae Malaysia 2005(27) Euscorpiops beccaloniae Kovařík, 2005 Euscorpiidae Myanmar 2005(27) Euscorpiops novaki Kovařík, 2005 Euscorpiidae China 2005(27) Scorpiops demisi Kovařík, 2005 Scorpiopidae India 2005(28) Buthacus ehrenbergi Kovařík, 2005 Buthidae Mauritania in synonymy with Buthacus occidentalis Vachon, 1953 2005(32) Chaerilus tessellatus Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Chaerilidae China Fet & Kovařík: “Euscorpius” in 2002–2020 3 4 Euscorpius - 2020, No. 300 Year EUSCORPIUS, 2002-2020