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A Redescription and Family Placement of Uintascorpio Perry, 1995 from the Parachute Creek Member Of
ARTÍCULO: A REDESCRIPTION AND FAMILY PLACEMENT OF UINTASCORPIO PERRY, 1995 FROM THE PARACHUTE CREEK MEMBER OF THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION (MIDDLE EOCENE) OF COLORADO, USA (SCORPIONES: BUTHIDAE) Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, Michael E. Soleglad & Victor Fet Abstract: The monotypic genus Uintascorpio Perry, 1995 from the Parachute Creek Member of ARTÍCULO: the Uinta Basin in the Green River Formation, Colorado, USA (Middle Eocene; ap- A redescription and family proximate age 48 Ma) is redescribed and placed in the family Buthidae (parvorder placement of Uintascorpio Perry, Buthida). The placement of this fossil in the Buthidae is supported by the diagnostic 1995 from the Parachute Creek carination of the pedipalp, metasoma, and other morphological details. This fossil is the Member of the Green River most ancient known record of the Buthidae in the New World and the oldest North Formation (Middle Eocene) of American scorpion fossil since Carboniferous. The existence of Uintascorpio halandra- Colorado, USA sorum reflects a long Cenozoic history of buthid evolution in North America. (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Key words: Scorpiones, Buthidae, Uintascorpio, Uintascorpio halandrasorum, Middle Eocene, morphology, Uinta Basin, Green River Formation, Colorado, USA. Jorge A. Santiago-Blay Department of Paleobiology, MRC-121 Redescripción y asignación familiar de Uintascorpio Perry, 1995 del and Department of Entomology, Eoceno Medio de Colorado, EEUU (Scorpiones: Buthidae) National Museum of Natural History, Resumen: Smithsonian Institution, El género monotípico Uintascorpio Perry, 1995 de Parachute Creek, en la Cuenca de P.O. Box 37012, Uinta, localizada en la Formación Green River, Colorado, Estados Unidos (Eoceno Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA Medio; edad aproximada 48 Ma) se redescribe y se asigna a la familia Buthidae (par- [email protected] vorder Buthida). -
Tityus Asthenes (Pocock, 1893)
Tityus asthenes (Pocock, 1893) by Michiel Cozijn Fig. 1:T.asthenes adult couple from Peru, top: ♀, down: ♂ M.A.C.Cozijn © 2008 What’s in a name? Tityus asthenes has no generally accepted common name, but they are sometimes sold under names like “Peruvian black scorpion” or as other species like Tityus metuendus (Pocock, 1897). Etymology: The name ‘asthenes’ in apposition to the generic name (Tityus) literally means weak or sick in ancient Greek, but it refers to ‘a thin or slender habitus’ in this case. M.A.C.Cozijn © 2011 All text and images. E-mail :[email protected] 1 Fig.2: part of South and Central America (modified) © Google maps 2011 Distribution Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru (1). Natural habitat T.asthenes is a common element of the tropical forests of Eastern Amazonia. T.asthenes can be found on tree trunks, but also on the forest floor under fallen logs and other debris, aswell as in the rootsystems of large trees. They are more common in rural areas. In Costa Rica the species is considered rare (Viquez, 1999). Most of the specimens in the hobby circuit originate from Peru, leading me to believe it is rather common in that country. Venom The LD50 value of the venom is 6.1 mg/ kg, and this value seems rather high when compared to T.serrulatus Lutz & Mello 1922 (0.43 Zlotkin et al, 1978) or T.bahiensis Perty 1833 (1.38, Hassan 1984). A study in Colombia revealed that systemic effects occurred mostly in children. Eighty patients where studied, of which fourteen sought medical help in a hospital. -
Sexual Dimorphism in the Asian Giant Forest Scorpion, Heterometrus Laoticus Couzijn, 1981
NU Science Journal 2007; 4(1): 42 - 52 Sexual Dimorphism in the Asian Giant Forest Scorpion, Heterometrus laoticus Couzijn, 1981 Ubolwan Booncham1*, Duangkhae Sitthicharoenchai2, Art-ong Pradatsundarasar2, Surisak Prasarnpun1 and Kumthorn Thirakhupt2 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000 Thailand 2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10400 Thailand *Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] ABSTRACT Morphological characters of adult male and adult female giant forest scorpions, Heterometrus laoticus, in a mixed deciduous forest at Phitsanulok Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Station showed sexual dimorphism. Among the observed characters, carapace width, chela length, chela width, telson length and shape of movable finger of adult male and female scorpions were obviously different. The pectines of males were also significantly longer, and the number of sensilla-bearing teeth in male scorpions was more than in females. Moreover, males had higher density of sensilla on the pectinal teeth than females. During the breeding season, mature males were mobile while mature females were mainly at their burrows. Keywords: Heterometrus laoticus, sexual dimorphism INTRODUCTION Sexual dimorphism is the difference in form between males and females of the same species. Sexual dimorphism, particularly sexual size dimorphism (SSD) has been observed in a large number of animal taxa (Blanckenhorn, 2005; Brown, 1996; David et al., 2003; Esperk and Tammaru, 2006; Herrel et al. 1999; Ozkan et al., 2006; Ranta et al. 1994; Shine, 1989; Walker and Rypstra, 2001 and Wangkulangkul, et al., 2005). Under the influence of natural and sexual selections, males and females often differ in costs and benefits of achieving some particular body sizes (Crowley, 2000; Gaffin and Broenell, 2001; Kladt, 2003; Mattoni, 2005). -
Volume 2. Animals
AC20 Doc. 8.5 Annex (English only/Seulement en anglais/Únicamente en inglés) REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT TRADE ANALYSIS OF TRADE TRENDS WITH NOTES ON THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF SELECTED SPECIES Volume 2. Animals Prepared for the CITES Animals Committee, CITES Secretariat by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre JANUARY 2004 AC20 Doc. 8.5 – p. 3 Prepared and produced by: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK UNEP WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE (UNEP-WCMC) www.unep-wcmc.org The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre is the biodiversity assessment and policy implementation arm of the United Nations Environment Programme, the world’s foremost intergovernmental environmental organisation. UNEP-WCMC aims to help decision-makers recognise the value of biodiversity to people everywhere, and to apply this knowledge to all that they do. The Centre’s challenge is to transform complex data into policy-relevant information, to build tools and systems for analysis and integration, and to support the needs of nations and the international community as they engage in joint programmes of action. UNEP-WCMC provides objective, scientifically rigorous products and services that include ecosystem assessments, support for implementation of environmental agreements, regional and global biodiversity information, research on threats and impacts, and development of future scenarios for the living world. Prepared for: The CITES Secretariat, Geneva A contribution to UNEP - The United Nations Environment Programme Printed by: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK © Copyright: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre/CITES Secretariat The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP or contributory organisations. -
The Scorpion Fauna of Mona Island, Puerto Rico (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae)
The Scorpion Fauna of Mona Island, Puerto Rico (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae) Rolando Teruel, Mel J. Rivera & Alejandro J. Sánchez August 2017 – No. 250 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: 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). -
Exploring the Evolution and Terrestrialization of Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) with Rocks and Clocks
Howard, R., Edgecombe, G. D., Legg, D., Pisani, D., & Lozano- Fernandez, J. (2019). Exploring the evolution and terrestrialization of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) with rocks and clocks. Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 19(1), 71-86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127- 019-00390-7 Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record License (if available): CC BY Link to published version (if available): 10.1007/s13127-019-00390-7 Link to publication record in Explore Bristol Research PDF-document This is the final published version of the article (version of record). It first appeared online via Springer at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-019-00390-7 . Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. University of Bristol - Explore Bristol Research General rights This document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/research-policy/pure/user-guides/ebr-terms/ Organisms Diversity & Evolution (2019) 19:71–86 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-019-00390-7 REVIEW Exploring the evolution and terrestrialization of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) with rocks and clocks Richard J. Howard1,2,3 & Gregory D. Edgecombe2 & David A. Legg4 & Davide Pisani3 & Jesus Lozano-Fernandez5,3 Received: 3 August 2018 /Accepted: 2 January 2019 /Published online: 6 February 2019 # The Author(s) 2019 Abstract Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones Koch, 1837) are an ancient chelicerate arthropod lineage characterised by distinctive subdi- vision of the opisthosoma and venomous toxicity. The crown group is represented by over 2400 extant species, and unambiguous fossil representatives are known at least from the Cretaceous Period. -
Scorpion Venoms in Gastric Cancer (Review)
ONCOLOGY LETTERS 12: 3683-3686, 2016 Scorpion venoms in gastric cancer (Review) XIAO-YING ZHANG1 and PEI-YING ZHANG2 1Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Information Institute, Nanjing; 2Department of Cardiology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, The Affiliated Xuzhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221009, P.R. China Received April 27, 2016; Accepted September 1, 2016 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.5134 Abstract. Venom secretions from snakes, scorpions, spiders anemones (1). The venoms could be secreted in teeth, stingers, and bees, have been widely applied in traditional medicine claws or even the skins of these animals, to paralyze and kill and current biopharmaceutical research. Possession of anti- the prey or to protect themselves from predation and other cancer potential is another novel discovery for animal venoms dangers. The signs and symptoms after exposure to venoms and toxins. An increasing number of studies have shown vary from mild allergic reactions including itch, pain, swelling the anticancer effects of venoms and toxins of snakes, and to respiratory arrest, paralysis, necrosis or even death (2). The scorpions in vitro and in vivo, which were achieved mainly utilization of animal venoms in folk medicine has been docu- through the inhibition of cancer growth, arrest of cell cycle, mented for a long time in some countries, such as China, India induction of apoptosis and suppression of cancer metastasis. and the Middle East. For example, Chan Su, the dried toad However, more evidence is needed to support this concept and venom from skin glands, first recorded in traditional Chinese the mechanisms of anticancer actions are not clearly under- medicine more than 1,000 years ago, has been long used as a stood. -
Arachnides 76
Arachnides, 2015, n°76 ARACHNIDES BULLETIN DE TERRARIOPHILIE ET DE RECHERCHES DE L’A.P.C.I. (Association Pour la Connaissance des Invertébrés) 76 2015 0 Arachnides, 2015, n°76 LES PREDATEURS DES SCORPIONS (ARACHNIDA : SCORPIONES) G. DUPRE Dans leur revue sur les prédateurs de scorpions, Polis, Sissom & Mac Cormick (1981) relèvent 150 espèces dont essentiellement des espèces adaptées au comportement nocturne de leur proie (chouettes, rongeurs, carnivores nocturnes) mais également des espèces diurnes (lézards, rongeurs, carnivores....) qui débusquent les scorpions sous les pierres ou dans leurs terriers. Dans une précédente note (Dupré, 2008) nous avions effectué un relevé afin d'actualiser cette étude de 1981. Sept ans après, de nouvelles données sont présentées dans cette synthèse. Voici un nouveau relevé des espèces prédatrices. Nous ne faisons pas mention des scorpions qui feront l'objet d'un futur article traité avec le cannibalisme. Explication des tableaux: La première colonne correspond aux prédateurs, la seconde aux régions concernées et la troisième aux références. Dans la mesure du possible, les noms scientifiques ont été rectifiés en fonction des synonymies ou des nouvelles combinaisons appliquées depuis les dates de publication d'origine. ARTHROPODA ARACHNIDA SOLIFUGAE Solifugae Afrique du Nord Millot & Vachon, 1949; Punzo, 1998; Cloudsley-Thompson, 1977 Eremobates sp. USA Bradley, 1983 ARACHNIDA ARANEAE Acanthoscurria atrox Brésil Lourenço, 1981 Aphonopelma sp. et autres Amérique centrale Mazzotti, 1964 Teraphosidae Phormictopus auratus Cuba Teruel & De Armas, 2012 Brachypelma vagans Mexique Dor et al., 2011 Epicadus heterogaster Brésil Lourenço et al. 2006 Latrodectus sp. USA Baerg, 1961 L. hesperus USA Polis et al., 1981 L. mactans Cuba Teruel, 1996; Teruel & De Armas, 2012 L. -
Reanalysis of the Genus Scorpio Linnaeus 1758 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Description of One New Species from Cameroon
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg Jahr/Year: 2011 Band/Volume: 15 Autor(en)/Author(s): Lourenco Wilson R. Artikel/Article: Reanalysis of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus 1758 in sub-Saharan Africa and description of one new species from Cameroon (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) 99-113 ©Zoologisches Museum Hamburg, www.zobodat.at Entomol. Mitt. zool. Mus. Hamburg15(181): 99-113Hamburg, 15. November 2009 ISSN 0044-5223 Reanalysis of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus 1758 in sub-Saharan Africa and description of one new species from Cameroon (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) W ilson R. Lourenço (with 32 figures) Abstract For almost a century, Scorpio maurus L., 1758 (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae) has been considered to be no more than a widespread and presumably highly polymorphic species. Past classifications by Birula and Vachon have restricted the status of different populations to subspecific level. In the present paper, and in the light of new evidence, several African populations are now raised to the rank of species. One of these, Scorpio occidentalis Werner, 1936, is redescribed and a neotype proposed to stabilise the taxonomy of the group. A new species is also described from the savannah areas of Cameroon. This is the second to be recorded from regions outside the Sahara desert zone. Keywords: Scorpiones, Scorpionidae, Scorpio, new rank, new species, Africa, Cameroon. Introduction The genus Scorpio was created by Linnaeus in 1758 (in part), and has Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758 as its type species, defined by subsequent designation (Karsch 1879; see also Fet 2000). -
Geological History and Phylogeny of Chelicerata
Arthropod Structure & Development 39 (2010) 124–142 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Arthropod Structure & Development journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/asd Review Article Geological history and phylogeny of Chelicerata Jason A. Dunlop* Museum fu¨r Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt University Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany article info abstract Article history: Chelicerata probably appeared during the Cambrian period. Their precise origins remain unclear, but may Received 1 December 2009 lie among the so-called great appendage arthropods. By the late Cambrian there is evidence for both Accepted 13 January 2010 Pycnogonida and Euchelicerata. Relationships between the principal euchelicerate lineages are unre- solved, but Xiphosura, Eurypterida and Chasmataspidida (the last two extinct), are all known as body Keywords: fossils from the Ordovician. The fourth group, Arachnida, was found monophyletic in most recent studies. Arachnida Arachnids are known unequivocally from the Silurian (a putative Ordovician mite remains controversial), Fossil record and the balance of evidence favours a common, terrestrial ancestor. Recent work recognises four prin- Phylogeny Evolutionary tree cipal arachnid clades: Stethostomata, Haplocnemata, Acaromorpha and Pantetrapulmonata, of which the pantetrapulmonates (spiders and their relatives) are probably the most robust grouping. Stethostomata includes Scorpiones (Silurian–Recent) and Opiliones (Devonian–Recent), while -
A New Species of the Genus Diplocentrus Peters, 1861
A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 412:A 103–116new species (2014) of the genus Diplocentrus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Diplocentridae)... 103 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.412.7619 RESEARCH ARTICLE www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research A new species of the genus Diplocentrus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Diplocentridae) from Oaxaca, Mexico Carlos Eduardo Santibáñez-López1,† 1 Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, Instituto de Biología, Circuito exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Copilco, Coyoacán A.P. 70-233, Distrito Federal, C.P. 04510, México † http://zoobank.org/B16E16D8-80AC-4CA7-9AB6-A86825457643 Corresponding author: Carlos Eduardo Santibáñez-López ([email protected]) Academic editor: W. Lourenco | Received 1 April 2014 | Accepted 13 May 2014 | Published 29 May 2014 http://zoobank.org/12259F29-6B77-43E9-ACB2-748E7D79E3C7 Citation: Santibáñez-López CA (2014) A new species of the genus Diplocentrus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Diplocentridae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. ZooKeys 412: 103–116. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.412.7619 Abstract A new species of the genus Diplocentrus Peters, 1861 is described, based on several specimens col- lected in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is characterized by a high telotarsal spiniform setae count (4- 5/5:5/6:6/6:6/6-7), and the pectinal tooth counts of 12–15, mode = 13 (male) or 11–13, mode = 12 (fe- male). With the description of this species, the diversity of the genus is increased to 51 species in Mexico. Keywords Scorpions, diversity, mexicanus group Introduction The genus Diplocentrus Peters, 1861 comprises nearly 60 species, 51 of them are distributed in Mexico, is the most diverse genus in the family Diplocentridae Karsch, 1880 (Santibáñez-López et al. -
On the Trail N°26
The defaunation bulletin Quarterly information and analysis report on animal poaching and smuggling n°26. Events from the 1st July to the 30th September, 2019 Published on April 30, 2020 Original version in French 1 On the Trail n°26. Robin des Bois Carried out by Robin des Bois (Robin Hood) with the support of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, the Franz Weber Foundation and of the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, France reconnue d’utilité publique 28, rue Vineuse - 75116 Paris Tél : 01 45 05 14 60 www.fondationbrigittebardot.fr “On the Trail“, the defaunation magazine, aims to get out of the drip of daily news to draw up every three months an organized and analyzed survey of poaching, smuggling and worldwide market of animal species protected by national laws and international conventions. “ On the Trail “ highlights the new weapons of plunderers, the new modus operandi of smugglers, rumours intended to attract humans consumers of animals and their by-products.“ On the Trail “ gathers and disseminates feedback from institutions, individuals and NGOs that fight against poaching and smuggling. End to end, the “ On the Trail “ are the biological, social, ethnological, police, customs, legal and financial chronicle of poaching and other conflicts between humanity and animality. Previous issues in English http://www.robindesbois.org/en/a-la-trace-bulletin-dinformation-et-danalyses-sur-le-braconnage-et-la-contrebande/ Previous issues in French http://www.robindesbois.org/a-la-trace-bulletin-dinformation-et-danalyses-sur-le-braconnage-et-la-contrebande/