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A Darwin Core dataset of scorpions (Arachnida, Scorpiones) from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Collections [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
This data paper details the publication of a dataset derived from the scorpion (Order Scorpiones C.L. Koch, 1850) collections preserved at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Brussels.
Fabiola Durante, Lorenzo Prendini, Roberto Pizzolotto, Gladys Wérenne, Léon Baert, Tobias Musschoot, Wouter Dekoninck   +6 more
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The arachnological collection at the Natural History Museum of Bern (NMBE), Switzerland: scope, history, and significance [PDF]

ZooKeys
The arachnological collection at the Natural History Museum Bern (NMBE) comprises approximately 120,000 vials containing around 500,000 specimens of spiders (Araneae), harvestmen (Opiliones), and scorpions (Scorpiones). While the material originated from
Yvonne Kranz-Baltensperger, Christian Kropf, Manuela Sann   +2 more
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ERGA-CBP chromosome-level genome assembly of the blind scorpion Belisarius xambeui Simon, 1879 (Belisariidae, Scorpiones), a singular scorpion in Europe [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]

Open Research Europe
We present a chromosome-level reference genome for the blind scorpion Belisarius xambeui Simon, 1879 (Belisariidae, Scorpiones). The genome size estimated by flow cytometry (4.32 Gb) closely matches the final assembly size (3.98 Gb).
Vadim A. Pisarenco, Sara Guirao-Rico, Pau Balart-García, Paula Escuer, Adrià Bellvert, Marc Domènech, Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia, Silvia Adrián-Serrano, Julio Rozas, Miquel A. Arnedo   +9 more
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A review of fossil scorpion higher systematics [PDF]

PeerJ
Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) are a diverse and widespread arachnid order with a rich and deep fossil record. Here we review the, sometimes complex, historical development of fossil scorpion higher classification.
Jason A. Dunlop, Russell J. Garwood
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DNA Barcoding and Phylogenetic Relationship of Parabuthus liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Saudi Arabia [PDF]

Biology
(1) Background. Parabuthus liosoma is one of the largest buthid scorpion species and is endemic to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. This study provides the first DNA barcoding and phylogenetic analysis of P.
Ahmed Badry, Abdulmani H. Al-Qahtni, Abdullah M. Al-Salem, Manal S. Al Balawi, Fahad Mesfer, Wasayf S. Allahyani, Abdulaziz R. Alqahtani   +6 more
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The phylogenetic relationship among two species of genus Nebo (Scorpiones: Diplocentridae) from Saudi Arabia and Middle East [PDF]

BMC Zoology, 2023
Background The genus Nebo has been identified as a medically important scorpion species distributed across Arabia and the Middle East. However, its taxonomic status remains unclear.
Abdulaziz R. Alqahtani, Noura J. Alotaibi, Hamdy Aly, Ahmed Badry   +3 more
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Scorpions from Ceará State, Brazil: Distribution and ecological comments

Revista Peruana de Biología, 2022
Scorpions are venomous synanthropic arachnids, in 2019 they were responsible for more than 37000 cases of envenomation in the state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil.
Jacqueline Ramos Machado Braga, Relrison Dias Ramalho, José Cleidvan Cândido de Sousa, Ivan Luiz de Almeida   +3 more
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Two New Species of Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae) from Skyros and Andros Islands, Greece

Zoodiversity, 2022
Two new scorpion species are described from Skyros and Andros Islands (Greece), Euscorpius triantisi sp. n. and E. simaiakisi sp. n. respectively, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Identity and level of divergence of these taxa are confirmed
G. Tropea, V. Fet, A. Parmakelis, I. Stathi   +3 more
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SCORPION STINGS AND MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2021
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of order Scorpiones (Phylum: Arthropoda, Kingdom: Animalia).They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmentedtail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over ...
EMAN E. ABDEL-FADEEL, HAITHAM A. El HADIDY, TOSSON A. MORSY   +2 more
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The gross anatomy of the nervous system of Bothriurus bonariensis (L. C. KOCH, 1842) (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2002
The nervous system of the order Scorpiones appears to have a common organizational structure. The combination of an anatomical study using methylene blue as the contrast medium together with a histological analysis using hematoxylin-eosin and Heindenhain´
A. C. M. HORN, M. ACHAVAL
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