Polisius persicus Fet, Capes & Sissom, 2001

Vignoli, Valerio, Kovařík, František & Crucitti, Pierangelo, 2003, Scorpiofauna of Kashan (Esfahan Province, Iran) (Arachnida: Scorpiones), Euscorpius 9, pp. 1-7 : 5

Polisius persicus Fet, Capes & Sissom, 2001

Specimens. 1 juv. (DP: 26/26), No. 19 ( FKCP) , 1 juv. (DP: 24/25), No. 20, Aziz Abad, 10 August 2000; 1 juv. (DP: 25/24), No. 17, Kashan city, 11 August 2000; 1 juv. (DP: 24/25), No. 23 ( FKCP) , 1 juv., Main Abad , 11 August 2000; leg. V. Vignoli & P. Crucitti .

Comments. Five juvenile specimens (No. 19 total length: 26 mm; No. 20 total length: 22 mm; No. 17 total length: 27 mm) where found. Morphology characters as presence of bristlecombs on legs (the specimen 23 from Main Abad lacks bristlecombs), two ventral denticles on cheliceral fixed finger, and 15 slightly oblique rows on pedipalp chela fingers, demonstrate that we have collected Polisius persicus Fet et al., 2001 . This psammophilous scorpion was collected in different sites; in Aziz Abad and Main Abad, they where found under stones in sandy areas, while another specimen was collected in the suburbs of Kashan city active on hard soil near ploughed fields.

The species was described from Baluchistan Province (SE Iran), and this new locality allows to suggest a larger geographical distribution of this genus in sandy areas of central Iran (Kavir and Lut Deserts).