Euscorpius aladaglarensis Tropea et Ya

Tropea, Gioele & Yağmur, Ersen Aydın, 2016, Two new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 from southern Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae), Euscorpius 234, pp. 1-19 : 2

Euscorpius aladaglarensis Tropea et Ya ğ mur, 2016, sp. n.

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Type material (56 specimens: 24 ♂ and 32 ♀). Holotype: ♂, Turkey, Niğde Province, Çamardı District, Aladağlar Mountains , 2212 m, 37°49'18''N, 35°07'09''E, 3 June 2016, leg. E.A. Yağmur, S. Örgel & S. Yaman ( AZMM) . Paratypes: data as for holotype, 14 ♂, 16 ♀ ( AZMM) ; data as for holotype, 9 ♂, 12 ♀ ( GTC) ; Turkey, Kayseri Province, Yahyalı District, Aladağlar Mountains , 2757 m a.s.l., 37°56' 1.3"N, 35°15' 23.7"E, 5 June 2016, leg. E.A. Yağmur, S. Örgel & S. Yaman, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( AZMM) ; Turkey, Niğde Province, Çamardı District, Aladağlar Mountains, Emli Valley , 2000 m a.s.l., 37°45'59"N, 35°07'55"E, 19 May 2010, leg. E.A. Yağmur, 1 ♀ ( AZMM) ; Turkey, Niğde Province, Çamardı District, Aladağlar Mountains, from Sokullupınar to Karayalak Valley , 2121 m a.s.l., 37°49'00"N, 35° 06'50"E, 13 August 2010, leg. E.A. Yağmur, 1 ♀ ( AZMM) .

Geographic range. Southern Turkey: Niğde, Kayseri, and Adana Provinces ( Fig. 44).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the name of Aladağlar Mountains, a mountain range in Niğde, Kayseri, and Adana Provinces.

Diagnosis. A medium-small Euscorpius species , total length 27–33 mm. Color of adults is light brown to medium brown-reddish without dark marbling on chelicerae. The number of trichobothria on the pedipalp manus ventral surface is 4 (V 1–3 +Et 1). Trichobothrium et on fixed finger is located distally to the notch of the fixed finger, est is located distally the centre of the notch, and dsb is located proximally to est and the notch. The number of trichobothria on the pedipalp patella ventral surface most is 7 (6–8). The number of trichobothria on pedipalp patella external surface most is: eb = 4, eba = 4, esb = 2, em = 4, est = 4, et = 6 (5–7). Trichobothrium i of the femur is slightly distal to d. The pectinal teeth number in males usually is 8, and in females usually 7. Carina V1 follows an oblique direction toward the inside of the trichobothrium Et 1. Dorsal patellar spur well-developed. Metasoma segment V from almost smooth to with a few small spaced granule, mostly ventrolaterally.