Euscorpius alanyaensis Tropea, Yağmur, Parmakelis et, 2016

Tropea, Gioele, Yağmur, Ersen Aydın, Parmakelis, Aristeidis & Kunt, Kadir Boğaç, 2016, Another new species of Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 from the Taurus Mountains in Antalya Province, southern Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae), Euscorpius 231, pp. 1-15 : 5

Euscorpius alanyaensis Tropea, Yağmur, Parmakelis et

Kunt sp. n.

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Type material. Holotype: ♂, Turkey, Antalya Province, Alanya District, Taşatan Plateau , 36°39'56.3"N, 32°08' 05.3''E, 754 m, 14 October 2013, leg. K.B. Kunt & M. Elverici ( AZM).

Paratypes: same data as holotype, 3 ♂, 4 ♀ ( AZM) ; same data as holotype, 3 ♂, 3 ♀, ( GTC) , same data as holotype but collected 05 April 2014, 1 ♂, 3 ♀ ( GTC) ; Turkey, Antalya Province, Alanya District, Taşatan Plateau , 09 June 2009, leg. K.B. Kunt, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( AZM) ;

Geographic distribution: Southern Turkey: Antalya

Province (see map in Fig. 19).

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the collection locality of the new species.

Diagnosis: A small Euscorpius species , total length 23–26 mm (average 24 mm). Colour very light brownish-ivory to brownish-reddish with darker chelae and carapace, without marbling. The mesosoma may be darker, greyish, due to the translucent cuticle. Number of trichobothria on pedipalp manus ventral surface is 4 (3 V + 1 Et 1). Trichobothrium et on fixed finger is located distally to the notch of the fixed finger; est is located proximally or above the notch; and dsb is located proximally to the notch. Number of trichobothria on the pedipalp patella ventral surface (Pv) is from 9 to 11. Number of trichobothria on pedipalp patella external surface usually is eb = 4, eba = 4, esb = 2, em = 4, est = 4, et = 6 to 7. Pectinal teeth count (Dp) is from 10 to 11 in males and usually 8 in females. Chela with a notch on fixed finger and lobe on movable finger in males, obsolete in females. Average Lchel/Wchel ratio = 2.774 in males and 2.939 in females. Dorsal patellar spur well developed. Femur longer than patella; average Lfem/Lpat ratio = 1.034. Fine granulation on most surfaces, with larger, marked and darker granules along the anterior lateral area behind the lateral eyes and the posterior lateral furrow in males, little present in females. Carapace usually longer than wide but may be as long as wide, or slightly wider than long in females; average ratio Lcar/Wcar = 1.029 in males and 1.002 in females; average CarA % = 42.11 % of the carapace length. Average ratio of Lmet/Lcar = 2.357 in males and 2.139 in females.

Trichobothrial and pectinal teeth count variation: Variation observed in 20 studied specimens (9 males, 11 females) is given below.

Pectinal teeth, males (n = 9): 10/? (1), 10/10 (2), 10/11 (3), 11/11 (3); in total, 10 in 47.05 % and 11 in 52.94 %; mean = 10.52, SD = 0.5144

Pectinal teeth, females (n = 11): 8/7 (2), 8/8 (6), 8/9 (1), 9/9 (1), 10/10 (1); in total, 7 in 9.09 %, 8 in 68.18 %, 9 in 13.63 %, 10 in 9.09 %; mean = 8.22, SD = 0.7516.

Pedipalp patella, ventral trichobothria Pv (n = 20): 9/9 (1), 9/10 (4), 10/9 (1), 10/10 (10), 10/11 (2), 11/10 (1), 10/12 (1); in total, 9 in 22.50 %, 10 in 72.50 %, 11 in 7.50 % and 12 in 2.50 %; mean = 9.95, SD = 0.5970.

Pedipalp patella, external trichobothria Pe (n = 20): et = 6/6 (1), 6/7 (5), 7/6 (2), 7/7 (10), 8/7 (2); in total, 6 in 22.50 %, 7 in 72.50 %, 8 in 5.00 %; mean = 6.82, SD = 0.5006; est = 4/4 (20); em = 4/4 (20); esb = 2/2 (20); eba = 4/4 (20); eb = 4/4 (20).