TOXIC SCORPIONS IN MIDDLE EAST

In the present section, we provide maps of known distribution of scorpions of the genera: Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828; Hemiscorpius Peters, 1861; Hottentotta Birula, 1908; Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828; Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950; Parabuthus Pocock, 1890.

                        SPECIES                                                                   DISTRIBUTION                                                          MAP

Genus Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828

Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807)                          Saudi Arabia, Iran, Israel,

                                                                                                Jordan, Oman, Turkey, Syria, Yemen

Genus Hemiscorpius Peters, 1861

Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861                                 Iran, Iraq

Genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908

Hottentotta tamulus (Fabricius, 1798)                               India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Genus Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828

Leiurus abdullahbayrami Yagmur et al., 2009                 Turkey

Leiurus jordanensis Lourenco et al., 2002                        Jordan

Leiurus quinquestriatus (Ehrenberg, 1828)                      Saudi Arabia, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Yemen

Genus Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950

Mesobuthus eupeus (C.L.Koch, 1839)                             Azerbaiyan, Iran, Turkey

Genus Parabuthus Pocock, 1890

Parabuthus liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828)                            Saudi Arabia, Yemen

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