First record of Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828 (Arachnida: Scorpiones) with scorpion records Dhi Qar Province, Iraq
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2019
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This study reports on the collection of scorpions from Dhi Qar province (South of Iraq). A total of 21 scorpion specimens were collected in 2017, and identified; all specimens belong to six species: Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828, Buthacus macrocentrus (Ehrenberg, 1828), Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905), Mesobuthus phillipsi (Pocock, 1889), Orthochirus iraqus Kovařík, 2004, and Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807). All species except the latter are recorded for the first time from Dhi Qar province. Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828 is recorded for the first time from Iraq. ©Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2019