DNA markers confirm presence of Euscorpius avcii Tropea et al., 2012 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) on Samos Island, Greece

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EDITOR: Victor Fet, Marshall University, 'fet@marshall.edu' ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Michael E. Soleglad, 'soleglad@znet.com' Euscorpius is the first research publication completely devoted to scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Euscorpius takes advantage of the rapidly evolving medium of quick online publication, at the same time maintaining high research standards for the burgeoning field of scorpion science (scorpiology). Euscorpius is an expedient and viable medium for the publication of serious papers in scorpiology, including (but not limited to): systematics, evolution, ecology, biogeography, and general biology of scorpions. Review papers, descriptions of new taxa, faunistic surveys, lists of museum collections, and book reviews are welcome. Derivatio NominisThe name Euscorpius Thorell, 1876 refers to the most common genus of scorpions in the Mediterranean region and southern Europe (family Euscorpiidae).Euscorpius is located at: http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius

Hidden diversity ofEuscorpius(Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) in Greece revealed by multilocus species-delimitation approaches

“…Clades E3–E4 comprise a set of Euscorpius specimens that cannot be assigned to any described species: E3 from Evvoia and Skyros Islands, as well as E4 from north‐east Greece (Macedonia and Thrace) and southern Bulgaria. Clade E7 ( E. tauricus complex) hosts specimens from several Cycladic Islands, as well as E. tauricus from the Crimea Peninsula (Ukraine) and E. avcii from Samos Island (Parmakelis et al ., ). This clade exhibits an ambiguous relationship both with clade E5 that includes undetermined specimens from two other islands of the Cyclades (Tinos and Andros) and with clade E6 that includes undetermined Euscorpius specimens from Dodecanese Islands (Karpathos and Rhodes).…”

“…() expanded Euscorpius sicanus to Greece. Most recently, two new species have been added to the Greek fauna: Euscorpius corcyraeus Tropea & Rossi, from Kerkyra (Tropea & Rossi, ) and Euscorpius avcii Tropea et al ., from Samos (Parmakelis et al ., ). However, further investigation was hindered by lack of material from Greece, as well as the existence of morphologically ‘cryptic’ (i.e.…”