Euscorpius giachinoi Tropea et Fet, 2015

Tropea, Gioele & Fet, Victor, 2015, Two new Euscorpius species from central-western Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae), Euscorpius 199, pp. 1-16 : 2-3

Euscorpius giachinoi Tropea et Fet, 2015 , sp. n.

( Figs. 1–18, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45 Table 1) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:61B2E0

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Type material (13 specimens: 6 ♂, 7 ♀). All specimens leg. P.M. Giachino & D. Vailati.

Holotype: ♂, GREECE. Central Greece: Fokida: Trikorfa Mts., Stilia , 790 m, 38°28'03.1''N 22°06'15.9''E, 27 May 2011 – 9 June 2012 ( GTC).

Paratypes: GREECE. Central Greece: Fokida: same label as holotype, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( MZUR) ; Trikorfa Mts., Milea , 620 m, 38°26'33.1''N 22°08'53.4''E, 27 May 2011 – 9 June 2012, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( GTC) ; Trikorfa Mts., road Potidania–Paleohori , 770 m, 38°29'01''N 22°02'38.4''E, 27 May 2011 – 9 June 2012, 1 ♀ ( PMGC) . Western Greece: Aitoloakarnania: Nafpaktos, Ardinis Mts. , 950 m, 38°38'35.6''N, 21°50'38.4''E, 4 June 2008 – 8 June 2010, 1 ♂ ( MSNB) ; same label as previous, 1030 m, 1 ♂ imm. ( MSNB) ; Nafpaktos, Perivolia , 800 m, 38° 29'26.3''N, 21°51'28.4''E, 9 June 2010 – 28 May 2011, 1 ♂ ( MSNB) ; Nafpaktos, road Perivolia–Ano Hora , 1150 m, 38°31'40.9''N, 21°50'54.8''E, 9 June 2010 – 28 May 2011, 1 ♀ ( MSNB) ; Nafpaktias Mts., 510 m, cave 3 km before Rigani (approximately 38°28'47.6''N, 21°45' 09.8''E), 31 May 2005 – 31 May 2006, 1 ♀ ( MSNB) ; Miti Mts., road Agrinio–Karpenissi, before Chouni , 630 m, 38°50'17.0''N, 21°32'19.4''E, 10 June 2010 – 29 May 2011, 1 ♀ ( NHMC) ; road Katafígi–Anavriti , 750 m, 38° 29'27.6''N 21°54'57.3''E, 28 May 2011 – 10 June 2012, 1 ♀ ( GTC) .

Etymology: Named in honor of Dr. Pier Mauro Giachino, an Italian entomologist and biospeleologist, who contributed greatly to the studies of the entomofauna and arachnofauna of Greece.

Geographic range: GREECE. Western Greece (Aitoloakarnania); Central Greece (Fokida) ( Fig. 47).

Diagnosis. A long-limbed, small Euscorpius species , total length 24–28 mm (mean 25.8 mm). Color of adults light brown to reddish-brown, with a darker reddish/brown carapace, and yellowish legs, telson, and chelicerae, without variegation or marbling. The number of trichobothria on the pedipalp manus ventral surface is 4 (V 1-3 +Et 1). The number of trichobothria on the pedipalp patella ventral surface usually is 7. The number of trichobothria on pedipalp patella external surface usually is: eb = 4, eba = 4, esb = 2, em = 4, est = 4, et = 5. The pectinal teeth number in males usually is 7, in females usually is 6. Long-limbed chelae (mean Lchel/Wchel ratio 2.9 in males and 3 in females). Chelal carinae V1 follows an oblique direction toward the inside of the trichobothrium Et 1. Dorsal patellar spur very developed and pointed. Femur usually as long as the patella (mean Lfem/Lpat ratio is 1). Carapace slightly longer than wide (mean ratio Lcar/Wcar 1.075). Small median eyes, located very distally for genus Euscorpius (mean distance from center of median eyes to anterior margin of the carapace is 37.34% of the carapace length). Space between the median eyes is greater than, or equal to the width of two eyes. Carinae of the metasoma smooth to weakly granulated. Mean ratio Lmet/Lcar is 2.67 in males and 2.50 in females. Metasomal segment I usually longer than wide (1.042). The ventral row of spinules of tarsus usually ending with a decentralized spinule, or with a single central, larger spinule.