Title : ( Integrative systematics of the widespread Middle Eastern buthid scorpion, Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880), reveals a new species in Iran )
Authors: masoumeh Amiri , Lorenzo Prendini , Fenik Sherzad Hussen , Mansour Aliabadian , Roohollah Siahsarvie , Omid Mirshamsi ,
Full TextAbstract
Morphological and genetic variation among populations of the buthid scorpion, Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880), occurring in western and southwestern Iran was explored using morphometric variables, one nuclear marker (28S rDNA) and three mitochondrial markers (12S rDNA, 16S rDNA, and Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit I). Genetic and morphometric statistical analyses revealed extensive cryptic diversity. Phylogenetic analysis with Bayesian Inference and Maximum Likelihood uncovered two divergent clades, one of which is described as a new species, Hottentotta hatamtiorum sp. nov., from Ilam and Khuzestan Provinces, southwestern Iran. The description of the new species raises the total count of Hottentotta Birula, 1908 species to 61, twelve of which are endemic or subendemic to the Iranian Plateau.
Keywords
, cryptic diversity, morphology, morphometrics, taxonomy
@article{paperid:1098371,
author = {Amiri, Masoumeh and لورنزو پرندینی and فنیک شهزادحسین and Aliabadian, Mansour and Siahsarvie, Roohollah and Mirshamsi, Omid},
title = {Integrative systematics of the widespread Middle Eastern buthid scorpion, Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880), reveals a new species in Iran},
journal = {Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny},
year = {2024},
volume = {82},
month = {April},
issn = {1863-7221},
pages = {323--341},
numpages = {18},
keywords = {cryptic diversity; morphology; morphometrics; taxonomy},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T Integrative systematics of the widespread Middle Eastern buthid scorpion, Hottentotta saulcyi (Simon, 1880), reveals a new species in Iran
%A Amiri, Masoumeh
%A لورنزو پرندینی
%A فنیک شهزادحسین
%A Aliabadian, Mansour
%A Siahsarvie, Roohollah
%A Mirshamsi, Omid
%J Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny
%@ 1863-7221
%D 2024
