First record for the genus Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950 in Israel: Mesobuthus nigrocinctus (Ehrenberg, 1828), n. comb. (Scorpiones : Buthidae) from Mt. Hermon

Authors
Fet, V Hendrixson, BE Sissom, WD Levy, G
Citation
V. Fet et al., First record for the genus Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950 in Israel: Mesobuthus nigrocinctus (Ehrenberg, 1828), n. comb. (Scorpiones : Buthidae) from Mt. Hermon, ISR J ZOOL, 46(4), 2000, pp. 287-295
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
00212210 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
287 - 295
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-2210(2000)46:4<287:FRFTGM>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The first record for the genus Mesobuthus in Israel is herein reported base d on adult specimens of Mesobuthus nigrocinctus (Ehrenberg, 1828), n. comb. (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Mt. Hermon, the southernmost ridge of the Anti -Lebanon range. This species was originally described from a juvenile speci men from Lebanon, and for a long One was considered a synonym of M. gibbosu s (Brulle, 1832). The species is redescribed, illustrated, and compared to M. gibbosus, its closest relative. Some comments on the fauna of Mt. Hermon are included.