Euscorpius is a genus of scorpions, commonly called small wood-scorpions. It presently contains 65 species and is the type genus of the family Euscorpiidae – long included in the Chactidae[3] – and the subfamily Euscorpiinae.
The most common members belong to the E. carpathicus species complex, which makes up the subgenus Euscorpius.[2] This group is widespread from North Africa and Spain to temperate Eurasia from England and northern France through the Czech Republic to Russia.[3]
The species range in colour from yellow-brown to dark brown. Many are brown with yellow legs and stinger. The largest is E. italicus at 5 cm (2 in), and the smallest is E. germanus at 1.5 cm (0.6 in). The venom of Euscorpius species is generally very weak, with effects similar to a mosquito bite. Some smaller specimens may not even be able to puncture the human skin with their stings.
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Commons has media related to Euscorpius italicus. Wikispecies has information related to Euscorpius italicus. Rein, Jan. "Euscorpius italicus". The Scorpion...
Euscorpius carpathicus is a species of scorpion endemic to the Romanian Carpathians. It is the type species of the genus Euscorpius. Numerous species...
as a subspecies of Euscorpius germanus, based on samples collected in southwest Slovenia and eastern Italy. At that time, Euscorpius germanus was thought...
four or five woodlice per year. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euscorpius flavicaudis. Wikispecies has information related to Tetratrichobothrius...
considered valid and are called Scorpio maurus, Androctonus australis, and Euscorpius carpathicus; the other three are dubious names. He placed the scorpions...
Alpiscorpius Species: A. alpha Binomial name Alpiscorpius alpha (Caporiacco, 1950) Distribution of A. alpha in Europe Synonyms Euscorpius alpha Caporiacco, 1950...
such as logs or beneath the bark of dead trees. Rein, Jan Ove (2010). "Euscorpius mingrelicus". The Scorpion Files. Norwegian University of Science and...
Euscorpius avcii is a species of scorpion in the family Euscorpiidae. It was described by Tropea et al. in 2012. Rein, J. O. (2023). "Euscorpiidae Laurie...
Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Southеastеrn Turkey. Euscorpius, No. 85: 1-20. Lourenco WR, El-Hennawy HK. New considerations on the Leiurus...
Euscorpius. 103: 1–23. Turiel, C. (2014). "A new species of Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from southern Morocco" (PDF). Euscorpius....
Buthidae) with Description of Four New Species from the Arabian Peninsula. Euscorpius. 2014 (191):1-129. PDF. Amr, Zuhair S.; El-Oran, Ratib (1994). "Systematics...
Euscorpiidae, Chaerilidae) from Tibet and Yunnan, China". Euscorpius. 2005 (32): 1–40. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2005.vol2005.iss32.1. Di, Zhi-Yong, et al. "The first...
include the hummingbird moth. There are several species of scorpion such as Euscorpius carpathicus whose venom is generally no more potent than a mosquito bite...
(Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part II. Family Hormuridae". Euscorpius. 2018 (258): 1–5. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2018.vol2018.iss258.1. Retrieved 2021-08-31. "Habitat...
species has been used in Turkey to treat all scorpion stings since 1942. "Euscorpius" (PDF). Sciene.marshall.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-05. "Dear Editor" (PDF)...
of seven new species (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae)". Euscorpius. 2004 (15): 1–60. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2004.vol2004.iss15.1. Retrieved 2021-08-31. Tahir...
1007/s10905-005-3699-x. S2CID 44451669. Benton, T. G. (1991). "The life history of Euscorpius flavicaudis (Scorpiones, Chactidae)". J. Arachnol. 19: 105–110. Demain...
of seven new species (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae)". Euscorpius. 2004 (15): 1–60. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2004.vol2004.iss15.1. Retrieved 2021-08-31. Charles...
April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011. František Kovařík (2004). "A review of the genus Heterometrus Ehrenberg" (PDF). Euscorpius. 15: 1–60. v t e...
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