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Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
Volume 1, Issue 5
Diversity and Identification Key to the Species of Scorpions (Scorpiones: Arachnida) from Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka
Author(s): Veronika K 1* Akilan K 1, Murugananthan A 2, Eswaramohan T 1
1. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna
2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna.
Abstract: Taxonomic record on scorpion (Scorpiones: Arachnida) revealed the presence of three species of scorpions from Jaffna Peninsula during a field survey. They belong to two families, three genera and three species: the Buthids Hottentotta tumulus (Fabricius, 1798)and Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus (DeGeer, 1778), and the Scorpionid Heterometrus swammerdami (Simon, 1872). Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus and Heterometrus swammerdami are reported for the first time from Jaffna peninsula. Identification key of all three species with notes on distribution and ecology are provided.
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