The male of Megacormus granosus (Gervais, 1844) with comments on its hemispermatophore (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 18 May 2015Publisher:Pensoft PublishersJournal:ZooKeys, volume 504, pages 75-91 (issn: 1313-2989, eissn: 1313-2970,

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Authors: Gonzalez,Edmundo; Alvarez Padilla,Fernando;

doi: 10.3897/zookeys.504.9027

pmid: 26019677

pmc: PMC4443526

The male of Megacormus granosus (Gervais, 1844) with comments on its hemispermatophore (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae)

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The male of Megacormusgranosus is described for the first time and the female redescribed. A homology scheme proposed recently is applied to hemispermatophore structures. The specimens were collected in an oak forest from Pico de Orizaba Volcano at an average altitude of 2340 m. All adult males were collected by pitfall traps, whereas all adult females and both sex immatures were collected using Berlese funnels, suggesting that males are comparatively more mobile within the leaf litter layer, probably due to mating season.

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National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mexico
Universidad Latina de México
Mexico

Keywords

Arthropoda, Nephrozoa, Protostomia, Megacormus, Circumscriptional names of the taxon under, Megacormus granosusAnimalia, Arachnida, Thelyphonida, Animalia, Bilateria, Mexico, Veracruz, Orizaba, Scorpiones, Akrav israchanani, Euscorpiidae, EuscorpiidaeCephalornis, QL1-991, Notchia, ScorpionesCephalornis, Ecdysozoa, Chasmataspidida, Zoology, Coelenterata, ScorpionesAnimalia, Research Article

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