The Scorpionfiles

Eric Ythier published an article earlier this summer describing a new species in the small genus MegachactopsOchoa, Rojas-Runjac, Pinto-Da-Rocha &…

Zeeshan Mirza and co-workers recently described a new species of HottentottaBirula, 1908 (Buthidae) from the Western Ghats, India. Hottentotta…

I usually do not post much about biochemical and toxicology research on scorpion venom as I have very little expertise on these topics. As many of…

Eric Ythier has recently published a new species of EuscorpiopsVachon, 1980 (Euscorpiidae) from China. Euscorpiops zhangshuyuani Ythier, 2019 An…

Frantisek Kovarik and co-workers have published an article where the revise the species of Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (Buthidae) described by the…

Sexual selection often favors larger body size and/or greater weight in males. Larger males have better condition and are able to perform more…

Oscar Francke has written a chapter about the scorpion distribution in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in Mexico in the recently published book "Animal…

Frantisek Kovarik and co-workers have published a new species of Barbaracurus Kovarik, Lowe & Stahlavsky, 2018 (Buthidae) from…

Madagascar has always been a hotspot for biodiversity and has many endemic taxa, also among scorpions. The genus with the largest number of endemic…

Gerard Contreras-Felix and Oscar Francke have recently published a taxonomic revision of the “ mexicanus” group of the genus Vaejovis C. L.…