Euscorpius italicus

Euscorpius italicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Parvorder: Iurida
Superfamily: Chactoidea
Family: Euscorpiidae
Genus: Euscorpius
Species:
E. italicus
Binomial name
Euscorpius italicus
(Herbst, 1800)
Distribution in the Mediterranean and the Caucasus according to collected sources from The Scorpion Files[1]
Observations on GBIF as of January 2023[2]

Euscorpius italicus is a scorpion belonging to the genus of small wood-scorpions. It is the largest species in the genus, with adults reaching lengths up to 50 mm.[1] Its size can thus be used as a heuristic for determination.

  1. ^ a b Rein, Jan. "Euscorpius italicus". The Scorpion Files. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Euscorpius italicus (Herbst, 1800)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 January 2023.