Leiurus Quinquestriatus from Israel

[HubbleBubble]

Hello!
Just got 5 Leiurus Quinquestriatus from Israel
Could you please help to sex them
It seems to me I have 1 male and 4 females

 

[brandontmyers]

It does appear that you have 1 male and 4 females. Of note, the populations from Israel are Leiurus hebraeus. Leiurus quinquestriatus is only found in Egypt and Sudan.

 

[HubbleBubble]

Thx a lot! I thought that their full name is Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus.
http://www.latoxan.net/details-scor...uestriatus+hebraeus+for+life+sciences-84.html

 

[FrDoc]

Thx a lot! I thought that their full name is Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus.
http://www.latoxan.net/details-scor...uestriatus+hebraeus+for+life+sciences-84.html

Correct, hebraeus is considered a subspecies.

 

[brandontmyers]

It used to be considered a subspecies. There was a major revision to Leiurus in 2014 which elevated hebraeus to species level.

http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2014_191.pdf

 

[FrDoc]

It used to be considered a subspecies. There was a major revision to Leiurus in 2014 which elevated hebraeus to species level.

http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2014_191.pdf

Darn! I hate being corrected, but I stand corrected. I was gonna dominate you with my scientific source, but when I went to site it, it was dated 2012...doh! However, that’s what I love about AB, you learn things and stuff. Keep up the good work, Sir.

 

[brandontmyers]

LOL!

That's the world of scorpion taxonomy. One day it's right, the next day it changes.