A new scorpion species from ancient Lycia
Saturday, November 9, 2013 - 17:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists have discovered and described a new species of scorpion, Euscorpius lycius, coming from the area of ancient Lycia, nowadays the regions of the Mugla and Antalya Provinces in Southwestern Turkey. With the new discovery, the scorpions from this genus found in the country go up to a total of five known species.