František Kovařík
P.O. Box 27
CZ-145 01 Praha 45
Czech Republic
e-mail address kovarik.scorpio@gmail.com
Illustrated catalog of scorpions. Part I. Introductory remarks; keys to families and genera; subfamily Scorpioninae with keys to Heterometrus and Pandinus species.
An often encountered problem in estimations of animal diversity is a paucity
of illustrated reviews allowing those not engaged in descriptive taxonomy fast
orientation in given groups. Whereas for some invertebrates, namely butterflies
and beetles, such reviews are available for most families, no such work has so
far existed for the scorpions. To fill the gap, I have prepared the present
volume. It consists of introductory remarks (morphology, toxicity, reproduction,
ontogeny etc.), keys to all families and genera described by the end of 2008,
a list of genera with their distributions and numbers of species, and 650 color
photos depicting most species of the subfamily Scorpioninae (Heterometrus,
Pandinus, Scorpio and Opistophthalmus). Many of the illustrated specimens
are types, whose study has in several instances necessitated taxonomic changes.
The treatment of Heterometrus and Pandinus includes species diagnoses and
keys to species. All species of Pandinus are illustrated, most of them for
the first time. The genus Scorpio includes characterizations and photos of
all 11 valid subspecies.
The volume is printed in A4 format, with a hard cover, and the enclosed
pdf of 10 selected pages gives an idea of its internal arrangement and
appearance. It can be ordered either directly from the publisher (Clarion
Productions, Slavikova 11, CZ-120 00 Praha 2, Czech Republic,
jakub@cleridae.cz)
or through the author mailto:kovarik.scorpio@gmail.com.
The price is 80 euros (ca. 105 US$).
