The comparison of Hemispermatophore in scorpion Buthidae family in Khuzestan province

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1 Department of Venomous Animals and Antivenom Production, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

3 Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Different scorpions from buthidae family are present in Khuzestan province (southwest of Iran). These species are variable in size and color and some of them are medically important. In this research, hemispermatophore of Buthidae species was morphologically studied. In this research some species of scorpions such as Mesobuthus eupeus, Apistobuthus sosani, Odontobuthus odentorus and Composobuthus were studied. In comparison of hemispermatophore in different species, it was found that some parameters of hemispermatophore are generalized and some others like the size of capsule are specific among the species.According to statistical analysis of obtained data, sorpion species in a genus did not show a significant difference in different parts of hemispermatophore at 5% significance level, and this analysis revealed that the specifications among the species in a genus were so close, but in the two family of Buthidae and Hemiscorpionidae scorpions, the hemispermatophore was different.

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