Species Composition and Spatial Distribution of Medically Important Scorpions in the Northern Part of Kerman Province, Iran
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Mohammad Amin Gorouhi
,
Arman Izadian
,
Mulood Mohammadi Bavani
,
Alireza Sanei-Dehkordi
,
Amir Mohammad Habibi
,
Godwin Nutifafa Gidiglo
,
Abbas Aghaei Afshar
,
Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh
,
Saideh Yousefi
,
Leila Shirani-Bidabadi
,
Yaser Salim Abadi
,
Hossein Barahoei
,
Ismaeil Alizadeh
Abstract
Background: Kerman Province is one of the endemic foci of scorpionism in southeastern Iran. Totally 17 species are reported for Kerman Province fauna. The current study seeks to determine the fauna of medically important scorpions in northern parts of this province.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2019 to March 2021. The specimens were captured from different areas, by rock-rolling during day and using Ultraviolet light at night. The specimens were preserved in ethanol (80%) and then identified using reliable identification keys for scorpions.
Results: Totally, 499 specimens were captured from eight cities in northern Kerman. In total, 11 species belonging to three families were identified. Buthacus sp. is reported for the first time from Kerman Province. Buthacus sp., Hottentotta cf. juliae, and Hottentotta cf. schach, were the lowest in frequency of occurrence, against Mesobuthus navidpouri as the highest frequency.
Conclusion: The results of this study are useful for the preparation of regional or monovalent antivenom for the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute. Additionally, the obtained data are useful for the effective planning of scorpion control programs in the northern parts of Kerman Province, Iran.
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2. Zamani A, Sääksjärvi IE, Prendini L (2021) Amateur venom-extraction business may hasten extinction of scorpions. Arachnol Mitt.: Arachnology Letters. 61(1): 20–23.
3. Ahmadi S, Knerr JM, Argemi L, Bordon KC, Pucca MB, Cerni FA, Arantes EC, Çalışkan F, Laustsen AH (2020) Scorpi-on venom: Detriments and benefits. Bi-oMed. 8(5): 1–31.
4. Mohammadi Bavani M, Saeedi S, Sa-ghafipour A (2021) Spatial distribution of medical¬ly important scorpions in Iran: A review article. Shiraz Med J. 22(5): e102201.
5. Vazirianzadeh B, Alizadeh I, Moghadam AT, Rahdar M (2019) Determination of scorpion venom LD50 of four species in Khuzestan Province (southwest of Iran). Biochem Cell Arch. 19(1): 2351–2354.
6. Navidpour Sh, Kovařík F, Soleglad ME, Fet V (2019) Scorpions of Iran (Arach-nida, Scorpiones). Part X. Alborz, Markazi and Tehran provinces with a description of Orthochirus carinatus sp. N. (Buthidae). Euscorpius. 276: 1–20.
7. Kovařík F, Yağmur EA, Fet V, Hussen FSh (2019) A review of Orthochirus from Tur¬key, Iraq, and Iran (Khoozestan, Ilam, and Lorestan provinces), with de-scriptions of three new species (Scorpi-ones: Buthidae). Euscorpius. 278: 1–31.
8. Kovařík F, Fet V, Yağmur EA (2020) Fur-ther review of Orthochirus Karsch, 1892 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Asia: taxo-nomic position of O. melanurus, O. per-sa, O. scrobiculosus, and description of six new species. Euscorpius. 318: 1–73.
9. Kovařík F, Fet V, Gantenbein B, Graham MR, Yağmur EA, Šťáhlavský F, Pov-erennyi NM, Novruzov NE (2022) A re-vision of the genus Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950, with a description of 14 new spe-cies (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius. 348: 1–189.
10. Kovařík F, Navidpour Sh (2020) Six new species of Orthochirus Karsch, 1892 from Iran (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Euscorpius. 132: 1–41.
11. Barahoei H, Navidpour Sh, Aliabadian M, Siahsarvie R, Mirshamsi O (2020) Scor-pions of Iran (Arachnida: Scorpiones): Annotated checklist, DELTA database and identification key. J Insect Bio-divers Syst. 6(4): 375–474.
12. Barahoei H, Prendini L, Navidpour Sh, Tahir HM, Aliabadian M, Siahsarvie R, Mirshamsi O (2022) Integrative system-atics of the tooth-tailed scorpions, Odon¬tobuthus (Buthidae), with descrip-tions of three new species from the Ira-nian Plat¬eau. Zool J Linn Soc. 195: 355–398.
13. Barahoei H, Mirshamsi O, Sanchouli N, Ghafouri Moghaddam M, Lehmann-Gra¬ber Ch, Monod L (2022) Review of An¬droctonus baluchicus (Pocock, 1900) with description of new species from Iran (Scor¬piones: Buthidae). Arthropoda Sel. 31(2): 197–212.
14. Barahoei H (2022) Fauna of Sistan Scor-pions (Arachnida: Scorpiones), South-east Iran. TBJ. 14(3): 27–70.
15. Cain S, Gefen E, Prendini L (2021) Sys-tematic revision of the sand scorpions, genus Buthacus Birula, 1908 (Buthidae CL Koch, 1837) of the Levant, with re-description of Buthacus arenicola (Si-mon, 1885) from Algeria and Tunisia. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist. 450(1): 1–134.
16. Yağmur EA, Moradi M, Tabatabaei M, Jafari N (2022) Contributions to the scor¬pion fauna of Iran. Part II. Hotten-totta akbarii sp. nov. from the Fars Province (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Ser¬ket. 18(3): 252–262.
17. Moradi M, Yagmur E, Akbari A, Jafari N (2022) Hottentotta pooyani sp. nov. from the Khuzestan Province, Iran. Bull Iraq Nat Hist Mus. 17(2): 251–266.
18. Amiri Qanat Saman I, Dehghan H, Rahi¬mi T, Shahi M, Ahmadzadeh S, Nasiri N, Daneshi S, Nikokar SH, Faryabi R (2022) Knowledge, attitude and practice of residents in southeastern Iran regard-ing scorpion stings. Qom Univ Med Sci J. 16(1): 66–81.
19. Rafinejad J, Shahi M, Navidpour S, Ja-hani¬fard E, Hanafi-Bojd AA (2020) Ef-fect of climate change on spatial distri-bution of scorpions of significant public health importance in Iran. Asian Pac J Trop Med. 13(11): 503–514.
20. Shahi M, Rafinejad J, Az-Khosravi L, Moosavy SH (2015) First report of death due to Hemiscorpius acanthocer-cus en¬venomation in Iran: Case report. Elec¬tron Physician. 7(5): 1234–1238.
21. Volschenk ES, Burbidge AH, Durrant BJ, Harvey MS (2010) Spatial distribution patterns of scorpions (Scorpiones) in the arid Pilbara region of Western Australia. Rec West Aust Mus. 78(Suppl.): 271–283.
22. Salari M, Sampour M (2017) First two records of Hemiscorpius species (Scor-piones: Hemiscorpiidae) from Kerman Prov¬ince, southeast of Iran. Asian J Appl Sci. 5(1): 101–108.
23. Nazari M, Hajizadeh M (2017) Faunistic study on scorpions and the epidemiolo-gy of scorpionism in bam, southeast of Iran. Glob J Health Sci. 9(2): 177–183.
24. Navidpour S, Ezatkhah M, Kovařík F, So-leglad ME, Fet V (2011) Scorpions of Iran (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part VII. Kerman Province. Euscorpius. 131: 1–32.
25. Shahi M, Barahoei H (2023) Morphologi-cal study of Hemiscorpius Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Hemiscorpiidae) in Hor-mozgan Province, Southern Iran. Arch Razi Inst. 78(5): 1588–1600.
26. Firoozfar F, Saghafipour A, Vatandoost H, Bavani MM, Taherpour M, Jesri N, Yazdani M, Arzamani K (2019) Faunis-tic composition and spatial distribution of scorpions in North Khorasan Prov¬ince northeast of Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 13(4): 369–377.
27. Sofizadeh A, Kalteh EA, Saeedi S, Bavani MM (2021) A new study of the species composition of scorpions in Golestan Province, Northeast of Iran. Punjab Univ J Zool. 36(1): 57–62.
28. Nazari M, Najafi A, Abai MR (2018) Spe-cies composition and some biologi¬cal fea¬tures of scorpions in Kazerun District, southern Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 12(3): 296–309.
29. Moradi M, Yagmur EA, Soltanabadi M, Sarpiri SM (2020) The scorpion fauna (Arachnida: Scorpiones) of the southern regions of Sistan and Baluchestan Prov-ince with notes on the occurrence of An-droctonus baluchicus (Pocock, 1900) in Iran. Biharean Biol. 14(2): 90–97.
30. Shahi M, Jaberhashemi SA, Hanafi-Bojd AA, Akbari M, Rafinejad J (2021) Faunis¬tic study on scorpions and their health impact in Bashagard County, Hor¬mozgan Province, Southern Iran. Nus Biosci. 13 (1): 85–90.
31. Shahi M, Moosavy SH, Hanafi-Bojd AA, Akbari M, Rafinejad J (2021) Species com¬position and distribution of danger-ous scorpions of Hemiscorpius genus and clinical symptoms due to enven-omation in high-risk regions of southern Iran. Biodiversitas. 22(7): 2945–2951.
32. Ahmadimarzale M, Sabuhi H, Bidgoli MS, Dehghani R, Hoseindoost G, Mesgari L (2017) Study of scorpion species abun-dance in cities Aran and Bidgol and Kashan, Isfahan, Iran. J En¬tomol Res. 41(3): 337–342.
33. Jafari N, Moradi M, Moradi P (2015) Scor¬pion Fauna of Alborz Province, Iran (Arach¬nida: Scorpiones). J Appl Biol Sci. 9(2): 83–85.
34. Akbar N, Sajjad A, Rizwan S, Munir S, Mehmood K, Ali SA, Rakhshanda AM, Zahid H (2021) Scorpion’s Biodiversity and Proteinaceous Components of Ven-om. Int J Biosci. 18(2): 146–162.
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Gorouhi MA, Izadian A, Mohammadi Bavani M, Sanei-Dehkordi A, Habibi AM, Nutifafa Gidiglo G, Aghaei Afshar A, Madjdzadeh SM, Yousefi S, Shirani-Bidabadi L, Salim Abadi Y, Barahoei H, Alizadeh I. Species Composition and Spatial Distribution of Medically Important Scorpions in the Northern Part of Kerman Province, Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2024;17(4):321–332.
