A new species of \u3cem\u3eEuscorpius\u3c/em\u3e Thorell, 1876 from Naples Province, Italy (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

A new scorpion species, Euscorpius parthenopeius sp. n., is described from Naples Province, Italy. It is characterized by long-limbed overall appearance, medium size, light to medium brown to reddish color, and a typical trichobothrial count (Pv = 8–9, et = 6, em = 4, and eb = 4). Due to its morphological ambiguity, it cannot be included in any of the described subgenera of the genus. We include in the new species three specimens from Capri Island described among syntypes of E. carpathicus ilvanus Di Caporiacco, 1950

Macroalgal community response to re-oligotrophication in Saronikos Gulf

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Development of 28 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endemic Azorean spider Sancus acoreensis (Araneae, Tetragnathidae)

Copyright © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013."We isolated and characterized a total of 28 microsatellite loci from Sancus acoreensis. Loci were screened in 26 individuals originating from seven (Flores, Faial, Pico, São Jorge, Terceira, São Miguel, and Santa Maria) out of the nine islands of the Azores. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 14, observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.040 to 0.708, and the probability of identity values ranged from 0.02 to 0.97. Sancus acoreensis is a Laurel forest specialist species, endemic to the Azores, and is facing a great extinction risk due to the severe fragmentation of its habitat. The newly developed microsatellite loci will aid in detecting signs of population bottlenecks and pinpoint the island populations that are facing the greatest risk of extinction. […]"