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Luis F. de Armas

  • Biodiversity Journal, 15 (1): 041-052

    Danniella Sherwood, Luis F. de Armas, Adam Sharp, Liza Fowler & Vicky Wilkins
    Scorpions (Arachnida Scorpiones) of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories: current knowledge and future directions
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.1.41.52

    ABSTRACT
    Current knowledge on the diversity, distribution, ecology and medical importance of the scorpions from the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) is synthesised and discussed. Scorpions are absent from British Antarctic and British Indian Ocean territories, the Falkland Islands, the Pitcairn Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. No scorpions are native to Bermuda, but a single stowaway buthid has previously been detected and successfully intercepted. The remaining territories all contain endemic or long-term established introduced species, which is discussed in detail for each territory. Maps of the distribution of endemic and non-endemic taxa are presented, alongside photographs of specimens in life. Future research directions, particularly the need for additional research in biodiversity hotspots of the Caribbean, are discussed.