ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EGYPTIAN SCORPION FAUNA

Authors

Mostafa Saleh, Departments of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Mahmoud Younes, Departments of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Ahmed Badry, Departments of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Moustafa Sarhan, Departments of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt

Corresponding Author

Saleh, Mostafa

Document Type

Original Article

Subject Areas

Botany, Microbiology and Zoology

Keywords

Zoogeography; scorpion fauna; Buthidae; Euscorpiidae; Hemiscorpiidae; Scorpionidae; Egypt

Abstract

The geographical distribution and diversity of the scorpion fauna of Egypt was examined based on a large collection covering most of the country and in view of recent revisionary systematics. Six ecologically distinct zoogeographical regions are targeted in a collection scheme. The ecological and historical biogeography of the present-day distribution of the scorpion fauna of Egypt is discussed.

How to Cite This Article

Saleh, Mostafa; Younes, Mahmoud; Badry, Ahmed; and Sarhan, Moustafa (2017) "ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EGYPTIAN SCORPION FAUNA," Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science: Vol. 28: Iss. 1, Article 13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/absb.2017.8163