''Alpiscorpius mingrelicus'' are

scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always end ...

s formerly classified in the family

Chactidae The Chactidae are a family of scorpions established by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893. They make up the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Chactoidea. Genera Chactidae contains the following genera: *''Anuroctonus'' Pocock, 1893 *''Auyantepuia'' (Gonz ...

Description

''Alpiscorpius mingrelicus'' individuals are dark in colour and reach lengths of 38 mm. They are difficult to distinguish from other ''

Alpiscorpius ''Alpiscorpius'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Euscorpiidae The Euscorpiidae are a family of scorpions. Genera ''Euscorpiidae'' contains the following six genera: * '' Alpiscorpius'' Gantenbein ''et al.'', 1999 * ''Euscorpius ''E ...

'' spp. such as ''A. gamma'' and ''A. germanus''. This species' biology is not well known. Their venom is believed to be mild, with local effects only.

Distribution and habitat

''Alpiscorpius mingrelicus'' is distributed through

Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

(including

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Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, and Georgia) and Eastern Europe, with populations from

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. This species' full distribution is uncertain, owing in part to possible misidentifications. They are found in humid, mountainous areas and forests, and have been reported in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n river valleys. ''A. mingrelicus'' may hide under stones and other objects, such as logs or beneath the bark of dead trees.

References

Euscorpiidae Animals described in 1874 Scorpions of Europe {{Scorpion-stub