Proteomic analysis of the scorpion venom Scorpio maurus palmatus was performed using reverse-phase HPLC separation followed by mass spectrometry determination. Sixty five components were identified with molecular masses varying from 413 to 14,009 Da. The high percentage of peptides (41.5%) was from 3 to 5 KDa which may represent linear antimicrobial peptides and KScTxs. Also, 155 expressed sequ...

Information on the scorpions' fauna of Iraq is limited especially in Thi Qar Province. The scorpion specimens present study were collected from desert area which located between provinces and Al-Muthana (Al-Kata'a region). Scorpio kruglovi (Birula, 1910) redescribed this was found area.The diagnostic characters are given important features figured.

Iranian scorpions belong mainly to the Buthidae and Scorpionidae families, distributed into 16 genera and 25 species. In Iran, similar to other parts of the world, there are a few known species of scorpions responsible for severe envenoming; amongst which Mesobuthus eupeus is the most common. Its venom contains several toxin fractions that may affect the ion channel. In the present study purifi...

IN this work I have undertaken the study of the different organs of scorpions from the point of view of comparative anatomy. The extensive literature on this subject contains a number of gaps (e. g. the male genital organs have not been investigated in sections), and besides in the majority of works the material is restricted to some species of the genera B u t h u s or E u s c o r p i u s. The...