The South African scorpion Pseudolychas ochraceus (Hirst, 1911) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) can reproduce by parthenogenesis

Michael Seiter; Frederic D. Schramm; Alexander Barthel

doi:10.1636/M15-68.1

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Michael Seiter,¹ Frederic D. Schramm,² Alexander Barthel³

¹Group of Arthropod Ecology and Behavior, Division of Plant Protection, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter Jordan Strasse 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria. E-Mail: michael.seiter@boku.ac.at
²Wehrdaer Weg 38a, 35037 Marburg, Germany
³Auerbacher Straße 29, 8228 Rodewisch, Germany.

Abstract

Of all scorpion species described to date, only a small fraction are known to reproduce without fertilization by a male, instead producing offspring by parthenogenesis. Here we show that isolated females of the buthid Pseudolychas ochraceus (Hirst, 1911) are capable of parthenogenetic reproduction and we provide data on the postembryonic growth of this species.

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Michael Seiter, Frederic D. Schramm, and Alexander Barthel "The South African scorpion Pseudolychas ochraceus (Hirst, 1911) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) can reproduce by parthenogenesis," The Journal of Arachnology 44(1), 85-87, (1 April 2016). https://doi.org/10.1636/M15-68.1

Received: 16 September 2015; Published: 1 April 2016

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