Akrav israchanani (lat.) - a species of troglobiont scorpions from the Akravidae family. The only species of this family and genus Akrav . Discovered in Ayalon Cave in Israel . No eyes. The length of the brownish body is 50 mm. The species was described by the Israeli arachnologist Dr. Gershom Levy (Dr. Gershom Levy , 1937-2009) from the remains of a long (apparently several years) dead scorpions. "Akrav" is the ancient biblical name for scorpions [2] [3] . The species name was given in honor of the researchers of the cave Israel Naaman and Dr. Hanan Dimentman [4] .
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 Scorpio Akrav israchanani | ||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
- Superstitionia donensis
Notes
- ↑ Levy, G. (2007). The first troglobite scorpion from Israel and a new chactoid family (Arachnida: Scorpiones). - Zoology in the Middle East; 40: 91-96.
- ↑ Jan Ove Rein. Akravidae Levy, 2007 . The Scorpion Files . Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet. Date of treatment August 31, 2011. Archived August 27, 2012.
- ↑ Henk K. Mienis. 2007. Articles and new taxa dealing with scorpions authored by Dr. Gershom Levy (1937-2009). The Scorpion Files - Occasional Papers 3. 2009 (ISSN 1504-7342)
- ↑ One year later, 'Noah's Ark' cave is no longer a safe haven - Haaretz - Israel News . Haaretz. Date of treatment August 31, 2011. Archived August 27, 2012.