Second record of Tityus bahiensis (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Venezuela: epidemiological implications

This work reports the second record of the scorpion Tityus bahiensis Perty from Venezuela. The specimen was found alive in a wardrobe at a hotel resort in Margarita Island, northeastern Venezuela. Morphological characterization allowed its assignment to the Tityus bahiensis population inhabiting the...

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Published in:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: L. De Sousa, A. Borges, J. Manzanilla, I. Biondi, E. Avellaneda
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2008
Subjects:
Tityus
Scorpiones
Buthidae
exotic species
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
Arctic
Argentina
Margarita
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992008000100015
https://doaj.org/article/10624af0c99d4fb89b52828015659c35
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Summary:This work reports the second record of the scorpion Tityus bahiensis Perty from Venezuela. The specimen was found alive in a wardrobe at a hotel resort in Margarita Island, northeastern Venezuela. Morphological characterization allowed its assignment to the Tityus bahiensis population inhabiting the southernmost area of the species' geographic range, e.g. the state of São Paulo in Brazil, northern Argentina and Paraguay. The fact that the only available Venezuelan antiscorpion (anti-Tityus discrepans) serum does not neutralize the effects of alpha- and beta-toxin from Tityus serrulatus venom (which resembles in composition that of T. bahiensis) constitutes a warning to local clinicians confronted with envenomations by noxious species transported to Venezuela from Brazil by human agency.

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