Ocorrência de Rhopalurus debilis (C.L. Koch, 1840) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) no estado da Bahia, Brasil

Abstract

This work reports the occurrence of Rhopalurus debilis (C.L. Koch, 1840), in the state of Bahia, Brazil, adding a species to its escorpiofauna and highlighting the importance of carrying out regional studies on these animals. Seven scorpions (2 males, 4 females and 1 young) were collected in the city of Curaçá (08º 59º 31ºS/39º 54º 29ºW), from March 14th to 16th, 2003. They were recorded in the Núcleo Regional de Ofiologia e Animais Peçonhentos da Bahia (NOAP) and included in the Scientific Collection of Scorpions of the Federal University of Bahia. These specimens represent a new record of this species in the right riverbank of the São Francisco river.