G. it. Ent., 7 (36): 57-66
April 30, 1994
Fattori ecologici della distribuzione di
Buthus occitanus (Amoreux, 1789) in Europa
(Scorpiones: Buthidae)
di
PIERANGELO CRUCITTI, ROBERTO ANTONELLI, SIMONE FATTORINI
Abstract - Ecological factors of the distribution of Buthus occitanus (Amoreux, 1789) in Europe (Scorpiones: Buthidae) - In this work some ecological factors of the distribution of Buthus occitanus in the Iberian Peninsula and south-western France are examined on the ground of the evaluation of geopedological and biocenological features of 41 collecting sites. A close correlation between the European distribution of this species and the distribution of areas characterized by Mediterranean climate has been ascertained. Some physical factors of the microdistribution are briefly discussed: the grade and exposition of slopes, and the presence and kind of water resources.
