A COMPARATIVE MORPHOMETRIC STUDY ON HEMISCORPIUS LEPTURUS (SCORPIONIDA : HEMISCORPIIDAE) COLLECTED FROM TWO PARTS OF KHUZESTAN PROVINCE, AHVAZ AND BAGHMALELK, SOUTH WEST OF IRAN.

Species of Hemiscorpius lepturus is the main deadliest species responsible for scorpionstings in Khuzestan province, SW of Iran. Toxins vary according to species and consist of a mixture of proteins and other substances and toxicity depends on time and other factors. This study was carried out in the two regions of Khuzestan province incuding : Ahvaz with a plain area and Baghmalek as a mountainous. The results showed there were some significant betweenH.leptourus collected from two areas from point of morphometric. Therefore, it is concluded there should be at least two sub-species regarding the current specie in this province. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]