The genus Mesobuthus belonging to family Buthidae is most diverse in Central Asia and Iran. The

scorpion M.eupeus is one of the most naturally widespread members of the family Buthidae, being

present in eastern Turkey, Caucasia...

In this study, the first molecular phylogenetic analysis of Mesobuthus eupeus in Iran

is presented based on sequence data of a ∼ 700-base-pair fragment of cytochrome

C oxidase, subunit I. Phylogenetic relationships were inferred using...