Scorpions of the world / Roland Stockmann, Eric Ythier ; foreword by Victor Fet

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Notes: Illustrations and Table of contents on lining pages.
Contents: Introduction to scorpions. What is a scorpion? ; Palaeontology and origin of scorpions ; Where, when and how to observe and collect scorpions? ; Quick morphological description ; The different families ; Classification criteria ; Sexual dimorphism and age determination -- Biology of scorpions. Anatomy and principal biological functions ; Ecology of scorpions -- Rearing -- Myths, legends and representations -- Texonomy. Family identification key ; References to the main genera identification keys ; List of genera and comparison of current classifications -- Scanning electron microscope images ; Biology (photos) ; Biotopes (photo) -- Species descriptions. North America ; Central America and Caribbean ; South America ; Europe ; Africa ; Asia and Middle-East ; Australia and Oceania -- List of species and their distribution