THE DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCORPIONS AND SOLIFUGIDS (ARACHNIDA, SCORPIONES, SOLIFUGAE) IN EASTERN TRANSCAUCASIA

Abstract

All available data on the taxonomy and distribution of scorpions and solifugids are summarized in order to obtain a complete picture of the current state of their faunas in the territory of eastern Transcaucasia. When compiling the taxonomic checklist of species, material from all available literary sources, data on faunistic studies, the results of processing the collection of the Institute of Zoology of Azerbaijan and our own collections were used. Updated information on the taxonomy and distribution of scorpions and solifugids in eastern Transcaucasia is presented, with two species of scorpions and three species of solifugids being new to this region. Thus, by 2022, the order Scorpiones in the study region is represented by 5 species from 3 genera and one family, while the order Solifugae by 14 species from 7 genera and 5 families. Maps showing the localities in eastern Transcaucasia are presented for 15 species.