@article {8448, title = {Presas de escorpiones (Arachnida: Scorpiones) de Panam{\'a}, con observaciones sobre el comportamiento de depredaci{\'o}n}, journal = {Revista Ibérica de Aracnología}, volume = {27}, year = {2015}, month = {31/12/2015}, pages = {115-123}, abstract = {

Se presenta el primer listado de presas de escorpiones en Panamá. La información está ligada a cinco años de mues- treos en 32 localidades a lo largo del país. También se registran observaciones sobre el proceso de depredación en la naturaleza y en el laboratorio. Se identificaron 23 morfoespecies de presas pertenecientes a 12 órdenes de animales: uno de reptiles y 11 de artrópodos (siete de insectos, dos de arácnidos, uno de crustáceos y uno de miriápodos). Estos resultados sirven de base para in- vestigaciones futuras, dirigidas a generar un mejor entendimiento de la ecología de estos arácnidos. Adicionalmente, se presenta un listado de presas de escorpiones en América Latina, compilado a través de una revisión bibliográfica. Finalmente, se incluyen fotografías de campo de los escorpiones en depredación.

The first list of the prey species of scorpions of Panama is presented. The information is linked to five years of sampling at 32 locations in the country. Comments on the process of predation both in nature and in the laboratory are also recorded. A total of 23 prey morphospecies were identified, belonging to 12 orders: one of reptiles and 11 of arthropods (seven of insects, two of arachnids, one of crustaceans and one of myriapods). These results provide the basis for future research, aimed at generating a better understanding of the ecology of these arachnids. In addition, we present a list of the prey species of the scorpions of Latin America, compiled from bibliographical sources. Finally, pictures of hunting scorpions in the field are included.

}, issn = {1576-9518}, author = {Miranda, Roberto J and Berm{\'u}dez, Sergio E and Cleghorn, John and Cambra, Roberto A} } @article {8101, title = {Sobre la presencia de Centruroides margaritatus e Isometrus maculatus en Panam{\'a} (Scorpiones: Buthidae)}, journal = {Revista Ibérica de Aracnología}, volume = {25}, year = {2014}, month = {31/12/2014}, pages = {15-19}, abstract = {

Se confirma la presencia de Centruroides margaritatus en Panamá, a partir de la revisión de ejemplares recolectados en la Ciudad de Panamá. Con esta confirmación, se elevan a 5 las especies de este género presentes en Panamá. Adicionalmente se presenta una nota acerca del reporte de Isometrus maculatus en Panamá.\ 

The presence of Centruroides margaritatus in Panama is confirmed, based on the review of specimens collected in Panama City. With this confirmation, the number of species of this genus present in Panama rises to five. In addition we present a note on the report of Isometrus maculatus in Panama.\ 

}, issn = {1576 - 9518}, url = {http://www.mediafire.com/view/f16qljth02n8btf/Miranda2014RevIber_Centruroides_margaritatus_Panama_Isometrus_maculatus.pdf}, author = {Miranda, Roberto J and Murgas, Dennisse A and Murgas, Ingrid and de Armas, Luis F} } @article {162, title = {Scorpionism in Central America, with special reference to the case of Panama}, journal = {Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases}, volume = {18}, year = {2012}, pages = {130-143}, abstract = {

Scorpionism in the Americas occurs mainly in Mexico, northern South America and southeast Brazil. This article reviews the local scorpion fauna, available health statistics, and the literature to assess scorpionism in Central America. Notwithstanding its high toxicity in Mexico, most scorpion sting cases in Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica are produced by species in the genus Centruroides that are only mildly toxic to humans despite the existence of ion channel-active toxins in their venoms. Regional morbidity is low with the exception of Panama, where an incidence of 52 cases per 100,000 inhabitants was recorded for 2007, with 28 deaths from 1998 to 2006. Taxa belonging to the genus Tityus (also present in the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica) are responsible for fatalities in Panama, with Tityus pachyurus being the most important species medically. Most Tityus species inhabiting Panama are also found in northern South America from which they probably migrated upon closure of the Panamanian isthmus in the Miocene era. Incorporation of Panama as part of the northern South American endemic area of scorpionism is thereby suggested based on the incidence of these accidents and the geographical distribution of Panamanian Tityus species

}, keywords = {Central America, Centruroides, scorpionism, Scorpions, Tityus}, issn = {1678-9199}, url = {http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1678-91992012000200002\&script=sci_arttext}, author = {Borges, A and Miranda, Roberto J and Pascale, J M} }