Ocorrência de Rhopalurus debilis (C.L. Koch, 1840) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) no estado da Bahia, Brasil

This work reports the occurrence of Rhopalurus debilis (C.L. Koch, 1840), in the state of Bahia, Brazil, adding a species to its escorpiofauna and highlighting the importance of carrying out regional studies on these animals. Seven scorpions (2 males, 4 females and 1 young) were collected in the city of Curaca (08o 59o 31oS/39o 54o 29oW), from March 14th to 16th, 2003. They were recorded in the Nucleo Regional de Ofiologia e Animais Peconhentos da Bahia (NOAP) and included in the Scientific Collection of Scorpions of the Federal University of Bahia. These specimens represent a new record of this species in the right riverbank of the Sao Francisco river.