Scorpion specific nomenclature for species names

This table represents a new universal five-letter abbreviated code for scorpion species, that permits to properly annotate peptides from all scorpion species. The code contains the initial capital letter of the genus, followed by four letters from the species. For the few others from the same genus and with coinciding initial letters of the species name, a change in the fifth letter ensures uniqueness. For scorpions belonging to different genera with identical initial letters and the same exact species name, a five-letter identifier is generated by using two letters from the genus (in uppercase) and three letters from the species (in lowercase) (Delgado-Prudencio et al., 2025).