Differences in microhabitat use were evaluated with a G-test
on contingency table data (Sokal and Rohlf, 1981) from pooled
samples (active search). A t-test was used to verify whether the
abundance of the two scorpion species differed between seasons.
For this analysis, the plots at the two sites were treated as a single
sample, with each forest site representing four replicates. Statistical
analyses were performed with Statistica v. 7 software (StatSoft
Inc., Tulsa, OK, USA).
Voucher specimens of T. pusillus and A. mauryi from the field
collections were deposited in the Arachnological Collection of the
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife.