A total of 90 adult scorpions of Brachistosternus ferrugineus (45
females and 45 males), 20 adults of Timogenes elegans (males) and 10 adults of Timogenes dorbignyi (males) were analyzed. The individuals
were collected using UV lamps at night in March 2014 in Reserva
Natural Formosa and neighboring areas, in Formosa Province,
Argentina [24°17′00″S61°48′00″W], after which they were moved to
the laboratory and kept in glass cages at 25 °C with 16/8 h light/dark
cycle for two days unfed, before being sacrificed.