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Scorpionidae
The Scorpionidae (burrowing scorpions or pale-legged scorpions) make up the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Scorpionoidea. The family was established by Pierre André Latreille, 1802. Genera Scorpionidae contains the following genera: * ''Aops'' Volschenk & Prendini, 2008 * ''Chersonesometrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * ''Deccanometrus'' Prendini & Loria, 2020 * ''Gigantometrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * ''Heterometrus'' Ehrenberg, 1828 * ''Javanimetrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * ''Opistophthalmus'' C. L. Koch, 1837 * ''Pandiborellius'' Rossi, 2015 * ''Pandinoides'' Fet, 1997 * ''Pandinops'' Birula, 1913 * ''Pandinopsis'' Vachon, 1974 * ''Pandinurus'' Fet, 1997 * ''Pandinus'' Thorell, 1876 * ''Pandipalpus'' Rossi, 2015 * ''Sahyadrimetrus'' Prendini & Loria, 2020 * ''Scorpio (genus), Scorpio'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Srilankametrus'' Couzijn, 1981 * ''Urodacus'' Peters, 1861 References Scorpionidae, Scorpion families Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heterometrus
''Heterometrus'', whose members are also known by the collective vernacular name giant forest scorpions, is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is distributed widely across tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, including Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, India ( Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands), and China (Hainan). It is notable for containing some of the largest living species of scorpions. Taxonomy The genus was introduced by C.G. Ehrenberg (in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828), originally as a subgenus of the genus '' Buthus''. It was elevated to genus rank by F. Karsch in 1879. H.W.C. Couzijn (1978, 1981) subdivided the genus into several subgenera, but F. Kovařík (2004) synonymized these subgenera with the nominal genus. In 2020 the genus was reviewed by L. Prendini & S. F. Loria, three of the former subgenera were revalidated and elevated to genera and one valid subgenus was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandinus
''Pandinus'' is a genus of large scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It contains one of the most popular pet scorpions, the emperor scorpion (''P. imperator''). The genus is distributed across tropical Africa. Taxonomy The genus was introduced in 1876 by Tamerlan Thorell. Subsequent research subdivided the genus into five subgenera. In 2015 all five subgenera were raised to genus level. Diversity Currently, 4 species are recognized within this genus: *'' Pandinus gambiensis'' Pocock, 1899 *'' Pandinus imperator'' (C. L. Koch, 1841) *'' Pandinus ugandaensis'' Kovarik, 2011 *'' Pandinus ulderigoi'' Rossi, 2014 General characteristics Members of ''Pandinus'' are generally large scorpions (about 120–200 mm total length), which are dark to black colored, sometimes with paler metasoma and legs. The pedipalp pincers are massive, while the metasoma is proportionally thin with a small vesicle and stinger (aculeus). They possess a stridulatory organ, composed of a ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srilankametrus Indus
''Srilankametrus indus'', commonly known as the giant forest scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is native to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ... and Sri Lanka. Description This large scorpion has the total length of 90 to 130 mm. Adults are uniformly reddish black to greenish black in color. Both sexes with 10 to 15 pectinal teeth. Pedipalp chela is hirsute, and lobiform. Manus is covered by rounded granules which are appear as rows. Pedipalp patella lacks a pronounced internal tubercle. Carapace smooth, and glossy with some marginal granules. Dorsal and dorsolateral carinae of metasomal segments are smooth. Telson vesicle is longer than aculeus. A voracious predator, it is known to feed on many larger animals. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpio (genus)
''Scorpio'' is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. The species in this genus are found in northern Africa and western Asia. Species ''Scorpio'' was regarded as a monotypic genus for a long time, containing one widespread and highly variable species, ''S. maurus'', which had many subspecies. It has since been recognised that within ''S. maurus'' ''sensu lato'' there were a number of taxa which should be regarded as valid species and new species have been described from sub-Saharan Africa: * '' Scorpio birulai'' Fet, 1997 * '' Scorpio fuliginosus'' ( Pallary, 1928) * '' Scorpio hesperus'' Birula, 1910 * '' Scorpio maurus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Scorpio mogadorensis'' Birula, 1910 * '' Scorpio niger'' Lourenço & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2012 * '' Scorpio punicus'' Fet The field-effect transistor (FET) is a type of transistor that uses an electric field to control the flow of current in a semiconductor. FETs (JFETs or MOSFETs) are devices with three termin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpion Families
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always ending with a stinger. The evolutionary history of scorpions goes back 435 million years. They mainly live in deserts but have adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are over 2,500 described species, with 22 extant (living) families recognized to date. Their taxonomy is being revised to account for 21st-century genomic studies. Scorpions primarily prey on insects and other invertebrates, but some species hunt vertebrates. They use their pincers to restrain and kill prey, or to prevent their own predation. The venomous sting is used for offense and defense. During courtship, the male and female grasp each other's pincers and dance while he tries to move her onto his spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpionidae
The Scorpionidae (burrowing scorpions or pale-legged scorpions) make up the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Scorpionoidea. The family was established by Pierre André Latreille, 1802. Genera Scorpionidae contains the following genera: * ''Aops'' Volschenk & Prendini, 2008 * ''Chersonesometrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * ''Deccanometrus'' Prendini & Loria, 2020 * ''Gigantometrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * ''Heterometrus'' Ehrenberg, 1828 * ''Javanimetrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * ''Opistophthalmus'' C. L. Koch, 1837 * ''Pandiborellius'' Rossi, 2015 * ''Pandinoides'' Fet, 1997 * ''Pandinops'' Birula, 1913 * ''Pandinopsis'' Vachon, 1974 * ''Pandinurus'' Fet, 1997 * ''Pandinus'' Thorell, 1876 * ''Pandipalpus'' Rossi, 2015 * ''Sahyadrimetrus'' Prendini & Loria, 2020 * ''Scorpio (genus), Scorpio'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Srilankametrus'' Couzijn, 1981 * ''Urodacus'' Peters, 1861 References Scorpionidae, Scorpion families Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpionoidea
The Scorpionidae (burrowing scorpions or pale-legged scorpions) make up the superfamily Scorpionoidea. The family was established by Pierre André Latreille, 1802. Genera Scorpionidae contains the following genera: * '' Aops'' Volschenk & Prendini, 2008 * '' Chersonesometrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * '' Deccanometrus'' Prendini & Loria, 2020 * '' Gigantometrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * ''Heterometrus'' Ehrenberg, 1828 * '' Javanimetrus'' Couzijn, 1978 * '' Opistophthalmus'' C. L. Koch, 1837 * '' Pandiborellius'' Rossi, 2015 * '' Pandinoides'' Fet, 1997 * '' Pandinops'' Birula, 1913 * '' Pandinopsis'' Vachon, 1974 * '' Pandinurus'' Fet, 1997 * ''Pandinus ''Pandinus'' is a genus of large scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It contains one of the most popular pet scorpions, the emperor scorpion (''P. imperator''). The genus is distributed across tropical Africa. Taxonomy The genus was ...'' Thorell, 1876 * '' Pandipalpus'' Rossi, 2015 * '' Sahyadrimetrus'' Prendini & Loria, 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urodacus
''Urodacus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae. It was described by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters in 1861. The type species is '' U. novaehollandiae''. Its species are native to Australia, and dig burrows. The genus was placed in its own family in 2000. Before this, the group had been a subfamily Urodacinae within the family Scorpionidae. Species ''Urodacus'' contains the following twenty-one species. * '' Urodacus armatus'' Pocock, 1888 * '' Urodacus butleri'' Volschenk, Harvey & Prendini, 2012 * '' Urodacus carinatus'' Hirst, 1911 * '' Urodacus centralis'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus elongatus'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus excellens'' Pocock, 1888 * '' Urodacus giulianii'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus hartmeyeri'' Kraepelin, 1908 * '' Urodacus hoplurus'' Pocock, 1898 * '' Urodacus koolanensis'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus lowei'' L. E. Koch, 1977 * '' Urodacus macrurus'' Pocock, 1899 * ''Urodacus manicatus ''Urodacus manicatus'', comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opistophthalmus
''Opistophthalmus'' is a genus of scorpions known commonly as burrowing scorpions, tricolored scorpions, serkets, or hissing scorpions. They are found predominantly in southern Africa. They are known for making deep and elaborate burrows. Description ''Opistophthalmus'' scorpions are typically heavily built for scorpions, and have broad, powerful claws (chelae). They vary in color from yellow through brown to black, usually with darker or lighter areas. The leg color is typically much lighter than the rest of the body. File:O. pallipes female(left) and male(right).jpg, ''O. pallipes'' female (left) and male (right) Species Sources disagree on how many species are within the genus, but they number around 60: *'' Opistophthalmus adustus'' (Kraepelin,2898) *'' Opistophthalmus ammopus'' (Lamoral, 1980) *'' Opistophthalmus ater'' (Purcell, 1898) *'' Opistophthalmus austerus'' (Karsch, 1879) *'' Opistophthalmus boehmi'' (Kraepelin, 1896) *'' Opistophthalmus brevicauda'' (Lawre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigantometrus
''Gigantometrus'' is a genus, whose members are also known by the collective vernacular name giant forest scorpions. There only two species in this genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom .... Species * '' Gigantometrus swammerdami'' * '' Gigantometrus titanicus'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q102127974 Scorpionidae Animals described in 1978 Scorpions of Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
