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Hormuridae
Hormuridae is a family of scorpions in the order Scorpiones. There are about 10 genera and more than 90 described species in Hormuridae. Genera These 11 genera belong to the family Hormuridae: * ''Cheloctonus'' Pocock, 1892 * ''Chiromachetes'' Pocock, 1899 * ''Chiromachus'' Pocock, 1893 * ''Hadogenes'' Kraepelin, 1894 * ''Hormiops'' Fage, 1933 * ''Hormurus'' Thorell, 1876 * ''Iomachus'' Pocock, 1893 * ''Liocheles'' Sundevall, 1833 * ''Opisthacanthus'' Peters, 1861 * ''Palaeocheloctonus'' Lourenço, 1996 * ''Tibetiomachus'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 References Scorpion families Hormuridae {{scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liocheles
''Liocheles'' is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Hormuridae. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Liocheles'': * ''Liocheles australasiae'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''Liocheles longimanus'' (Werner, 1939) * ''Liocheles nigripes'' (Pocock, 1897) * ''Liocheles oranghutan'' Ythier & Richard, 2020 * ''Liocheles schalleri'' Mirza, 2017 References Hormuridae Scorpion genera {{scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheloctonus
''Cheloctonus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae Hormuridae is a family of scorpions in the order Scorpiones. There are about 10 genera and more than 90 described species in Hormuridae. Genera These 11 genera belong to the family Hormuridae: * ''Cheloctonus'' Pocock, 1892 * ''Chiromachetes'' .... Scorpions in this genus are not believed to be medically significant. Species * '' Cheloctonus anthracinus'' Pocock, 1899 * '' Cheloctonus crassimanus'' ( Pocock, 1896) * '' Cheloctonus glaber'' Kraepelin, 1896 * '' Cheloctonus intermedius'' Hewitt, 1912 * '' Cheloctonus jonesii'' Pocock, 1892 References Scorpion genera Hormuridae Scorpions {{scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opisthacanthus
''Opisthacanthus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae Hormuridae is a family of scorpions in the order Scorpiones. There are about 10 genera and more than 90 described species in Hormuridae. Genera These 11 genera belong to the family Hormuridae: * ''Cheloctonus'' Pocock, 1892 * ''Chiromachetes'' ... occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar. Species The following species are recognised in the genus Opisthacanthus: * '' Opisthacanthus africanus'' Simon, 1876 * '' Opisthacanthus ambanja'' Lourenço, 2014 * '' Opisthacanthus andohahela'' Lourenço, 2014 * '' Opisthacanthus antsiranana'' Lourenço, 2014 * '' Opisthacanthus asper'' (Peters, 1861) * '' Opisthacanthus autanensis'' Gonzalez-Sponga, 2004 * '' Opisthacanthus basutus'' Lawrence, 1955) * '' Opisthacanthus borboremai'' Lourenço & Fe, 2003 * '' Opisthacanthus brevicauda'' Rojas-Runjaic, Borges & Armas, 2008 * '' Opisthacanthus capensis'' Thorell, 1876 * '' Opisthacanthus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadogenes
''Hadogenes'' is a genus of African scorpion 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 en ...s (including the world's longest, '' Hadogenes troglodytes''). This genus is distinguished by its members which have an unusually flat overall appearance that allows them to quickly get in and out of the cracks and cervices that are generally abundant in their rocky habitats. Occurring in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Members of the genus also have special claws on their tarsus which allows them specialized maneuverability in their environments. The members of this genus have demonstrated an inability to travel across the sand and will perish in the heat when unable to find shelter for extended periods of time. The members of this genus are threatened by habit ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Laurie
Malcolm Laurie FRSE FLS (27 February 1866 – 16 July 1932) was a Scottish zoologist and palaeontologist. Biography He was born in Brunstane House south of Portobello, Edinburgh on 27 February 1866, the son of Simon Somerville Laurie and his wife, Catherine Ann Hibburd. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy 1876 to 1880. He studied Science, first at Edinburgh University then at Cambridge University where he graduated BA in 1889. He returned to Edinburgh for postgraduate studies and gained his doctorate (DSc) in 1894. On gaining his doctorate he received an immediate post as Professor of Zoology at St Mungo's College, Glasgow. In 1918 he returned to Edinburgh to lecture in Zoology at both the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 1894 he had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were James Cossar Ewart, James Geikie, Sir William Turner and Ramsay Heatley Traquair. He was also a Fellow o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
