''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''.

Distribution

The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceania, with the exception of ''

Isometrus maculatus ''Isometrus maculatus'', commonly as the lesser brown scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. Its distribution is pantropical; it is an introduced species in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the We ...

'' which is pantropical.

Description

They are medium sized buthids, where the adults have a body length of 30 to 75 mm. Pedipalps are orthobothriotaxic. Chelal trichobothrium db is located between dt and et. There are 3 to 5 pairs of lateral eyes. Tibial spurs are absent on all legs. Movable and fixed fingers of pedipalps consists with six rows of granules.

Current species

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Isometrus amboli ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in ...

'' Sulakhe, 2020 * '' Isometrus antillanus'' Thorell, 1876 * '' Isometrus armatus'' Pocock, 1891 * ''

Isometrus atherii ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Ocea ...

'' Amir & Kamaluddin, 2008 * '' Isometrus atomarius'' Simon, 1884 * '' Isometrus bituberculatus'' Pocock, 1891 * ''

Isometrus chinensis ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Ocea ...

'' Karsch, 1879 * '' Isometrus devillei'' Becker, 1880 * '' Isometrus feae'' Thorell, 1889 * ''

Isometrus formosus ''Isometrus formosus'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. References Animals described in 1894 formosus Pope Formosus (896) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 891 until his death on 4 April ...

'' Pocock, 1894 * '' Isometrus garyi'' Lourenço & Huber, 2002 * ''

Isometrus gracilis ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Ocea ...

'' Thorell, 1876 * ''

Isometrus hainanensis ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Ocea ...

'' Lourenço, Qi & Zhu, 2005 * ''

Isometrus infuscatus ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Pocock, 1891 * ''

Isometrus isadensis ''Isometrus isadensis'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. A few very large genera (''Ananteris'', ''Centruroides'', '' Com ...

'' Tikader & Bastawade, 1983 * ''

Isometrus kovariki ''Isometrus kovariki'' is a species of scorpion in the family ''Buthidae''. It was identified in and currently found only in a small region of Southern Karnataka, in an '' Acacia auriculiformis'' plantation, and it is closely related to '' Isomet ...

'' Sulakhe, Dandekar, Mukherjee, Pandey, Ketkar, Padhye & Bastawade, 2020 * ''

Isometrus lao ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Lourenço & Leguin, 2012 * ''

Isometrus liaqatii ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Amir & Kamaluddin, 2008 * ''

'' (DeGeer, 1778) * ''

Isometrus mesor ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Simon, 1884 * ''

Isometrus pallidimanus ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Karsch, 1879 * ''

Isometrus papuensis ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Werner, 1916 * ''

Isometrus phipsoni ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Oates, 1888 * ''

Isometrus sonticus ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Karsch, 1879 * ''

Isometrus tamhini ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Ocea ...

'' Sulakhe, Dandekar, Padhye & Bastawade, 2020 * ''

Isometrus thorellii ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Ocea ...

'' Koch & Keyserling, 1885 * ''

Isometrus thurstoni ''Isometrus thurstoni'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. The newly discovered Isometrus species, ''Isometrus kovariki'', from the Western Ghats region of India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a cou ...

'' Pocock, 1893 * ''

Isometrus thwaitesi ''Isometrus thwaitesi'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ( ...

'' Pocock, 1897 * ''

Isometrus weberi ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in ...

'' Karsch, 1882

Former species

All species are assigned to ''Reddyanus''. * '' Isometrus acanthurus'' Pocock, 1899 * '' Isometrus assamensis'' Oates, 1888 * '' Isometrus basilicus'' Karsch, 1879 * '' Isometrus besucheti'' Vachon, 1982 * ''

Isometrus bilyi ''Reddyanus bilyi'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. References bilyi Bilyi or BilyyBGN/PCGN 1965 Romanization of Ukrainian. ( uk, Білий) is a Ukrainian surname derived from a word meaning "white" (білий). Feminine ...

'' Kovařík, 2003 * '' Isometrus brachycentrus'' Pocock, 1899 * ''

Isometrus corbeti ''Reddyanus corbeti'' is a species of 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 charact ...

'' Tikader & Batawade, 1983 * ''

Isometrus deharvengi ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Lourenço & Duhem, 2010 * '' Isometrus heimi'' Vachon, 1976 * '' Isometrus khammamensis'' Kovařík, 2003 * ''

Isometrus krasenskyi ''Reddyanus krasenskyi'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. References Animals described in 1998 krasenskyi {{Scorpion-stub ...

'' Kovařík, 1998 * '' Isometrus kurkai'' Kovařík, 1997 * '' Isometrus loebli'' Vachon, 1982 * '' Isometrus melanodactylus'' (L. Koch, 1867) * ''

Isometrus navaiae ''Reddyanus navaiae'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. References Animals described in 1998 navaiae {{Scorpion-stub ...

'' Kovařík, 1998 * '' Isometrus petrzelkai'' Kovařík, 2003 * ''

Isometrus problematicus ''Reddyanus problematicus'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. A few very large genera (''Ananteris'', '' Centruroides'', ' ...

'' Kovařík, 2003 * '' Isometrus rigidulus'' Pocock, 1897 * ''

Isometrus tibetanus ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in ...

'' Lourenço & Zhu, 2008 * '' Isometrus vittatus'' Pocock, 1900 * ''

Isometrus zideki ''Reddyanus zideki'' is a species of 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 characte ...

'' Kovařík, 1994

References

* Ehrenberg, 1828 : ''Arachnoidea, Scorpiones.'' in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, ''Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones animalium evertebratorum sepositis insectis quae ex itinere per Africanum borealem et Asiam occidentalem.'' Friderici Guielmi Hemprich et Christiani Godofredi Ehrenberg, studio novae aut illustratae redierunt. Percensuit editit Dr. C.G. Ehrehberg. Decas I. Berolini ex officina Academica, venditur a Mittlero, Berlin. *Sulakhe, Shauri & Dandekar, Nikhil & Mukherjee, Shomen & Pandey, Malay & Ketkar, Makarand & Padhye, Anand & Bastawade, Deshabhushan. (2020). A new species of Isometrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from southern India. 310. 1-13. * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3155540 Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg