Hormurus ochyroscapter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Hormuridae |
Genus: | Hormurus |
Species: | H. ochyroscapter
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Binomial name | |
Hormurus ochyroscapter Monod, 2013
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Hormurus ochyroscapter is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to Australia, where it occurs in north-eastern Queensland. It was first described in 2013.
The specific epithet ochyroscapter comes from the Greek ochyros (‘strong’) and skapter (‘digger’), with reference to the robust pincers of the species. [1]
The holotype specimen is 47 mm in length. Colouration varies over the body from pale yellow to reddish-brown to dark brown to black. [1]
The species has been recorded from the Charters Towers region and the Shire of Etheridge in Far North Queensland in open woodland and savanna. [1]
Hormurus ochyroscapter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Hormuridae |
Genus: | Hormurus |
Species: | H. ochyroscapter
|
Binomial name | |
Hormurus ochyroscapter Monod, 2013
[1]
|
Hormurus ochyroscapter is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to Australia, where it occurs in north-eastern Queensland. It was first described in 2013.
The specific epithet ochyroscapter comes from the Greek ochyros (‘strong’) and skapter (‘digger’), with reference to the robust pincers of the species. [1]
The holotype specimen is 47 mm in length. Colouration varies over the body from pale yellow to reddish-brown to dark brown to black. [1]
The species has been recorded from the Charters Towers region and the Shire of Etheridge in Far North Queensland in open woodland and savanna. [1]