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Chaerilidae
Chaerilidae is a family of scorpions. It contains two genera, the extant ''Chaerilus ''Chaerilus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Chaerilidae. They live in tropical parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. A fossil genus '' Electrochaerilus'' is known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber. Description T ...'' (Simon, 1877) and the extinct '' Electrochaerilus'' (Santiago-Blay, Fet, Soleglad & Anderson, 2004). References External links * Scorpion families {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaerilus
''Chaerilus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Chaerilidae. They live in tropical parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. A fossil genus '' Electrochaerilus'' is known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber. Description Total length is 15 to 75.4 mm. Species It contains the following species: *'' Chaerilus agilis'' Pocock, 1899 *'' Chaerilus andamanensis'' Lourenço, Duhem & Leguin, 2011 *'' Chaerilus annapurna'' Lourenço & Duhem, 2010 *'' Chaerilus anneae'' Lourenço, 2012 *'' Chaerilus assamensis'' Kraepelin, 1913 *'' Chaerilus borneensis'' Simon, 1880 *''Chaerilus cavernicola'' Pocock, 1894 *'' Chaerilus celebensis'' Pocock, 1894 *'' Chaerilus ceylonensis'' Pocock, 1894 *'' Chaerilus chapmani'' Vachon & Lourenço, 1985 *'' Chaerilus cimrmani'' Kovařík, 2012 *''Chaerilus conchiformus'' Zhu, Han & Lourenço, 2008 *''Chaerilus dibangvalleycus'' Bastawade, 2006 *''Chaerilus granulatus'' Kovarík, Lowe, Hoferek, Forman & Král, 2015 *''Chaerilus hof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), 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 Silurian, 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 (biology), 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 Scorpion sting, venomous sting is used for offense and defense. During courtship, the male and female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
