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Hormurus
''Hormurus'' is a genus of scorpions, commonly known as rainforest scorpions, in the family Hormuridae, that occur in rainforest habitats, mainly in Australia and Melanesia. The genus was first described by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell in 1876. Species Species include: * '' Hormurus boholiensis'' Kraepelin, 1914 - Philippines * '' Hormurus ischnoryctes'' Monod & Prendini, 2013 - Australia * '' Hormurus karschii'' Keyserling, 1885 - Australia and New Guinea * '' Hormurus litodactylus ''(Monod & Volschenk, 2004) - Australia * '' Hormurus longimanus'' (Locket, 1995) - Australia * '' Hormurus macrochela'' Monod, 2013 - Australia * '' Hormurus neocaledonicus'' (Simon, 1877) - New Caledonia * '' Hormurus ochyroscapter'' Monod, 2013 - Australia * '' Hormurus penta'' (Francke & Lourenco, 1991) - New Guinea and Solomon Islands * ''Hormurus polisorum ''Hormurus polisorum'', also known as the Christmas Island cave scorpion, is a species of troglobitic scorpion in the Hormur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Waigiensis
''Hormurus waigiensis'', also known as the Australian rainforest scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to Australia and New Guinea. It was first described in 1844 by French paleontologist and zoologist Paul Gervais. Description The scorpions can grow to about in length. They have elongated and flattened bodies and powerful pincers. Distribution and habitat Much of the species’ recorded range in Australia is in eastern Queensland, with some additional records from New South Wales, the Northern Territory, northern Western Australia, and New Guinea. As their common name suggests, the scorpions prefer warm, humid environments. Their body shape is adapted to sheltering in rock crevices and beneath decaying bark and plant litter Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that have fallen to the ground. This detritus or dead organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Karschii
''Hormurus karschii'' is a species of scorpion belonging to 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' .... Description ''Hormurus karschii'' can reach a length of about . Carapace is brown or dark brown, while tergites, legs, ventral surface and sternites are yellowish brown. Some specimens may be blackish brown or almost completely black. Distribution This species is present in Australia (Queensland) and New Guinea. Habitat These scorpions can be found in the primeval rainforest at an elevation of above sea level.Wilson R. LourencScorpions from West Papua/ref> References External links * Animals described in 1885 karschii Arthropods of New Guinea Scorpions of Australia Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Macrochela
''Hormurus macrochela'' 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. Etymology The specific epithet ''macrochela'' comes from the Greek ''makos'' (‘long’) and ''chele'' (‘claw’), with reference to the extremely long pincers of the male. Description The species grows up to about 70 mm in length. Colouration is orange to dark brown to black. The pincers of the female are shorter and more robust than those of the male. Distribution and habitat The species has been recorded from three islands off the north-eastern Queensland coast between Ingham and Townsville. The scorpions were found in narrow rock crevices and between stones near creeks in rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Ochyroscapter
''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. Etymology The specific epithet ''ochyroscapter'' comes from the Greek ''ochyros'' (‘strong’) and ''skapter'' (‘digger’), with reference to the robust pincers of the species. Description The holotype specimen is 47 mm in length. Colouration varies over the body from pale yellow to reddish-brown to dark brown to black. Distribution and habitat The species has been recorded from the Charters Towers region and the Shire of Etheridge in Far North Queensland in open woodland and savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to .... References ochyroscapter Scorpions of Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Ischnoryctes
''Hormurus ischnoryctes'' is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to Australia, where it has only been found in north-eastern Queensland. It was first described in 2013. Etymology The specific epithet ''ischnoryctes'' comes from the Greek ''ischnos'' (‘lean’ or ‘thin’) and ''oryktes'' (‘digger’), with reference to the slender pincers of the male. Description The species grows up to about 60 mm in length. Colouration is orange- to reddish-brown to dark brown. The pincers of the female are slightly shorter and more robust than those of the male. Distribution and habitat Specimens of the species were collected near Mount Mulligan, west of Mareeba and the Atherton Tableland, in savanna woodland containing patches of vine thicket, at the base of the large sandstone Ngarrabullgan mesa which provides orographic Orography is the study of the topographic relief of mountains, and can more broadly include hills, and any part of a region' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Boholiensis
''Hormurus boholiensis'' is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. It was first described in 1914 by German naturalist Karl Kraepelin Karl Matthias Friedrich Magnus Kraepelin (; ; 14 December 1848 – 28 June 1915) was a German naturalist who specialised in the study of scorpions, centipedes, spiders and solfugids, and was noted for his monograph ''Scorpiones und Pedipalpi'' (Be .... References boholiensis Arthropods of the Philippines Taxa named by Karl Kraepelin Animals described in 1914 {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Neocaledonicus
''Hormurus boholiensis'' is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It was first described in 1877 by French naturalist Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4 .... References neocaledonicus Arthropods of New Caledonia Taxa named by Eugène Simon Animals described in 1877 {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Polisorum
''Hormurus polisorum'', also known as the Christmas Island cave scorpion, is a species of troglobitic scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is endemic to Australia’s Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by .... It was first described in 2001; at the time of its discovery, it was the first troglobitic scorpion species recorded for Australia, and the second outside the Americas. The scorpions are rare, blind, obligate cave-dwellers, and are restricted to only a few caves on Christmas Island. References polisorum Scorpions of Australia Cave arachnids Fauna of Christmas Island Animals described in 2001 {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Penta
''Hormurus penta'' is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It was first described in 1991. References penta Penta may refer to: Places * , an Italian hamlet (') of Fisciano, Salerno * Penta-di-Casinca, a French municipality of Corsica * Penta, Chhattisgarh, a town in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, India * , a small river in Lithuania Other * Pe ... Arthropods of New Guinea Fauna of the Solomon Islands Animals described in 1991 Taxa named by Wilson R. Lourenço {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Litodactylus
''Hormurus litodactylus'' is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to Australia, where it occurs in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland. It was first described in 2004. Etymology The specific epithet ''litodactylus'' comes from the Greek ''litos'' (‘plain’) and ''daktylos'' (‘finger’), with reference to the lack of certain sculptural features on the pincers of the males. Description The holotype specimen is 46.5 mm in length. Colouration is mostly tan brown, with some darker brown markings. Distribution and habitat The scorpion has only been recorded from the Thornton Uplands north of Mossman, in high altitude rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfo ... above an elevation of 700 m. The species may be restricted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormurus Longimanus
''Hormurus longimanus'' is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to Australia, where it occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory. It was first described in 1995. Distribution and habitat The species is restricted to dry monsoon forests along the western edge of the deeply dissected escarpment of the Arnhem Land plateau, where aquifers fed by wet season orographic Orography is the study of the topographic relief of mountains, and can more broadly include hills, and any part of a region's elevated terrain. Orography (also known as ''oreography'', ''orology'' or ''oreology'') falls within the broader discip ... rainfall maintain permanent pools through the dry season. References longimanus Scorpions of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Fauna of the Northern Territory Animals described in 1995 {{Scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
