''Hormurus'' is a genus of
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 cur ...
s, commonly known as rainforest scorpions, in the
family
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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 ...
, that occur in
rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...
habitats, mainly in
Australia
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and
Melanesia
Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea.
The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Vanu ...
. The genus was first described by Swedish
arachnologist
Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites. Those who study spiders and other arachnids are arachnologists. More narrowly ...
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist.
Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...
in 1876.
Species
Species include:
* ''
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 †...
''
Kraepelin, 1914 - Philippines
* ''
Hormurus ischnoryctes''
Monod & Prendini, 2013 - Australia
* ''
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 gener ...
''
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 troglofauna, troglobitic scorpion in the Hormuridae Family (biology), family. It is endemism, endemic to Australia’s Christmas Island in the eastern Indi ...
''
(Volschenk, Locket & Harvey, 2001) - Christmas Island
* ''
Hormurus waigiensis''
(Gervais, 1943) - Australia and New Guinea
References
Scorpion genera
Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell
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