''Hormurus karschii'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
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 ...
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. Lourenc]
Scorpions from West Papua
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References
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Animals described in 1885
karschii
Arthropods of New Guinea
Scorpions of Australia
Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling
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