''Lychas jonesae'', also known as the ochre scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to

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, and was first described in 1925 by Australian paleontologist and Western Australian Museum curator

Ludwig Glauert Ludwig Glauert MBE (5 May 1879 – 1 February 1963) was a British-born Australian paleontologist, herpetologist and museum curator. He is known for work on Pleistocene mammal fossils, and as a museum curator who played an important role in na ...

Distribution

The species occurs on Australia’s Western Plateau and in the Murray-Darling Basin.

References

jonesae Scorpions of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Fauna of South Australia Fauna of Western Australia Animals described in 1925 Taxa named by Ludwig Glauert {{Scorpion-stub