Pandiborellius magrettii

Pandiborellius magrettii
	Museum specimen of Pandiborellius magrettii from Ethiopia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Scorpionidae
Genus:	Pandiborellius
Species:	P. magrettii
Binomial name
	Pandiborellius magrettii; (Borelli, 1901)
Synonyms
	Pandinus magrettii Borelli, 1901; Brotheas hirsutus L. Koch, 1875; Scorpio africanus subtypicus Kraepelin, 1894;

Pandiborellius magrettii is a species of scorpion native to Africa.

Description[edit]

Scorpio africanus, 1888 specimen, in Natural History Museum (Ireland)

Pandiborellius magrettii can reach a total length of 105–113 millimetres (4.1–4.4 in), with a cephalothorax of about 16 millimetres (0.63 in) and a tail of about 58 millimetres (2.3 in). Body and tail are dark brown, with dark olive-brown at the sides of the cephalothorax. The large pincers are dark brown. Legs, known as the metasomaa, are yellowish. Dorsal keels on fourth metasomal segments lack discrete denticles.

Distribution[edit]

This species is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Pandinus magrettii at Wikimedia Commons

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