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Apistobuthus pterygocercus

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Apistobuthus pterygocercus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Apistobuthus
Species:
A. pterygocercus
Binomial name
Apistobuthus pterygocercus
Finnegan, 1932

Apistobuthus pterygocercus (Shield-tailed Scorpion) is a species of scorpion that lives on the Arabian Peninsula.[1] It is a highly venomous species, and is therefore of medical importance.[1] It was first described by Susan Finnegan in 1932.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b William H. Robinson (2005). "Arthropoda". Handbook of Urban Insects and Arachnids. Cambridge University Press. pp. 389–440. ISBN 978-0-521-81253-5.
  2. ^ Susan Finnegan (1932). "Report on the scorpions collected by Mr. Bertram Thomas in Arabia". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 38 (258): 91–98. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1932.tb00695.x.