Liocheles australasiae

Liocheles australasiae, the Dwarf Wood Scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Hemiscorpiidae.[1]

Liocheles australasiae
Liocheles australasiae from Enggano Island. Museum specimens
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L. australasiae
Binomial name
Liocheles australasiae
(Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms

  • Buthus brevicaudatus Rainbow, 1897
  • Hormurus australasiae suspectus Thorell, 1888
  • Hormurus boholiensis Kraepelin, 1914
  • Ischnurus complanatus C.L. Koch, 1838
  • Ischnurus pistaceus Simon, 1877
  • Scorpio australasiae Fabricius, 1775
  • Scorpio cumingii Gervais, 1844
  • Scorpio gracilicauda GuĂ©rin-Meneville, 1843

Distribution

A live individual of Liocheles australasiae

This species is present in India, Bangladesh, Yaeyama Islands (Japan), China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Mariana Islands, Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and French Polynesia.[2]

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