Liocheles karschii

Liocheles karschii is a species of scorpion belonging to the family Hemiscorpiidae.[1]

Liocheles karschii
Liocheles karschii from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Scorpiones
Family:
Hemiscorpiidae
Genus:
Liocheles
Species:
L. karschii
Binomial name
Liocheles karschii
(Keyserling, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Hormurus karschii Keyserling, 1885
  • Hormurus karschii keyensis Kraepelin, 1914
  • Hormurus papuanus Kraepelin, 1914

Description

Liocheles karschii can reach a length of about 80 millimetres (3.1 in). 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.[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Australia (Queensland) and Papua New Guinea.[3][4]

Habitat

These scorpions can be found in the primeval rainforest at an elevation of 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) above sea level.[5]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Toxinology
  3. Australian faunal directory
  4. Discover life
  5. Wilson R. Lourenco Scorpions from West Papua


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