Biology:Afrolychas
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Short description: Genus of scorpions
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Afrolychas is a genus of scorpion in the family Buthidae. There are two species in this genus, both of which used to belong to the genus Lychas.[1] The genus was described in 2019 by František Kovařík.[2] The genus name Afrolychas is a reference to the African range of its species and the fact that the two species used to be members of the genus Lychas.[2] Afrolychas's closest relatives are believed to be the scorpions in the genus Pseudolychas.[2] Afrolychas braueri is one of the rarest scorpions in the world, as it is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[3]
Species
- Afrolychas braueri Kraepelin, 1896
- Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
References
- ↑ Rein, Jan Ove (2021). "Buthidae". https://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/buthidae.php.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kovařík, František (September 23, 2019). "Taxonomic reassessment of the genera Lychas, Mesobuthus, and Olivierus, with descriptions of four new genera (Scorpiones: Buthidae)". Euscorpius: Occasional Publications in Scorpiology 288: 1-27. https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1318&context=euscorpius. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ↑ Gerlach, Justin (2014). ""Lychas braueri"". IUCN. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21460801/21567809#text-fields.
Wikidata ☰ Q98930008 entry
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