Biology:Apistobuthus pterygocercus
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Short description: Species of scorpion
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Apistobuthus |
| Species: | A. pterygocercus
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| Binomial name | |
| Apistobuthus pterygocercus Finnegan, 1932
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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 in Susan Finnegan in 1932.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William H. Robinson (2005). "Arthropoda". Handbook of Urban Insects and Arachnids. Cambridge University Press. pp. 389–440. ISBN 978-0-521-81253-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=aluUgDVYJ8wC&pg=PA430.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2858327 entry
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