Biology:Cercophonius

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Short description: Genus of scorpions

Cercophonius
Cercophonius squama.jpg
Cercophonius squama
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Bothriuridae
Genus: Cercophonius
Peters, 1861

Cercophonius is a genus of six species of Australia n scorpions, often termed wood scorpions, in the family Bothriuridae.[1]

Species

  • Cercophonius granulosus Kraepelin, 1908
  • Cercophonius kershawi Glauert, 1930 - mallee wood scorpion
  • Cercophonius michaelseni Kraepelin, 1908
  • Cercophonius queenslandae Acosta, 1990
  • Cercophonius squama (Gervais, 1843) - wood scorpion, forest scorpion
  • Cercophonius sulcatus Kraepelin, 1908 - western wood scorpion

References

  1. Jan Ove Rein (2019). "Bothriuridae Simon, 1880". The Scorpion Files. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. http://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/bothriuridae.php. Retrieved 2 February 2023. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2946578 entry