Biology:Isometroides
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Short description: Genus of scorpion
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Superfamily: | Buthoidea |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Isometroides Keyserling, 1885[1] |
Isometroides is a genus of scorpions in the Buthidae family with two species. It is endemic to, and found widely across, inland mainland Australia , and was first described by German arachnologist Eugen von Keyserling in 1885.
Species
- Isometroides vescus (Karsch, 1880)
- Isometroides angusticaudus Keyserling, 1885
The genus has sometimes been considered monotypic, with I. angusticaudus a synonym of I. vescus.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Found across much of inland Australia, the scorpions occur in woodland and semi-arid country.[2]
Behaviour
The scorpions are specialised predators of burrowing spiders.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
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