Biology:Opisthacanthus rugiceps
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Short description: Species of scorpion
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| Order: | Scorpiones
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| Species: | O. rugiceps
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| Opisthacanthus rugiceps Pocock, 1897
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Opisthacanthus rugiceps is a species of African scorpion.
Distribution
Opisthacanthus rugiceps is found in East Africa, and extends further than 15° south only in Malawi.[1]
Systematics
Opisthacanthus rugiceps belongs to the "asper group" in the subgenus Nepabellus of the genus Opisthacanthus in the family Hormuridae.[2]
References
- ↑ Lorenzo Prendini (2005). "Scorpion diversity and distribution in southern Africa: pattern and process". African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. Springer. pp. 25–68. doi:10.1007/0-387-24320-8_2. ISBN 978-0-387-24315-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=6Yr_OJsU_aYC&pg=PA67. (PDF: Part 1, Part 2)
- ↑ Wilson R. Lourenço; Nelson F. Fé (2003). "Description of a new species of Opisthacanthus Peters (Scorpiones, Liochelidae) to Brazilian Amazonia" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 8: 81–88. http://www.sea-entomologia.org/PDF/RIA_8/R08-014-081.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3354221 entry
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