Biology:Pandinus magrettii
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Short description: Species of scorpion
| Pandinus magrettii | |
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| Museum specimen of Pandinus magrettii from Ethiopia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Scorpionidae |
| Genus: | Pandinus |
| Species: | P. margretti
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| Binomial name | |
| Pandinus margretti Borelli, 1901
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Pandinus magrettii is a species of scorpion native to Africa.
Description
Pandinus magrettii can reach a total length of 105–113 millimetres (4.1–4.4 in), with a cephalothorax of about 16 millimetres (0.63 in) and a tail of about 58 millimetres (2.3 in). Body and tail are dark brown, with dark olive-brown at the sides of the cephalothorax. The large pincers are dark brown. Legs, known as the metasomaa, are yellowish. Dorsal keels on fourth metasomal segments lack discrete denticles.
Distribution
This species is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan.
References
- Biolib
- František KOVAŘÍK Scorpions of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia (Arachnida: Scorpiones), with a key and descriptions of three new species
- Archive.org
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3362017 entry
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