Biology:Pandiborellius magrettii

Short description: Species of scorpion

Pandiborellius magrettii
Museum specimen of Pandiborellius magrettii from Ethiopia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Scorpionidae
Genus:	Pandiborellius
Species:	P. magrettii
Binomial name
Pandiborellius magrettii (Borelli, 1901)
Synonyms
Pandinus magrettii Borelli, 1901 Brotheas hirsutus L. Koch, 1875 Scorpio africanus subtypicus Kraepelin, 1894

Pandiborellius magrettii is a species of scorpion native to Africa.

Description

Scorpio africanus, 1888 specimen, in Natural History Museum (Ireland)

Pandiborellius 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