Babycurus buettneri

Babycurus buettneri
Babycurus buettneri from the Republic of the Congo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Babycurus
Species:
B. buettneri
Binomial name
Babycurus buettneri
Karsch, 1886
Synonyms
  • Babycurus centrurimorphus Karsch, 1886
  • Babycurus kirki (Pocock, 1890)
  • Babycurus pictus Pocock, 1896
  • Rhoptrurus kirki Pocock, 1890

Babycurus buettneri is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae.[1]

Description

Babycurus buettneri can reach a length of 55–68 millimetres (2.2–2.7 in). The base color is reddish brown to dark brown.[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and in the Republic of the Congo.

References

  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Kovařík, 2000 Revision of Babycurus with descriptions of three new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, vol. 64, p. 235–265
  • Karsch, 1886 : Skorpionologische Beiträge. I. Ueber einen sizilianischen Skorpion. II. Uebersicht der Gruppe Buthina (Androctonina). III. Ueber einen neuen Opisthacanthus (Peters). Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, vol. 30, n. 1, p. 75–79


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