Hottentotta finneganae

Hottentotta finneganae
Hottentotta finneganae, sp. nov., dorsal view, male holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Hottentotta
Species:
H. finneganae
Binomial name
Hottentotta finneganae
Kovařík, 2007
Hottentotta finneganae, sp. nov., ventral view, male holotype
Figures from Kovařík: Hottentotta Revision p89, Hottentotta finneganae, sp. nov., male holotype.

Hottentotta finneganae is a species of scorpion, belonging to the family Buthidae. It was first found in Pakistan, and was named for Susan Finnegan, a zoologist who worked on scorpions in the 1930s, and was the first woman appointed to a post at the British Museum (Natural History).[1]

References

  1. ^ Kovařík, František. "A revision of the genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908, with descriptions of four new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae)." Euscorpius2007.58 (2016): 1-107.

Further reading

  • Lowe, Graeme. "Two new species of Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Northern Oman." Euscorpius 2010.103 (2015): 1-23.
  • Navidpour, Shahrokh, and Graeme Lowe. "Revised diagnosis and redescription of Apistobuthus susanae (Scorpiones, Buthidae)." Journal of Arachnology 37.1 (2009): 45-59.
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