Heterometrus indus

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Heterometrus indus
Heterometrus indus 1800.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Heterometrus
Species:
H. indus
Binomial name
Heterometrus indus
(DeGeer, 1778)
Synonyms
  • Scorpio indus De Geer, 1778
  • Heterometrus indus indus Couzijn, 1981
  • Heterometrus indus Fet, 2000
  • Scorpio ceylonicus Herbst, 1800
  • Heterometrus (Heterometrus) spinifer solitarius Couzijn, 1981

Heterometrus indus, commonly known as the giant forest scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description[]

This large scorpion has the total length of 90 to 130 mm. Adults are uniformly reddish black to greenish black in color. Both sexes with 10 to 15 pectinal teeth. Pedipalp chela is hirsute, and lobiform. Manus is covered by rounded granules which are appear as rows. Pedipalp patella lacks a pronounced internal tubercle. Carapace smooth, and glossy with some marginal granules. Dorsal and dorsolateral carinae of metasomal segments are smooth. Telson vesicle is longer than aculeus.[4]

A voracious predator, it is known to feed on many larger animals.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Giant Forest Scorpion - Heterometrus spp". carnivoraforum.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ Kovařík, František (2015-12-10). "A review of the genus Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828, with descriptions of seven new species (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae)". Euscorpius. pp. 1–60. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2004.vol2004.iss15.1. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ "Redescription of Heterometrus latimanus and confirmation of the genus Heterometrus (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) in Pakistan". bioone.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. ^ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n". Euscorpius. pp. 1–133. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ^ Tare TG, et al. (1993). "Burrow patterns of the scorpion Heterometrus indus". Med Vet Entomol. 7 (1): 102–4. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00660.x. PMID 8435482.
  6. ^ T G Tare (1 August 1992). "Circadian variation in venom yield by the scorpion Heterometrus indus (De Geer)". ResearchGate. 6 (3): 307–8. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1992.tb00623.x. PMID 1421507. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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