Opisthacanthus rugiceps
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Opisthacanthus rugiceps Pocock, 1897
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Opisthacanthus rugiceps is a species of African scorpion.
Distribution[]
Opisthacanthus rugiceps is found in East Africa, and extends further than 15° south only in Malawi.[1]
Systematics[]
Opisthacanthus rugiceps belongs to the "asper group" in the subgenus of the genus Opisthacanthus in the family Hormuridae.[2]
References[]
- ^ Lorenzo Prendini (2005). "Scorpion diversity and distribution in southern Africa: pattern and process". In Bernhard A. Huber; Bradley J. Sinclair; K.-H. Lampe (eds.). African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. Springer. pp. 25–68. doi:10.1007/0-387-24320-8_2. ISBN 978-0-387-24315-3. (PDF: Part 1, Part 2)
- ^ Wilson R. Lourenço & Nelson F. Fé (2003). "Description of a new species of Opisthacanthus Peters (Scorpiones, Liochelidae) to Brazilian Amazonia" (PDF). . 8: 81–88.
Categories:
- Hormuridae
- Animals described in 1897
- Arthropods of Africa
- Scorpion stubs