Ananteris balzanii

Ananteris balzanii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Ananteris
Species:	A. balzanii
Binomial name
	Ananteris balzanii; Thorell, 1891

Last updated March 10, 2025

Ananteris balzanii is a scorpion species found in Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.^[1] It is the type species of the Ananteris genus.^[2] The species will autotomize its Metasoma when threatened, and doing so decreases their ability to successfully subdue prey. ^[3]

References

↑ Thorell, 1891 : Nova species Brasiliana ordinis Scorpionum. Entomologisk Tidskrift, vol. 12, n. 2, p. 65-70.
↑ Lourenço, Wilson R.; Alessandro P. L., Giupponi; Leguin, Elise-Anne (2013). "Description of three more new species of the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Brazil". Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. 85 (2): 709–725. doi: 10.1590/S0001-37652013000200016 . PMID 23828351.
↑ García-Hernández, Solimary; Machado, Glauco (2020). "'Tail' autotomy and consequent stinger loss decrease predation success in scorpions". Animal Behaviour. 169. Elsevier BV: 157–167. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.08.019. ISSN 0003-3472. S2CID 221914699.

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[1] Thorell, 1891 : Nova species Brasiliana ordinis Scorpionum. Entomologisk Tidskrift, vol. 12, n. 2, p. 65-70.

[2] Lourenço, Wilson R.; Alessandro P. L., Giupponi; Leguin, Elise-Anne (2013). "Description of three more new species of the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Brazil". Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. 85 (2): 709–725. doi: 10.1590/S0001-37652013000200016 . PMID 23828351.

[García-Hernández_Machado_2020_pp._157–167-3] García-Hernández, Solimary; Machado, Glauco (2020). "'Tail' autotomy and consequent stinger loss decrease predation success in scorpions". Animal Behaviour. 169. Elsevier BV: 157–167. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.08.019. ISSN 0003-3472. S2CID 221914699.

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