Charmus laneaus

Charmus laneaus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Charmus
Species:	C. laneaus
Binomial name
	Charmus laneaus; (Karsch, 1879)
Synonyms
	Heterocharmus cinctipesPocock, 1892; Charmus minorLourenço, 2002;

Last updated October 07, 2025

Charmus laneaus is a species of non-venomous scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]

Description

Total body length of male is 14 mm and female is 21.3 mm.^[3]

References

↑ "Charmus laneaus (Karsch, 1879)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ Marshall University; Fet, Victor; Michael, Soleglad E.; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center (2005). "A new trichobothrial character for the high-level systematics of Buthoidea (Scorpiones: Buthida)". Euscorpius. 2005 (23): 1–40. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2005.vol2005.iss23.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ 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. 2016 (220): 1–133. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-29.

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[1] "Charmus laneaus (Karsch, 1879)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[2] Marshall University; Fet, Victor; Michael, Soleglad E.; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center (2005). "A new trichobothrial character for the high-level systematics of Buthoidea (Scorpiones: Buthida)". Euscorpius. 2005 (23): 1–40. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2005.vol2005.iss23.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[3] 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. 2016 (220): 1–133. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-29.

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