Hottentotta conspersus

Last updated

Hottentotta conspersus
Buthidae - Hottentotta conspersus.JPG
Hottentotta conspersus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Hottentotta
Species:
H. conspersus
Binomial name
Hottentotta conspersus
(Thorell, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Buthus conspersus Thorell, 1876
  • Buthus aeratusLawrence, 1955
  • Buthus angolensis Monard, 1930

Hottentotta conspersus, the Sesriem scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae.

Contents

Description

Hottentotta conspersus can reach a length of 40–65 millimetres (1.6–2.6 in). The body is sparsely hirsute, with a granulated mesosoma and carapace and a seventh metasomal segment. The telson is granulated and very bulbous. The chelae are very narrow. Color varies from yellow to yellowish-brown. The carapace and carinae may be black. The chelicerae are yellow and lack reticulation. [1]

Distribution

This species is found in Angola and Namibia. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kovařík, František (2007). "A revision of the genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908, with descriptions of four new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae)" . Euscorpius. 58: 1–107. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss58.1 .


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.