Isometrus maculatus

Lesser brown scorpion
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Isometrus
Species:	I. maculatus
Binomial name
Isometrus maculatus (De Geer, 1778 [1] )
Synonyms
Scorpio maculatusDe Geer, 1778 Isometrus maculatusKraepelin, 1899 Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatusVachon, 1972

Isometrus maculatus, commonly as the lesser brown scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. ^[2] Its distribution is pantropical; it is an introduced species in Hawaii. ^[2]

Description

Total length is about 30 to 75 mm. ^{[3] [4]}

The venom of Isometrus maculatus contains the toxins ImKTX58 and ImKTx88.

See also

• Dwarf Wood Scorpion

References

1. De Geer, 1778 : Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insectes: bibliothèque du muséum d'histoire naturelle cinquième mémoire. Des scorpions et fauxscorpions. Stockholm, vol. 7, p. 325-350
2. Julian R. Yates III (1993). "Isometrus maculatus (De Geer)". Urban Knowledge Master, EXTension ENTOmology & UH-CTAHR Integrated Pest Management Program. University of Hawaii. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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. pp. 1–133. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1 . Retrieved 2021-08-29.
4. "Notes on the postembryonic development of two species of Isometrus Ehrenberg (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Sri Lanka" (PDF). zobodat. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

External links

• "Isometrus maculatus (lesser brown scorpion)". Invasive Species Database. CAB International.
• Media related to Isometrus maculatus at Wikimedia Commons