Lychas srilankensis

Lychas srilankensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Lychas
Species:	L. srilankensis
Binomial name
	Lychas srilankensis; Lourenço, 1997
Synonyms
	Lychas ceylonensis Lourenço & Huber, 1999;

Last updated October 07, 2025

Lychas srilankensis is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae.^[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[2]^[3]

Description

Total length is 38 to 65 mm.^[4]

References

↑ Kovařík, František (2019-09-22). "Taxonomic reassessment of the genera Lychas, Mesobuthus, and Olivierus, with descriptions of four new genera (Scorpiones: Buthidae)" . Euscorpius. 2019 (288): 1–27. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2019.vol2019.iss288.1 . S2CID 204158760 . Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ "A review of the genus Lychas". 7 March 2014.
↑ "One more new species of Lychas Koch, 1845 (Chelicerata, Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Sri Lanka" (PDF). Entomol. Mitt. zool. Mus. Hamburg 13(159): 23-27. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ "A first report on Lychas srilankensis (Lourenco, 1997) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Jaffna Peninsula, Northern part of Sri Lanka". Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(5): 1637-1642. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

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[1] Kovařík, František (2019-09-22). "Taxonomic reassessment of the genera Lychas, Mesobuthus, and Olivierus, with descriptions of four new genera (Scorpiones: Buthidae)" . Euscorpius. 2019 (288): 1–27. doi: 10.18590/euscorpius.2019.vol2019.iss288.1 . S2CID 204158760 . Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[2] "A review of the genus Lychas". 7 March 2014.

[3] "One more new species of Lychas Koch, 1845 (Chelicerata, Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Sri Lanka" (PDF). Entomol. Mitt. zool. Mus. Hamburg 13(159): 23-27. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[4] "A first report on Lychas srilankensis (Lourenco, 1997) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Jaffna Peninsula, Northern part of Sri Lanka". Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(5): 1637-1642. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

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