Tityus achilles

Juvenile specimen, in situ on a log.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Scorpiones
Subordo: Neoscorpionina

Familia: Buthidae
Genus: Tityus
Species:

Name

Tityus achilles (Laborieux, 2024)

  • Type locality: Colombia, Cundinamarca, La Vega
  • Holotype: ♀ANDES-IN-8788 Laborieux coll.
  • Paratypes: ♂ + ♀ ANDES-IN-8789/8790 Laborieux coll.

References

Primary references

Laborieux, L. (2024). Biomechanics of venom delivery in South America’s first toxungen-spraying scorpion. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 202(4), zlae161. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae161


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