Apistobuthus pterygocercus
| Apistobuthus pterygocercus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Apistobuthus |
| Species: | A. pterygocercus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apistobuthus pterygocercus Finnegan, 1932 | |
Apistobuthus pterygocercus is a species of scorpion that lives on the Arabian Peninsula.[1] It is a highly venomous species, and is therefore of medical importance.[1] It was first described in Susan Finnegan in 1932.[2]
References
- 1 2 William H. Robinson (2005). "Arthropoda". Handbook of Urban Insects and Arachnids. Cambridge University Press. pp. 389–440. ISBN 978-0-521-81253-5.
- ↑ Susan Finnegan (1932). "Report on the scorpions collected by Mr. Bertram Thomas in Arabia". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 38 (258): 91–98. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1932.tb00695.x.
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