Tityus achilles

Juvenile specimen, in situ on a log.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Buthoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Scorpiones Subordo: Neoscorpionina Infraordo: Orthosternina Parvordo: Buthida Superfamilia: Buthoidea

Familia: Buthidae
Genus: Tityus
Species: Tityus achilles

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

Links

• ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:638E2B6A-E165-4028-99DA-B9B6B2BD6564
• ResearchGate (PDF): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387130480_Biomechanics_of_venom_delivery_in_South_America's_first_toxungen-spraying_scorpion

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