Tityus obscurus

Tityus obscurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa 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: Tityus obscurus

Name

Tityus obscurus (Gervais, 1843)

• Type locality: France, French Guiana, Cayenne
• Lectotype: ♀MNHN-RS-3298 Leschenault & Doumerc coll.

Synonymy

• Scorpio (Atreus) obscurus Gervais, 1843
• Tityus paraensis Kraepelin, 1896
• Tityus cambridgei Pocock, 1897
• Tityus amazônicus Giltay, 1928
• Tityus sampaiocrulsi Mello-Leitão, 1931
• Tityus werneri Mello-Leitão, 1931
• Tityus evandroi Mello-Leitão, 1945
• Tityus apiacas Lourenço, 2002

References

Primary references

• Gervais, F.L.P. 1843. Les principaux résultats d’un travail sur la famille des Scorpions. Extraits des procès-verbaux des séances 5(7): 129–131. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lourenço, W.R. & Leguin, E. 2008. The true identity of Scorpio (Atreus) obscurus Gervais, 1843 (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Euscorpius 75: 1–9. DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2008.vol2008.iss75.1 Reference page. 
• Ythier, E. 2018. A synopsis of the scorpion fauna of French Guiana, with description of four new species. ZooKeys 764: 27–90. Reference page. 

Links

• Plazi: C5A5770C-2B20-40B1-D18F-B6D3291AF5CE

Vernacular names

português: Escorpião-preto-da-amazônia

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