Liocheles karschii
| Liocheles karschii | |
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| Liocheles karschii from New Guinea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Hemiscorpiidae |
| Genus: | Liocheles |
| Species: | L. karschii |
| Binomial name | |
| Liocheles karschii (Keyserling, 1885) | |
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Liocheles karschii is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Hemiscorpiidae. [1]
Description
Liocheles karschii can reach a length of about 80 millimetres (3.1 in). Carapace is brown or dark brown., while tergites, legs, ventral surface and sternites are yellowish brown. Some specimens may be blackish brown or almost completely black. [2]
Distribution
This species is present in Australia (Queensland) and Papua New Guinea. [3][4]
Habitat
These scorpions can be found in the primeval rainforest at an elevation of 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) above sea level. [5]
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ Toxinology
- ↑ Australian faunal directory
- ↑ Discover life
- ↑ Wilson R. Lourenco Scorpions from West Papua
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