Heterometrus serratus is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka where it is restricted to southern parts.[1][2]

Heterometrus serratus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae
Genus: Heterometrus
Species:
H. serratus
Binomial name
Heterometrus serratus
(Pocock, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Palamnaeus serratus Pocock, 1900
  • Heterometrus serratus Takashima, 1945
  • Heterometrus (Srilankametrus) serratus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983
  • Heterometrus indus indus (in part) Couzijn, 1981
  • Heterometrus indus (in part) Kovařík, 2004

Description

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This large scorpion has a total length of about 100 to 130 mm long. Adults are uniformly reddish black to greenish black. There are 12 to 15 pectinal teeth. Male with slightly narrower chela than female. Chela is hirsute and lobiform. Manus is covered by rounded granules that appear as rows. Pedipalp patella lacks a pronounced internal tubercle. Carapace smooth, and glossy medially, with marginal granules. Dorsal and dorsolateral carinae of metasomal segments are granulated. Vesicle of telson is longer than aculeus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ "IRMNG - Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900)". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n". Euscorpius. pp. 1–133. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1. Retrieved 2021-08-29.