Hormurus longimanus

Hormurus longimanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Hormuridae
Genus:	Hormurus
Species:	H. longimanus
Binomial name
	Hormurus longimanus; Locket, 1995
Synonyms
	Liocheles longimanus Locket, 1995; Liocheles extensa Locket, 1997;

Hormurus longimanus is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to Australia, where it occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory. It was first described in 1995.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is restricted to dry monsoon forests along the western edge of the deeply dissected escarpment of the Arnhem Land plateau, where aquifers fed by wet season orographic rainfall maintain permanent pools through the dry season.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Locket, N. A. (1995). "A new ischnurid scorpion from the Northern Territory, Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement. 52: 191–198. S2CID 131475658.

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[locket1995-1] Locket, N. A. (1995). "A new ischnurid scorpion from the Northern Territory, Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement. 52: 191–198. S2CID 131475658.

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