Hypoctonus is a genus of Thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1888.[1]

Hypoctonus
Hypoctonus formosus from Myanmar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Uropygi
Family: Thelyphonidae
Subfamily: Hypoctoninae
Genus: Hypoctonus
Thorell, 1888
Type species
Hypoctonus formosus
(Butler, 1872)
Species

19, see text

Species

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As of October 2022, the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following nineteen species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Thorell, Tamerlan (1888). "Pedipalpi e Scorpioni dell'Arcipelago Malese conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 26: 327–428.
  2. ^ "Hypoctonus Thorell, 1888". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.