Hypoctonus is a genus of Thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1888.[1]
| Hypoctonus | |
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| Hypoctonus formosus from Myanmar | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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)
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| Species | |
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19, see text | |
Species
editAs of October 2022[update], the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following nineteen species:[2]
- Hypoctonus andersoni (Oates, 1889) – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus binghami (Oates, 1889) – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus birmanicus Hirst, 1911 – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus browni Gravely, 1912 – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus carmichaeli Gravely, 1916 – Bangladesh
- Hypoctonus dawnae Gravely, 1912 – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus ellisi Gravely, 1912 – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus formosus (Butler, 1872) – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus gastrostictus Kraepelin, 1897 – Borneo
- Hypoctonus granosus Pocock, 1900 – China
- Hypoctonus javanicus Speijer, 1933 – Indonesia
- Hypoctonus kraepelini Simon, 1901 – Thailand
- Hypoctonus oatesii Pocock, 1900 – Bangladesh, Bhutan
- Hypoctonus rangunensis (Oates, 1889) – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus saxatilis (Oates, 1889) – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus siamensis Haupt, 1996 – Thailand
- Hypoctonus stoliczkae Gravely, 1912 – India
- Hypoctonus sylvaticus (Oates, 1889) – Myanmar
- Hypoctonus woodmasoni (Oates, 1889) – Myanmar
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hypoctonus Thorell, 1888". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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