Lychas jonesae, also known as the ochre scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia, and was first described in 1925 by Australian paleontologist and Western Australian Museum curator Ludwig Glauert.

Lychas jonesae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Lychas
Species:
L. jonesae
Binomial name
Lychas jonesae

Distribution

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The species occurs on Australia’s Western Plateau and in the Murray-Darling Basin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Glauert, L (1925). "Australian Scorpionidea. Part 1". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 11: 89–118.
  2. ^ "Species Lychas jonesae Glauert, 1925". Australian Biological Resources Study: Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023.