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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Buthidae |
Genus: | Lychas |
Species: | L. jonesae
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Binomial name | |
Lychas jonesae |
Distribution
editThe species occurs on Australia’s Western Plateau and in the Murray-Darling Basin.[2]
References
edit- ^ Glauert, L (1925). "Australian Scorpionidea. Part 1". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 11: 89–118.
- ^ "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.