Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Phylum Arthropoda Order Scorpion | Subphylum Chelicerata Family Buthidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Scorpion, Compsobuthus, Orthochirus, Nebo hierichonticus, Odontobuthus | ||
Apistobuthus is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. It was described by Susan Finnegan in 1932, and was for a long time considered to be monotypic, containing the single species A. pterygocercus. In 1998, a second species, A. susanae was described by Wilson Lourenço; its specific epithet commemorates Susan Finnegan. A. susanae differs from A. pterygocercus in having stouter legs and pedipalps, among other characters.
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