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Genus of scorpion endemic to Southern Africa

Pseudolychas
Plain pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas ochraceus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Pseudolychas
Kraepelin, 1911

Pseudolychas is a genus of scorpion in the family Buthidae. Species of the genus are known as the pygmy-thicktail scorpions and are found in South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Their venom is mild and not medically important.

Pseudolychas ochraceus reproduces by parthenogenesis.

Range

Their range is restricted to the humid habitats of coastal and Afromontane forests; but are also found in the suburban setting of the South African highveld.

Species

There are three species recognised:

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References

  1. ^ Prendini, Lorenzo (2004-01-01). "Systematics of the Genus Pseudolychas Kraepelin (Scorpiones: Buthidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 97 (1): 37–63. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0037:sotgpk]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0013-8746.
  2. Seiter, Michael; Schramm, Frederic D.; Barthel, Alexander (2016-04-01). "The South African scorpion Pseudolychas ochraceus (Hirst, 1911) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) can reproduce by parthenogenesis". The Journal of Arachnology. 44 (1): 85–87. doi:10.1636/M15-68.1. ISSN 0161-8202.
  3. "The Scorpion Files - Buthidae". www.ntnu.no. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
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