Reddyanus besucheti

Reddyanus besucheti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Reddyanus
Species:
R. besucheti
Binomial name
Reddyanus besucheti
(Vachon, 1982)
Synonyms
  • Isometrus (Reddyanus) besucheti Vachon, 1982

Reddyanus besucheti is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description

Total length is 30 to 45 mm.[4] Identification of immature males and females is difficult, but can be separated by observing pectines, which are longer and larger in males than females.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Isometrus besucheti". ZipcodeZoo.com. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ^ "A review of the genus Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) with descriptions of four new species from Asia and Australia". Euscorpius — Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. 2003, No. 10. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ "Reddyanus besucheti (Vachon, 1982)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. ^ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n". Euscorpius. 2016 (220): 1–133. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ^ "Notes on the postembryonic development of two species of Isometrus Ehrenberg (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Sri Lanka" (PDF). zobodat. Retrieved 2021-08-31.