Hormurus
Sign in to saveHormurus is a genus of scorpions, commonly known as rainforest scorpions, in the family Hormuridae, that occur in rainforest habitats, mainly in Australia and Melanesia. The genus was first described by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell in 1876.
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- Family
- Hormuridae
- Collections
- OMNH, WAM, QM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea
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Hormurus is a genus of scorpions, commonly known as rainforest scorpions, in the family Hormuridae, that occur in rainforest habitats, mainly in Australia and Melanesia. The genus was first described by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell in 1876.
==Species== Species include: Hormurus boholiensis Kraepelin, 1914 - Philippines Hormurus ischnoryctes Monod & Prendini, 2013 - Australia Hormurus karschii Keyserling, 1885 - Australia and New Guinea Hormurus litodactylus (Monod & Volschenk, 2004) - Australia Hormurus longimanus (Locket, 1995) - Australia Hormurus macrochela Monod, 2013 - Australia Hormurus neocaledonicus (Simon, 1877) - New Caledonia Hormurus ochyroscapter Monod, 2013 - Australia Hormurus penta (Francke & Lourenco, 1991) - New Guinea and Solomon Islands Hormurus polisorum (Volschenk, Locket & Harvey, 2001) - Christmas Island Hormurus waigiensis (Gervais, 1943) - Australia and New Guinea
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