Isometrus maculatus

Lesser brown scorpion, Isometrus maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Isometrus
Species: I. maculatus
Binomial name
Isometrus maculatus
(De Geer, 1778[1])

Isometrus maculatus is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family, commonly called in English the lesser brown scorpion.[2] Its distribution is pantropical; it is an introduced species in Hawaii.[2]

References

  1. ↑ De Geer, 1778 : Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insectes: bibliothèque du muséum d'histoire naturelle cinquième mémoire. Des scorpions et fauxscorpions. Stockholm, vol. 7, p. 325-350
  2. 1 2 Julian R. Yates III (1993). "Isometrus maculatus (De Geer)". Urban Knowledge Master, EXTension ENTOmology & UH-CTAHR Integrated Pest Management Program. University of Hawaii. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  • "Isometrus maculatus (lesser brown scorpion)". Invasive Species Database. CAB International.
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