Afrolychas
Afrolychas is a genus of scorpion in the family Buthidae. There are two species in this genus, both of which used to belong to the genus Lychas.[1] The genus was described in 2019 by František Kovařík.[2] The genus name Afrolychas is a reference to the African range of its species and the fact that the two species used to be members of the genus Lychas.[2] Afrolychas's closest relatives are believed to be the scorpions in the genus Pseudolychas.[2] Afrolychas braueri is one of the rarest scorpions in the world, as it is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[3]
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| Genus: | Afrolychas Kovarik, 2019 |
Species
- Afrolychas braueri Kraepelin, 1896
- Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
References
- Rein, Jan Ove (2021). "Buthidae". The Scorpion Files. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- Kovařík, František (September 23, 2019). "Taxonomic reassessment of the genera Lychas, Mesobuthus, and Olivierus, with descriptions of four new genera (Scorpiones: Buthidae)". Euscorpius: Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. 288: 1–27. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- Gerlach, Justin (2014). ""Lychas braueri"". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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