Hormurus longimanus
Hormurus longimanus is a species of scorpion in the Hormuridae family. It is native to Australia, where it occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory. It was first described in 1995.[1]
| Hormurus longimanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Hormuridae |
| Genus: | Hormurus |
| Species: | H. longimanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hormurus longimanus Locket, 1995[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution and habitat
The species is restricted to dry monsoon forests along the western edge of the deeply dissected escarpment of the Arnhem Land plateau, where aquifers fed by wet season orographic rainfall maintain permanent pools through the dry season.[1]
References
- Locket, N. A. (1995). "A new ischnurid scorpion from the Northern Territory, Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement. 52: 191–198. S2CID 131475658.
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