| Pseudolychas | |
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| Plain pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas ochraceus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 1911 |
Pseudolychas is a genus of scorpion in the family Buthidae. Species of the genus are known as the pygmy-thicktail scorpions and are found in South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Their venom is mild and not medically important.1
Pseudolychas ochraceus reproduces by parthenogenesis.12
Range
Their range is restricted to the humid habitats of coastal and Afromontane forests; but are also found in the suburban setting of the South African highveld.1
Species
There are three species recognised:3
- Plain pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas ochraceus) (Hirst, 1911)
- Eastern pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas pegleri) (Purcell, 1901)
- Transvaal pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas transvaalicus) Lawrence, 1961
Gallery
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Eastern pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas pegleri) -
Plain pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas ochraceus) with young
References
References
- Prendini, Lorenzo (2004-01-01). "Systematics of the Genus Pseudolychas Kraepelin (Scorpiones: Buthidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 97 (1): 37–63. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0037:sotgpk]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0013-8746.
- Seiter, Michael; Schramm, Frederic D.; Barthel, Alexander (2016-04-01). "The South African scorpion Pseudolychas ochraceus (Hirst, 1911) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) can reproduce by parthenogenesis". The Journal of Arachnology. 44 (1): 85–87. doi:10.1636/M15-68.1. ISSN 0161-8202.
- "The Scorpion Files - Buthidae". www.ntnu.no. Retrieved 2024-01-08.