Apistobuthus
| Apistobuthus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: |
Apistobuthus Finnegan, 1932 |
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Apistobuthus is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. It was described by Susan Finnegan in 1932, and was for a long time considered to be monotypic, containing the single species A. pterygocercus. In 1998, a second species, A. susanae was described by Wilson Lourenço; its specific epithet commemorates Susan Finnegan.A. susanae differs from A. pterygocercus in having stouter legs and pedipalps, among other characters.
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