Apistobuthus pterygocercus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Buthidae |
Genus: | Apistobuthus |
Species: | A. pterygocercus |
Binomial name | |
Apistobuthus pterygocercus Finnegan, 1932 |
Apistobuthus pterygocercus (Shield-tailed Scorpion) is a species of scorpion that lives on the Arabian Peninsula. It is a highly venomous species, and is therefore of medical importance. It was first described in Susan Finnegan in 1932.