Chaerilus ceylonensis
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Chaerilus ceylonensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Chaerilidae |
Genus: | Chaerilus |
Species: | C. ceylonensis
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Binomial name | |
Chaerilus ceylonensis Pocock, 1894
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Chaerilus ceylonensis is a species of scorpion in Chaerilidae family.[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Description
Total length is 27 to 45 mm. It has two pairs of lateral eyes and one pair of median eyes. Movable fingers of pedipalps consists with 11 to 12 rows of granules. Fingers are straight and short. Pedipalp chela consists with 9 carinae. There are 4 to 6 pectinal teeth. Carapace covered by granules. Mesosoma is without carinae. Sternites are smooth. First and second metasomal segments have 10 carinae, whereas third and fourth segments have 8 carinae. Fifth segment has 7 carinae.[4]
References
- ^ "Revision of family Chaerilidae (Scorpiones), with descriptions of three new species" (PDF). Serket, 2000. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Chaerilidae species". Mes Scorpions. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "ETHNOMEDICINAL USES IN SCORPION POISONING (GONUSU VISHA) IN SRI LANKAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE". International Journal of AyurvedaandPharma Research. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ Charles University; Kovařík, František; Lowe, Graeme; Monell Chemical Senses Center; Ranawana, Kithsiri B.; University of Peradeniya; Hoferek, David; Jayarathne, V. A. Sanjeewa; University of Peradeniya (2016). "Scorpions of Sri Lanka (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpionidae) with description of four new species of the genera Charmus Karsch, 1879 and Reddyanus Vachon, 1972, stat. n". Euscorpius. pp. 1–133. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2016.vol2016.iss220.1. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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