Hormurus

Hormurus

Hormurus karschii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Hormuridae
Genus:	Hormurus Thorell, 1876^[1]

Hormurus is a genus of scorpions, commonly known as rainforest scorpions, in the family Hormuridae, that occur in rainforest habitats, mainly in Australia and Melanesia. The genus was first described by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell in 1876.^[1]

Species

Species include:^[2]

Hormurus boholiensis Kraepelin, 1914 - Philippines
Hormurus ischnoryctes Monod & Prendini, 2013 - Australia
Hormurus karschii Keyserling, 1885 - Australia and New Guinea
Hormurus litodactylus (Monod & Volschenk, 2004) - Australia
Hormurus longimanus (Locket, 1995) - Australia
Hormurus macrochela Monod, 2013 - Australia
Hormurus neocaledonicus (Simon, 1877) - New Caledonia
Hormurus ochyroscapter Monod, 2013 - Australia
Hormurus penta (Francke & Lourenco, 1991) - New Guinea and Solomon Islands
Hormurus polisorum (Volschenk, Locket & Harvey, 2001) - Christmas Island
Hormurus waigiensis (Gervais, 1943) - Australia and New Guinea

References

^ ^a ^b Thorell, T (1876). "On the classification of scorpions". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (17): 1–15.
^ "Taxonomical updates in The Scorpion Files for Hormuridae" (PDF). The Scorpion Files. Jan Ove Rein. 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

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