Small Marbled Scorpion: Dorsal

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida)

Order:

Scorpions (Scorpiones)

Family:

Scorpion (Buthidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Small Marbled Scorpion (Lychas sp ES02)

This Photo:

🔍Dorsal🔎

Thank you Cael Gallery & Dr Erich Volschenk for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~8mm SVL. Note the "subaculear spine". Plus the 3 eyes lower down on the anterior margin (highlighted in the uv shot).
Dr Erich Volschenk said "This one looks like a member of the L. jonesae group, but probably not 'true' jonesae." He clarified further by saying "Our studies to date (using DNA) indicate that L. jonesae is a complex with several species. We've focussed on the WA species so far, including specimens from the type locality. With this variation I'm cautious about the SA ones being the same. Morphologicaly, they seem to be members of this jonesae group."

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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