Apistobuthus pterygocercus

Apistobuthus pterygocercus
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.[1] It is a highly venomous species, and is therefore of medical importance.[1] It was first described in Susan Finnegan in 1932.[2]

References

William H. Robinson (2005). "Arthropoda". Handbook of Urban Insects and Arachnids. Cambridge University Press. pp. 389–440. ISBN 978-0-521-81253-5.
Susan Finnegan (1932). "Report on the scorpions collected by Mr. Bertram Thomas in Arabia". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 38 (258): 91–98. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1932.tb00695.x.

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[Robinson-1] William H. Robinson (2005). "Arthropoda". Handbook of Urban Insects and Arachnids. Cambridge University Press. pp. 389–440. ISBN 978-0-521-81253-5.

[2] Susan Finnegan (1932). "Report on the scorpions collected by Mr. Bertram Thomas in Arabia". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 38 (258): 91–98. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1932.tb00695.x.