Hottentotta conspersus

Hottentotta conspersus, the Sesriem Scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae.

Hottentotta conspersus
Hottentotta conspersus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
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H. conspersus
Binomial name
Hottentotta conspersus
(Thorell, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Buthus conspersus Thorell, 1876
  • Buthus aeratus Lawrence, 1955
  • Buthus angolensis Monard, 1930

Description

Hottentotta conspersus can reach a length of 40–65 millimetres (1.6–2.6 in). Body is sparsely hirsute, with granulated mesosoma and carapace and with seventh metasomal segment. Telson is granulated and very bulbous. Chelae are very narrow. Color varies from yellow to yellowish brown. Carapace and carinae may be black. Chelicerae are yellow without reticulation.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Angola and Namibia.[1]

References

  • Thorell, 1876 : Études scorpiologiques. Atti della Societá Italiana di Scienze Naturali, vol. 19, p. 75–272.


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