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Lychas jonesae

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Lychas jonesae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Lychas
Species:
L. jonesae
Binomial name
Lychas jonesae

Lychas jonesae, also known as the ochre scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia, and was first described in 1925 by Australian paleontologist and Western Australian Museum curator Ludwig Glauert.

Distribution

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The species occurs on Australia’s Western Plateau and in the Murray-Darling Basin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Glauert, L (1925). "Australian Scorpionidea. Part 1". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 11: 89–118.
  2. ^ "Species Lychas jonesae Glauert, 1925". Australian Biological Resources Study: Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023.