Opisthacanthus rugiceps

Opisthacanthus rugiceps is a species of African scorpion.

Opisthacanthus rugiceps
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Hormuridae
Genus:	Opisthacanthus
Species:	O. rugiceps
Binomial name
Opisthacanthus rugiceps Pocock, 1897

Distribution

Opisthacanthus rugiceps is found in East Africa, and extends further than 15° south only in Malawi.^[1]

Systematics

Opisthacanthus rugiceps belongs to the "asper group" in the subgenus Nepabellus of the genus Opisthacanthus in the family Hormuridae.^[2]

References

1. Lorenzo Prendini (2005). "Scorpion diversity and distribution in southern Africa: pattern and process". In Bernhard A. Huber; Bradley J. Sinclair; K.-H. Lampe (eds.). African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. Springer. pp. 25–68. doi:10.1007/0-387-24320-8_2. ISBN 978-0-387-24315-3. (PDF: Part 1, Part 2)
2. Wilson R. Lourenço & Nelson F. Fé (2003). "Description of a new species of Opisthacanthus Peters (Scorpiones, Liochelidae) to Brazilian Amazonia" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 8: 81–88.