Hemilychas

Hemilychas is a monotypic genus of scorpions in the Buthidae family. Its sole species is Hemilychas alexandrinus. It occurs widely across mainland Australia and was first described by Arthur Stanley Hirst in 1911.

Hemilychas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Hemilychas Hirst, 1911
Species:	H. alexandrinus
Binomial name
Hemilychas alexandrinus (Hirst, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
Lychas (Hemilychas) alexandrinus Hirst, 1911 Lychas annulatus Glauert, 1925 Lychas truncatus Glauert, 1925

Description

The scorpions are small and slender, growing to a maximum length of about 40 mm.^[2]