Isometrus maculatus

Isometrus maculatus, commonly as the lesser brown scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae.^[2] Its distribution is pantropical; it is an introduced species in Hawaii.^[2]

Lesser brown scorpion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Isometrus
Species:	I. maculatus
Binomial name
Isometrus maculatus (De Geer, 1778[1])
Synonyms
Scorpio maculatus De Geer, 1778 Isometrus maculatus Kraepelin, 1899 Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus Vachon, 1972

Description

Total length is about 30 to 75 mm.^[3][4]

The venom of Isometrus maculatus contains the toxins ImKTX58 and ImKTx88.

See also

• Dwarf Wood Scorpion