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Lychas
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Lychas is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae.[1] It is one of the most widespread genus of the scorpions, where the species are found throughout in Africa and Seychelles, and in the Oriental region from India to Melanesia.[1]

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Description

Total length is 21.8 to 90 mm. Sternum type 1 is subpentagonal or subtriangular. Pedipalps are orthobothriotaxic. Cheliceral fixed finger with a single ventral denticle. Third and fourth legs consists with tibial spurs. Pectines have conspicuous or inconspicuous fulcra, but rarely can be without fulcra. There are about 8 to 26 pectinal teeth. Movable fingers of pedipalps consist with six rows of granules. Total number of terminal granules is 6 or 7. Carapace with horizontal entire dorsal surface laterally. Telson with a distinct subaculear tooth.[2]

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Species

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There are about 42 species.[1]

  • Lychas aberlenci Lourenço, 2013
  • Lychas americanus Koch, 1845
  • Lychas annulatus Glauert, 1925
  • Lychas armasi Kovarík, 2013
  • Lychas armillatus (Gervais, 1841)
  • Lychas asper (Pocock, 1891)
  • Lychas biharensis Tikader & Bastawade, 1983
  • Lychas brehieri Lourenço, 2017
  • Lychas buchardi Kovarík, 1997
  • Lychas buchari Kovařík, 1997
  • Lychas cernickai Kovarík, 2013
  • Lychas ceylonensis Lourenço & Huber, 1999
  • Lychas flavimanus (Thorell, 1888)
  • Lychas gravelyi Henderson, 1913
  • Lychas hendersoni (Pocock, 1897)
  • Lychas hillyardi Kovarík, 1997
  • Lychas inexpectatus Lourenço, 2011
  • Lychas jonesae Glauert, 1925
  • Lychas kamshetensis Tikader & Bastawade, 1983
  • Lychas kharpadi Bastawade, 1986
  • Lychas krali Kovarík, 1995
  • Lychas lappa Glauert, 1954
  • Lychas lourencoi Kovarík, 1997
  • Lychas mabillanus Rochebrune, 1884
  • Lychas marmoreus (C.L.Koch, 1844)
  • Lychas melanodactylus Koch, 1867
  • Lychas mjobergi Kraepelin, 1916
  • Lychas mucronatus (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Lychas nigristernis (Pocock, 1899)
  • Lychas obsti Kraepelin, 1913
  • Lychas paraensis Koch, 1845
  • Lychas perfidus (Keyserling, 1885)
  • Lychas rackae Kovarík, 1997
  • Lychas rugosus (Pocock, 1897)
  • Lychas santoensis Lourenço, 2009
  • Lychas scaber (Pocock, 1893)
  • Lychas scutilus C.L.Koch, 1845
  • Lychas serratus (Pocock, 1891)
  • Lychas shelfordi (Borelli, 1904)
  • Lychas spinatus Kraepelin, 1916
  • Lychas srilankensis Lorenco, 1997
  • Lychas truncatus Glauert, 1925
  • Lychas variatus (Thorell, 1876)
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