Nebo hierichonticus

Nebo hierichonticus, the common black scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Diplocentridae.

Nebo hierichonticus
Museum specimen of Nebo hierichonticus from Israel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Diplocentridae
Genus:	Nebo
Species:	N. hierichonticus
Binomial name
Nebo hierichonticus Simon, 1872

Description

Nebo hierichonticus can reach a length of 14 cm (5.5 in).^[1] Its basic color ranges from a light brown or reddish-brown to dark brown. Its legs are yellowish. It has a thin metasoma and large pedipalps and chelae. The base of the sting (vesicle) is oval, with a quite short sting (telson). Venom of this species is quite toxic, causing hemorrhage and necrosis, but the effects of the sting on humans is almost negligible, without any long-term effects.

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Palestine) and in Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula. It lives under the rocks and in self-dug deep caves in the deserts and in arid to semiarid mountainous regions.