Pseudolychas

Pseudolychas is a genus of scorpion in the family Buthidae. Species of the genus are known as the pygmy-thicktail scorpions and are found in South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Their venom is mild and not medically important.^[1]

Pseudolychas
Plain pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas ochraceus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Genus:	Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 1911

Pseudolychas ochraceus reproduces by parthenogenesis.^[1][2]

Range

Their range is restricted to the humid habitats of coastal and Afromontane forests; but are also found in the suburban setting of the South African highveld.^[1]

Species

There are three species recognised:^[3]

• Plain pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas ochraceus) (Hirst, 1911)
• Eastern pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas pegleri) (Purcell, 1901)
• Transvaal pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas transvaalicus) Lawrence, 1961

Gallery

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  Eastern pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas pegleri)
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  Plain pygmy-thicktail scorpion (Pseudolychas ochraceus) with young