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Hottentotta rugiscutis

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Species of scorpion

Hottentotta rugiscutis
From Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Hottentotta
Species: H. rugiscutis
Binomial name
Hottentotta rugiscutis
Pocock, 1987
Synonyms
  • Buthus hendersoni (Pocock, 1900)
  • Buthus rugiscutis nigritus (Pocock, 1900)

Hottentotta rugiscutis is a species of scorpion which is endemic to India.

Description

Hottentotta rugiscutis measures 30–60 mm long. Males have twisted pedipalp fingers and wider manus. The chelicerae are yellow to green with a reticulate pattern. The color is consistently yellow to reddish brown with sparse body hair. Their pedipalps have 5 carinae on the femur, lacking carinae on the chela. The metasoma is densely granulated, with the first and second segments wider than long.

Range

Hottentotta rugiscutis is endemic to India. From there it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Venom

Studies indicate that the venom of Hottentotta rugiscutis contains 0.79 mg/mg of protein. The LD50 value of its venom is approximately 4.2 mg/kg via the intraperitoneal route and 3.02 mg/kg via the subcutaneous route. Symptoms observed in animals injected with H. rugiscutis venom include agitation, hyper-excitability, sweating, paralysis, salivation, squeaking, hunched back movements, convulsions, weakness, and death.

References

  1. ^ Kovařík, František (2007). "A revision of the genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908, with descriptions of four new species (Scorpiones, Buthidae)". Euscorpius. 2007 (58): 1–107. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss58.1. ISSN 1536-9307.
  2. ^ Pocock, R.I. (May 1899). "LVIII.—Descriptions of some new species of scorpions". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (17): 411–420. doi:10.1080/00222939908678143. ISSN 0374-5481.
  3. Nagaraj, Santhosh Kambaiah; Dattatreya, Pavana; Boramuthi, Thippeswamy Nayaka (December 2015). "Indian scorpions collected in Karnataka: maintenance in captivity, venom extraction and toxicity studies". Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. 21 (1): 51. doi:10.1186/s40409-015-0053-4. ISSN 1678-9199. PMC 4670532. PMID 26640478.
Taxon identifiers
Hottentotta rugiscutis
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