Parabuthus transvaalicus
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Neoscorpionina |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Buthidae
Genus: Parabuthus
Species: Parabuthus transvaalicus
Name
edit- Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899
Synonyms
edit- Parabuthus obscurus
- Parabuthus pachysoba
- Scorpio teter [VALID NAME FOR THIS TAXON?]
Primary references
edit- Prendini, L. 2004: The systematics of southern African Parabuthus Pocock (Scorpiones, Buthidae): revisions to the taxonomy and key to the species. Journal of arachnology 32(1): 109–187. DOI: 10.1636/H03-17 PDF Reference page. [lectotype designation, see p. 175]
- Purcell, W.F. 1899: New South African scorpions in the collection of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum, 1: 433–438. BHL [first availability, see p. 434]
References
edit- Three structurally related, highly potent, peptides from the venom of Parabuthus transvaalicus possess divergent biological activity.
- [Parabuthus transvaalicus.]
- Parabuthus transvaalicus the Transvaal spitting fattail scorpion.
- Cost of venom regeneration in Parabuthus transvaalicus (Arachnida: Buthidae).
- Defensive stinging by Parabuthus transvaalicus scorpions: risk assessment and venom metering.
- Bora Inceoglu et al. 2003: One scorpion, two venoms: prevenom of Parabuthus transvaalicus acts as an alternative type of venom with distinct mechanism of action. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100 (3): 922–927. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.242735499
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Transvaal thick-tailed scorpion