Difference between Parabuthus Transvaacilus and Androctonus liouvillei?

[cayen]

I found out about androctonus liouvillei today, and they awfully look similar to P. Trans. I wonder if you can differentiate them like with Asian forest scorpions and emperor scorpions?

 

[ForTW]

Sure thing, Chelizera of Parabuthus is slimmer, Androctonus got a bigger tail/body ratio, Parabuthus gets much bigger, Parabuthus has way more hair on it's tail etc.

Very easy to tell them apart.

Greetings

 

[cayen]

Sure thing, Chelizera of Parabuthus is slimmer, Androctonus got a bigger tail/body ratio, Parabuthus gets much bigger, Parabuthus has way more hair on it's tail etc.

Very easy to tell them apart.

Greetings

I see. So transvaacilus has slimmer chelicerae and are more bigger. My scorpion's tail is definitely big, almost as big as its body. I cannot see the hairs yet, It's 4i so its hard to tell... That's really helpful information, thank you for helping me!

 

[Outpost31Survivor]

Visible differences between Androctonus and Parabuthus:

Metasoma:

Visibly setose - Parabuthus (Androctonus visibly not)

Heavy granulation with carinae - Parabuthus (Androctonus smoother or pitted with carinae)

Telson:

Telson *approximately* same width as fifth metasoma segment - Parabuthus (Parabuthus granulatus does not follow this rule, Androctonus telson width very visibly smaller than the fifth metasoma width).

Mesosoma tergites: single dorsal keel running almost the whole length of the mesosoma tergites - Parabuthus (Androctonus, a trio of diminutive dorsal keels in this pattern in front to bottom
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Also, Androctonus has a stronger distinct (lyre shaped) keel pattern on the carapace.


Parabuthus transvaalicus


Androctonus