Heteromterus xanthopus (Pocock, 1897)

[bengerno]

Hi all,

My latest additions, from Pakistan. So active, so cool.

Female:

Male:

 

[Alakdan]

Very nice!

They look identical to my H. fulvipes from India.

 

[bengerno]

Very nice!

They look identical to my H. fulvipes from India.

Hi,

Actually they are from Germany , but their origin is Pakistan. Really dunno, but If I am right India has strict rules of wild animal exporting.

 

[Alakdan]

India has strict wildlife rules that's true. When I said from India, I meant the species are found in India. I got mine from a collector in UK.

Here's a picture

 

[froeps]

these animals are here in the petshop for sale under the name 'plamneus nara'
they are very active but just to expensive for me (45 euro)
and I only collect centruroides and tityus species sow...can't buy every nice looking scorp he

 

[jeroenkooijman]

:worship: Very beautiful scorps bengerno and Alakdan :worship:

 

[bengerno]

India has strict wildlife rules that's true. When I said from India, I meant the species are found in India. I got mine from a collector in UK.

Here's a picture

Hi Alakdan,

Nice scorp, looks darker brown as mine for me. This is probably because of the different location. As I know xanthopus lives in Pakistan and India too.

 

[Brian S]

I have what I believe is the same thing also from Germany but was IDed as H fulvipes

 

[H. cyaneus]

I think I was reading about the different between the two species and the easiest way is to know the collection origin. I'll post the link if I remember where it was.

Mike

 

[bengerno]

Hi all,

I read thet you have to count the pectinal teeth, fulvipes has 12-18, xanthopus has 13-16. So If I am lucky they have less than 13 or more than 16.
Here is the link to the Kovarik Revision:
http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2004_15.pdf
/Thanks for the link to Ryan C. /