Please help to ID this scorpion

[ridolfc]

This tiny scorpion was running around the house. I live in Johannesburg south Africa.
The scorpion is really tiny. Please help me to identify it.
Thanks

 

[Michiel]

It's a Pseudolychas species and I think it is Pseudolychas ohraceus, but I would need to know the number of pectinal teeth to be able to confim this. P.ohraceus is a quite common scorpion in your neck of the woods. They are often found in bathrooms, cellars and kitchens, rooms with a higher humidity.

Greets,


Michiel Cozijn

 

[ridolfc]

Thanks for the reply, I have been looking up on the internet and found pictures for Pseudolychas Pegleri and Pseudolychas ohraceus. They look very similar. How can one tell them apart?

 

[ShredderEmp]

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0037:SOTGPK]2.0.CO;2?journalCode=esaa