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Arachnosquire
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This question may seem stupid at first glance, but since Leiurus quinquestriatus doesn't have ssp. any more when Graeme Lowe et al. made a revision on the genus in 2014, and no subsequent LD50 test has been done, the most toxic scorpion is doubtful.
Because when the LD50 of 5-striatus were first tested, it still has two ssp., namely L. q. 5-striatus and L .q. hebraeus. The data I found only described as L. 5-striatus, but not referred specifically to which ssp. Thus the answer to this question can be figured out by confirm the localities of tested specimens. I don't know where to get the paper about L. 5-striatus LD50 test result, does anyone know?
L. 5-striatus and L. hebraeus can be simply distinguished by some features. For example, the former has a longer chela, a slender metasoma. Also it has some obvious stripes and dots on the anterior part of its carapace. The hebraeus is more "clean" on its carapace, its chela is significantly shorter.
Because when the LD50 of 5-striatus were first tested, it still has two ssp., namely L. q. 5-striatus and L .q. hebraeus. The data I found only described as L. 5-striatus, but not referred specifically to which ssp. Thus the answer to this question can be figured out by confirm the localities of tested specimens. I don't know where to get the paper about L. 5-striatus LD50 test result, does anyone know?
L. 5-striatus and L. hebraeus can be simply distinguished by some features. For example, the former has a longer chela, a slender metasoma. Also it has some obvious stripes and dots on the anterior part of its carapace. The hebraeus is more "clean" on its carapace, its chela is significantly shorter.
