Ananteris
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Ananteris is a little-known genus of rare scorpion
s. It contains 64 species found in South America
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Species include:
Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger...
s. It contains 64 species found in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Species include:
- Ananteris faguasi Bojero-Trujillo, 2009
- Ananteris nairae Lourenço, 2004
- Ananteris pydanieliAnanteris pydanieliAnanteris pydanieli is a species of scorpion from Brazilian Amazonia....
Lourenço, 1982 - Ananteris sabineaeAnanteris sabineaeAnanteris sabineae is a species of scorpion. It has a pale pigmentation of its pedipalps and legs, and a dark pigmentation of its carapace. It also has less yellow spots. It is closely related to Ananteris pydanieli....
Lourenço, 2001 - Ananteris volschenki Bojero-Trujillo, 2009