Heterometrus longimanus, black emperor scorpion Heterometrus longimanus from Borneo, Dorsal and ventral view
Description
English: Heterometrus longimanus from Borneo, Dorsal and ventral view. Museum specimen
Date 23 January 2015
Author Hectonichus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hectonichus
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scorpionidae_-_Heterometrus_longimanus.JPG
Heterometrus longimanus, the Black Emperor Scorpion or Asian forest scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. This species is native to southern Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore). It inhabits the humid tropical rainforest. Order: Scorpiones, Family: Scorpionidae, Genus: Heterometrus, Species: Heterometrus longimnus (Herbst, 1800).
Synonyms:
Buthus costimanus C. L. Koch, 1837
Centrurus galbineus C. L. Koch, 1838
Palamnaeus angustimanus Thorell, 1876
Pandinus humilis Simon, 1877
Scorpio longimanus Herbst, 1800