Ananteris kuryi is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae.[1] It was first described in a 2009 paper along with the species Ananteris chagasi and Ananteris bernabei. It is endemic to Bahia, Brazil.[2]

Ananteris kuryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Ananteris
Species:
A. kuryi
Binomial name
Ananteris kuryi

Etymology edit

The specific name was given in honour of Dr. Adriano Brilhante Kury.

References edit

  1. ^ Giupponi, Alessandro; de Vasconcelos, Eduardo; Lourenco, Wilson (7 March 2009). "The genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in southeast Brazil, with the description of three new species". ZooKeys (13): 29–41. Bibcode:2009ZooK...13...29G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.13.125. ISSN 1313-2970.
  2. ^ "ZooBank.org". zoobank.org. Retrieved 9 January 2024.