Hormurus is a genus of scorpions, commonly known as rainforest scorpions, in the family Hormuridae, that occur in rainforest habitats, mainly in Australia and Melanesia. The genus was first described by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell in 1876.[1]

Hormurus
Hormurus karschii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Hormuridae
Genus: Hormurus
Thorell, 1876[1]

Species

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Species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thorell, T (1876). "On the classification of scorpions". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (17): 1–15.
  2. ^ "Taxonomical updates in The Scorpion Files for Hormuridae" (PDF). The Scorpion Files. Jan Ove Rein. 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.