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.
Species
Species include:
- Hormurus boholiensis <small>Kraepelin, 1914</small> - Philippines
- Hormurus ischnoryctes <small>Monod & Prendini, 2013</small> - Australia
- Hormurus karschii <small>Keyserling, 1885</small> - Australia and New Guinea
- Hormurus litodactylus <small>(Monod & Volschenk, 2004)</small> - Australia
- Hormurus longimanus <small>(Locket, 1995) </small> - Australia
- Hormurus macrochela <small>Monod, 2013</small> - Australia
- Hormurus neocaledonicus <small>(Simon, 1877)</small> - New Caledonia
- Hormurus ochyroscapter <small>Monod, 2013</small> - Australia
- Hormurus penta <small>(Francke & Lourenco, 1991)</small> - New Guinea and Solomon Islands
- Hormurus polisorum <small>(Volschenk, Locket & Harvey, 2001)</small> - Christmas Island
- Hormurus waigiensis <small>(Gervais, 1943)</small> - Australia and New Guinea
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