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Hottentotta conspersus

Hottentotta conspersus, the Sesriem scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae.

Description

Hottentotta conspersus can reach a length of . The body is sparsely hirsute, with a granulated mesosoma and carapace and a seventh metasomal segment. The telson is granulated and very bulbous. The chelae are very narrow. Color varies from yellow to yellowish-brown. The carapace and carinae may be black. The chelicerae are yellow and lack reticulation.

Distribution

This species is found in Angola and Namibia.

References

  • Thorell, 1876 : Études scorpiologiques. Atti della Societá Italiana di Scienze Naturali, vol. 19, p. 75–272.