Hemilychas
Genus of scorpion
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Hemilychas is a monotypic genus of scorpions in the Buthidae family. Its sole species is Hemilychas alexandrinus. It occurs widely across mainland Australia and was first described by Arthur Stanley Hirst in 1911.
| Hemilychas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Hemilychas Hirst, 1911 |
| Species: | H. alexandrinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemilychas alexandrinus | |
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Description
The scorpions are small and slender, growing to a maximum length of about 40 mm.[2]
