Hottentotta finneganae
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| Hottentotta finneganae | |
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| Hottentotta finneganae, sp. nov., dorsal view, male holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Hottentotta |
| Species: | H. finneganae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hottentotta finneganae Kovařík, 2007 | |
Hottentotta finneganae is a species of scorpion, belonging to the family Buthidae. It was first found in Pakistan, and was named for Susan Finnegan, a zoologist who worked on scorpions in the 1930s, and was the first woman appointed to a post at the British Museum (Natural History).[1]
