Tityus discrepans
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| Tityus discrepans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Tityus |
| Species: | T. discrepans |
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| Tityus discrepans (Pocock, 1897) | |
Tityus discrepans is a species of scorpion found in northern and north-eastern South America.[1]
Tityus discrepans can grow up to 71 mm (males) and 60 mm (females), has a reddish-brown body and pedipalps, and light legs, juveniles can be light yellow-brown, with the rest of the body with black areas. Like several scorpions, it has nocturnal habits, feeds on spiders, forks, cockroaches, butterflies and has even been noted to prey on other scorpions. It is a solitary animal, meeting other members of its species only during the mating season.[2]
Range and habitat
Tityus discrepans is found in Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, inhabits wooded areas, under leaves and rocks, orchids, bromeliads, cracks and bark.[2] This species also occurs in human habitations, where it has already been reported on sheets, clothing and shoes.[3]