Species Hormurus waigiensis (Gervais, 1844)
- Scorpio (Ischnurus) waigiensis Gervais, P. 1844. Remarques sur la famille des scorpions et description de plusieurs espèces nouvelles de la collection du Muséum. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 4: 226-240 [237].
- Ischnurus caudicula Koch, L. 1867. Beschreibungen neuer Arachniden und Myriapoden. II. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 17: 173-250 [237].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH unknown sex, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. - Ischnurus neocaledonicus Simon, E. 1877. Arachnides nouveaux ou peu connus. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 5 7: 225-242 [237].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP unknown number of specimens, New Caledonia;
Status unknown. - Ischnurus dechangei Becker, L. 1880. Études sur les scorpions (premier article). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 24: 134-145 [143].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RIB unknown number of specimens, Manilla, Luzon, Philippines;
Status unknown. - Hormurus insculptus Thorell, T. 1888. Pedipalpi e Scorpioni dell'Arcipelago Malese conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 2 6: 327-428 [422].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MCG 2♀, "Andai Novae Guineae". - Hormurus sarasini Kraepelin, K. 1914. Die Skorpione und Pedipalpen von Neu-Caledonien und den benachbarten Inselgruppen. pp. 327-337 in Sarasin, F. & Roux, J. (eds). Nova Caledonia, Zoologie. Wiesbaden : C.W. Kreidals Verlag Vol. 1. [332].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown unknown number of specimens, New Caledonia. - Hormurus caudicula novaeguineae Giltay, L. 1931. Scorpions et Pédipalpes. In, Résultats Scientifiques du voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. de Prince et la Princesse Léopold de Belgique. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 3(6): 1-28 [11].
Type data:
Holotype RIB juvenile♂, Sakoemi, West Papua, Indonesia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Thorell, T. 1877. Études scorpiologiques. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 19: 75-272 [250] (synonymy of Ischnurus caudicula with Scorpio waigiensis)
Generic Combinations
- Hormurus waigiensis (Gervais, 1844).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Predator, saxicoline, terrestrial, tropical.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2015 | SCORPIONOIDEA | 04-Sep-2013 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |