Isometroides
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Superfamily: | Buthoidea |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Isometroides Keyserling, 1885[1] |
Isometroides is a genus of scorpions in the Buthidae family with two species. It is endemic to, and found widely across, inland mainland Australia, and was first described by German arachnologist Eugen von Keyserling in 1885.
Species
- Isometroides vescus (Karsch, 1880)
- Isometroides angusticaudus Keyserling, 1885
The genus has sometimes been considered monotypic, with I. angusticaudus a synonym of I. vescus.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Found across much of inland Australia, the scorpions occur in woodland and semi-arid country.[2]
Behaviour
The scorpions are specialised predators of burrowing spiders.[2]
References
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Categories:
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Isometroides
- Scorpions of Australia
- Scorpion genera
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Arthropods of New South Wales
- Arthropods of the Northern Territory
- Arthropods of Queensland
- Arthropods of South Australia
- Arthropods of Victoria (state)
- Animals described in 1885
- Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling
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