Pandinus
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[edit]Etymology
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Proper noun
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- (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Scorpionidae – approximately the same as the subgenus Pandinus in Pandinus (sensu lato).
- (archaic, sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Scorpionidae – certain large scorpions of tropical Africa and the southeastern Arabian peninsula.
- (archaic) A taxonomic subgenus within the family Scorpionidae – Pandinus (Pandinus).
Usage notes
[edit]Recent studies (2003, 2009) have cast doubt on whether the subgenus divisions reflect natural groups. For more see Pandinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hypernyms
[edit]- (subgenus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Scorpiones – order; Neoscorpionina – suborder; Scorpionidae – family; Scorpioninae – subfamily; Pandinus – genus
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus sensu stricto): Pandinus gambiensis, Pandinus imperator, Pandinus ugandaensis, Pandinus ulderigoi – species
- (genus sensu lato): Pandinus, Pandinoides, Pandinops, Pandinopsis, Pandinurus – formerly subgenera, now genera
- Pandinus arabicus, Pandinus bellicosus, Pandinus boschisi, Pandinus cavimanus, Pandinus citernii, Pandinus colei, Pandinus dictator, Pandinus exitialis, Pandinus gambiensis, Pandinus gregoryi, Pandinus hawkeri, Pandinus imperator (emperor scorpion), Pandinus intermedius, Pandinus magretti, Pandinus meidensis, Pandinus militaris, Pandinus pallidus, Pandinus peeli, Pandinus percivali, Pandinus phillipsii, Pandinus platycheles, Pandinus pococki, Pandinus smithi, Pandinus ugandaensis, Pandinus viatoris – species of Pandinus s.l.
References
[edit]- Pandinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pandinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pandinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons