Nebo hierichonticus

Nebo hierichonticus, the common black scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Diplocentridae.

Description

Nebo hierichonticus can reach a length of 14 cm. Its basic color ranges from a light brown or reddish-brown to dark brown. Its legs are yellowish. It has a thin metasoma and large pedipalps and chelae. The base of the sting is oval, with a quite short sting. Venom of this species is quite toxic, causing hemorrhage and necrosis, but the effects of the sting on humans is almost negligible, without any long-term effects.

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs in the Middle East and in Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula. It lives under the rocks and in self-dug deep caves in the deserts and in arid to semiarid mountainous regions.