Tityus pintodarochai

Taxobox | name = "Tityus pintodarochai"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Scorpiones
familia = Buthidae
genus = "Tityus"
species = "T. pintodarochai"
binomial = "Tityus pintodarochai"
binomial_authority = Lourenço, 2005

"Tityus pintodarochai" is a species of scorpion belonging to the family Buthidae. It is presently only known from a single female collected in Paraná state, Brazil.

This is a medium-sized scorpion with a total length of around 50 mm. It it generally yellowish in colour, turning reddish towards the end of the tail. It can be distinguished from the widespread "Tityus serrulatus" by its lack of dark spots on the abdomen.

References

*cite journal |quotes=no |url=http://ojs.c3sl.ufpr.br/ojs2/index.php/acta/article/view/952/778 |title=Description of a new species of "Tityus" (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from the Parque Estadual de Vila Velha in the State of Paraná (Brazil) |journal=Acta Biológica Paranaense |volume=34 |year=2005 |author=Wilson R. Lourenço |pages=15-26