Notes on the breeding of <i>Hottentotta pachyurus</i> Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Abstract

The communication presents a short description of the breeding behavior exhibited by a female scorpion Hottentotta pachyurus under laboratory conditions along with the gestation period and number of juveniles born. The communication also states the probability of Hottentotta pachyurus and other Indian scorpions to be parthenotes.