Lychas
| Lychas | |
|---|---|
| Lychas marmoreus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata | 
| Class: | Arachnida | 
| Order: | Scorpiones | 
| Family: | Buthidae | 
| Genus: | Lychas Koch, 1845 | 
| Type species | |
| Lychas scutilus C. L. Koch, 1845 | |
| Diversity | |
| 42 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lychas is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae. It is one of the most widespread genus of the scorpions, where the species are found throughout in Africa and Seychelles, and in the Oriental region from India to Melanesia.