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Scorpions / Isopoda / Spiders Pricelist: Scorpions / Isopoda / Spiders Androctonus amoreuxi Clade 1 Origin : Marocco Instar unsexed Instar female male sub-adult € 60,00 € 60,00 Androctonus australis « hector » Origin : Tendrara/Marocco Instar unsexed Instar female male i6 € 40,00 € 40,00 semi-sub € 45,00 € 40,00 Androctonus australis « hector » Origin : Tunisia Instar unsexed Instar female male i5 € 30,00 € 25,00 sub-adult € 40,00 € 35,00 Androctonus baluchicus Origin : Pakistan Instar unsexed i3 18,00 € Instar female male i5-6 € 35,00 € 30,00 sub-adult € 60,00 € 40,00 Androctonus cf.crassicauda Origin : Oman "Ash sharqiyah" Instar unsexed i3 18,00 € Instar female male semi-sub € 35,00 € 30,00 sub-adult € 45,00 € 35,00 Androctonus crassicauda Origin : Jordan "Al Jafr" Instar unsexed Instar female male sub-adult € 60,00 € 35,00 Androctonus crassicauda Origin : Arava valley Israel Instar unsexed Instar female male subadult € 50,00 € 40,00 Androctonus crassicauda Origin : Oman Instar unsexed Instar female male i5-6 € 40,00 € 35,00 Androctonus cholistanus Origin : Pakistan Instar unsexed i5 € 25,00 Instar female male semi-sub € 40,00 € 35,00 Androctonus spec. nov. "brigth morph" Origin : Mardin/Syria Instar unsexed Instar female male i5 € 35,00 € 30,00 sub. - adult € 40,00 € 30,00 Androctonus sp. Clade 3 Origin : Marokko Instar unsexed Instar female male i6 € 40,00 € 35,00 Androctonus sergenti Origin : Marocco Instar unsexed Instar female male sub. - adult € 60,00 € 40,00 Androctonus gonneti Origin : Marocco Instar unsexed Instar female male adult € 60,00 € 40,00 Androctonus liouvillei Origin : Marocco „Figuig“ Instar unsexed Instar female male i6 € 35,00 € 25,00 sub-adult € 45,00 € 35,00 Androctonus aeneas Origin : Instar unsexed i3 20,00 € Instar female male Buthus mariefrancae Origin : Marocco Instar unsexed i5 25,00 € Instar female male Buthus draa Origin : Marocco Instar unsexed Instar female male Microbuthus gardneri Origin : Oman Instar unsexed i3 45,00 € Instar female male Buthacus nigroaceulatus Origin : Instar unsexed Instar female male Origin : Instar unsexed female male Butheolus gallagheri Origin : Instar unsexed female male Origin : Instar unsexed Instar female male Centruroides bicolor Origin : Costa rica Instar unsexed i2 € 22,00 Instar female male Centruroides sculpturatus Origin : USA Instar unsexed Instar female male Heterometrus swammerdami Origin: Indien Instar unsexed Instar female male Heterometrus mysorensis Origin: Indien Instar unsexed Instar female male Origin : Instar unsexed Instar female male Hottentotta jajakari Origin: Oman Instar unsexed i2 12,00 € Instar female male sub-adult € 35,00 € 30,00 Hottentotta salei Origin: Oman Instar unsexed i3 12,00 € Instar female male Hottentotta minusalta Origin: Afghanistan Instar unsexed Instar female male Hottentotta buchariensis Origin: Afghanistan Instar unsexed i3 25,00 € Instar female male Hottentotta tamulus gangeticus Origin: India Instar unsexed i4 20,00 € Instar female male sub-adult € 40,00 € 30,00 Hottentotta flavidulus Origin: Pakistan Instar unsexed i6 30,00 € Instar female male sub-adult € 40,00 € 30,00 Hottentotta franzwerneri Origin: Marocco Instar unsexed i5 35,00 € Instar female male Hottentotta trilineatus Origin: South Africa Instar unsexed Instar female male Hottentotta judaicus Origin: Israel Instar unsexed Instar female male Hottentotta caboverdensis Origin: Cap Vert (parthenogenetic) Instar Instar female i5 € 30,00 Hemiscorpius lepturus Origin: Iran Instar unsexed i2 120,00 € Hottentotta pellucidus Origin: OMAN Instar unsexed Instar female male Leiurus hebraeus "brigth morph" Origin: Israel / Judäadesert Instar unsexed female male sub-adult € 35,00 € 30,00 Leiurus haenggii Origin: Jemen Instar unsexed Instar female male sub-adult € 40,00 € 30,00 Leiurus macroctenus Origin: Oman Instar unsexed i4 20,00 € Instar female male Leiurus jordanensis Origin: Jordanien Instar unsexed i2-3 20,00 € Instar female male sub-adult € 70,00 € 70,00 Leiurus q.quinquestriatus Origin: Egypt/Red Sea Instar unsexed i4 18,00 € Instar female male Leiurus cf.somalicus Origin: Somalia Instar unsexed i3 30,00 € Instar female male Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Hottentotta salei "brigth morph" Origin: Oman Instar unsexed i3 35,00 € Butheolus harrisoni Origin: Oman Instar unsexed Mesobuthus macmahoni Origin: Pakistan Instar unsexed i3 12,00 € female male Microtityus solegladi Origin: Dom. Rep. Instar unsexed female male Orthochirus aristidis Origin: Marsa alam/ Egypt Instar unsexed Instar female male Nebo withey Origin: Oman Instar unsexed i6 40,00 € Instar female male subadult € 50,00 € 40,00 Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Orthochirus glabrifrons Origin: Oman Instar unsexed Instar female male Orthochirus pallidus Origin: Pakistan Instar unsexed i2-3 20,00 € Instar female male Orthochirus innesi Origin: Figuig Marokko Instar unsexed Instar female male subadult € 45,00 € 35,00 Parabuthus spec. Origin: Mossambik Instar unsexed Instar female male Semi- € 50,00 € 40,00 subadult Parabuthus capensis "typical yellow morph" Origin: South Africa Instar unsexed Instar female male i5-6 € 45,00 € 35,00 Parabuthus capensis "black morph" Origin: South Africa Instar unsexed Instar female male Parabuthus capensis "brigth morph" Origin: South Africa Instar unsexed Instar female male semi-sub € 60,00 € 40,00 Parabuthus schlechteri Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male i6 € 45,00 € 30,00 i4-5 € 25,00 € 25,00 Androctonus australis hector "black morph Origin: Tunesien Instar unsexed i4-5 35,00 € Instar female male Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Parabuthus villosus "oranje morph" Origin: South Africa Instar unsexed Instar female male i6 50,00 € 45,00 € sub-adult € 70,00 € 55,00 Parabuthus villosus "typical morph" Origin: Namibia Instar unsexed Instar female male i5 € 60,00 € 60,00 adult € 50,00 Parabuthus transvaalicus Origin: Mossambique Instar unsexed Instar female male semi-sub € 40,00 Parabuthus villosus "black morph" Origin: Namibia Instar unsexed Instar female male sub-adult € 75,00 € 55,00 Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Parabuthus mossambicensis Origin: Mossambique Instar unsexed Instar female male Parabuthus brevimanus "messumcrater" Origin: Messumcrater / Namibia Instar unsexed Instar female male Parabuthus stridulus Origin: Namibia Instar unsexed Instar female male Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Tityus stigmurus (parthenogenetic) Origin: Brazil Instar Instar female Tityus serrulatus Origin: Brazil Instar Instar female Smeringurus mesaensis Origin: USA Instar unsexed Instar female male semiadult € 40,00 € 30,00 Smeringurus vachoni Origin: USA Instar unsexed i4 25,00 € Instar female male Uroplectes fischeri "dark morph" Origin: Kenia Instar unsexed i2-3 25,00 € Instar female male Origin: Instar unsexed female male Uroplectes chubbi Origin: Mossambique Instar unsexed i2 18,00 € Instar female male Uroplectes planimanus Origin: Südafrika Instar unsexed Instar female male adult € 30,00 € 30,00 Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Palystella spec. Orange Origin: Namibia Instar unsexed Instar female male Phidippus regius "white" Origin: Bahamas Instar unsexed Instar female male Chromatopelma cyanopubescens Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Grammostola pulchra Origin: Uruguay Instar unsexed Instar female male Origin: Instar unsexed Instar female male Harpactira pulchripes Origin: Namibia Instar unsexed 1. 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