Lychas ceylonensis

{{Short description|Species of scorpion}}

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|genus = Lychas

|species = ceylonensis

|authority = Lourenço & Huber, 1999

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Lychas ceylonensis is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.{{Cite web|url=http://scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-review-of-genus-lychas.html|title=A review of the genus Lychas|date=7 March 2014}} The name is derived from the old name of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The species has similarities with Lychas srilankensis, but can be differentiated by physical differences and differing habitats: L. srilankensis coming from a humid regions, whereas L. ceylonensis comes from dry formations closer to the center of the island.{{Cite journal |last=Heller |first=K |date=1914 |title=Coleoptera von Seram und Bali |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.5092 |journal=Entomologische Mitteilungen |volume=3 |pages=293–315 |doi=10.5962/bhl.part.5092 |issn=0044-5223}}