Herbamortus

Herbamortus, also known as Ummarnu forest scorpions, is a genus of the scorpion family Chloroviridae, mainly found in eastern Ummarnu. The genus is dated back up to 60 million years, in the Cuiciloan time period. This makes it the oldest, extant, genus of the family. It is widely spread in the eastern and central regions of Ummarnu, around the Huitcan states Volandia, Centaris and Talawa. Some species is also seen in the Kingdom of Councils.

Taxonomy
The genus was introduced by Adrii Warendrop, a Volandian biology and paleontology enthusiast.

Diversity
The following species is a part of the Herbamortus genus: Green Tailed Forest Scorpion (Herbamortus basili)

The Greenie is a mostly harmless scorpion, found in the souther plains of Volandia and northern KoC. Fossils found of this creature shows that it is the oldest, extant, species of the genus with it dating back to around 60 MYA.

Royal Forest Scorpion (Herbamortus vasilikos)

A deep red scorpion found in KoC and southern Huitca. Known for the bright yellow stinger, located at the end of the telson.

Sandy Forest Scorpion (Herbamortus chersotopos)

A desert dwelling scorpion, living in the central sandy areas of Huitca. The largest and most venomous of the genus. Very few specimens has been seen attack humans, although it may occur.

Extinct species
H. vetumortes

H. vetumortes is an extinct species. It went extinct because of jewelry production, made of the left chela. It has been found depicted in old texts from southern Volandia, and the jewelry can still be found many places around southern Huitca.

H. unguiculatum

H. unguiculatum, also known as the clawed scorpion because of the uncommon shape of the largest chela. It when extinct about 5 million years ago, when other animals took its territory. It is not shown to be much more venomous than a small bee.

Misconceptions
Harenopterus sandburgi

A fossil of the H. sandburgi was found on the outskirts of Volandia and was officially classified as an Herbamortus chersotopos, although after further research it was found out that it wasn’t.