The Indian black scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. Adult specimens grow to a length of 95 to 115mm and a dark reddish-brown to light-brown body color. The combs of the pecten organ have 14 to 17 teeth in both sexes. The chela, femora, and patella of the pedipalps are narrowerand longer in the males than in the females. The surfaces of the chelae are uneven, but without pronounced granules and keels. The telson is hairy and spherical, with a poison bladder that is longer than the stinger.

Systematic position  

• Domain : Eukaryota
• Kingdom : Animalia
• Phylum : Arthropoda
• Subphylum : Chelicerata
• Class : Arachnida
• Order : Scorpiones
• Family : Scorpionidae
• Genus : Deccanometrus
• Species : bengalensis