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Checklist for Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 (Arrowbreasted scorpions)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
350
1622
4998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
51
233
669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
7
31
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
7
31
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
7
31
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
12
161
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
12
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
12 Genera with 161 Species
Alayotityus Armas, 19738SpeciesTaxom
Ananteris Thorell, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1976Bark scorpions50SpeciesTaxom
Heteroctenus Pocock, 202310SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Microtityus Kjellesvig-W..., 201933SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalurus Thorell, 200912SpeciesTaxom
Tityopsis Armas, 20207SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 189748SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
161 Species and 14 Subspecies
Alayotityus delacruzi Armas, 1973
Alayotityus feti Teruel, 2004
Alayotityus granma Armas, 1984
Alayotityus juraguaensis Armas, 1973
Alayotityus lapidicola Teruel, 2002
Alayotityus nanus Armas, 1973
Alayotityus pallidus Teruel, 2002
Alayotityus sierramaestrae Armas, 1973
Ananteris balzanii Thorell, 1891Oxaeid bees
Ananteris cussinii Borelli, 1910
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Centruroides aguayoi (Moreno, 1939)⇒ Centruroides guanensis Franganillo, 1930
Centruroides alayoni Armas, 1999
Centruroides altagraciae Teruel, Arma..., 2015
Centruroides anchorellus Armas, 1976
Centruroides arctimanus Armas, 1976
Centruroides bani Armas & Marc..., 1987
Centruroides baracoae (Armas, 1976)⇒ Centruroides anchorellus Armas, 1976
Centruroides barbudensis Pocock, 1898
Centruroides dammanni (Stahnke, 1970)⇒ Centruroides griseus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides farri Armas, 1976
Centruroides galano Teruel, 2001
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides griseus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides guanensis Franganillo, 1930
Centruroides hentzi Banks, 1900Hentz striped scorpion
Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides insulanus Thorell, 1876
Centruroides jaragua Armas, 1999
Centruroides jorgeorum Santiago-Blay, 2009
Centruroides luceorum Armas, 1999
Centruroides lucidus Teruel, Arma..., 2015
Centruroides maisiensis (Armas, 1976)⇒ Centruroides anchorellus Armas, 1976
Centruroides marcanoi Armas, 1981
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Centruroides margaritatus margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Centruroides margaritatus morenoi Mello-Leitao, 1945
Centruroides mariaorum Santiago-Blay, 2009
Centruroides melanodactylus Teruel, 2001
Centruroides melanodactylus galano Teruel, 2001
Centruroides melanodactylus melanodactylus Teruel, 2001
Centruroides navarroi Teruel, 2001
Centruroides nigrescens (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804
Centruroides nigropunctatus Teruel, 2006
Centruroides nitidus Thorell, 1876
Centruroides nitidus nitidus Thorell, 1876
Centruroides nitidus taino Armas and Ma..., 1987
Centruroides platnicki Armas, 1981
Centruroides pococki Sissom & Fra..., 1983
Centruroides polito Teruel, 2007
Centruroides robertoi Armas, 1976
Centruroides sasae Santiago-Blay, 2009
Centruroides simplex Thorell, 1876
Centruroides spectatus Teruel, 2006
Centruroides stockwelli Teruel, 2001
Centruroides suffusus Pocock, 1902
Centruroides tenuis Thorell, 1876
Centruroides testaceus De Geer, 1778Yellow bark scorpion
Centruroides testaceus arubensis Bakker, 1963
Centruroides testaceus testaceus DeGeer, 1778
Centruroides underwoodi Armas, 1976
Heteroctenus abudi Armas & Marc..., 1987
Heteroctenus aridicola Teruel & Armas, 2012
Heteroctenus bonettii Armas, 1999
Heteroctenus garridoi Armas, 1974Cuban gold scorpion
Heteroctenus gibarae Teruel, 2006
Heteroctenus granulimanus Teruel, 2006
Heteroctenus junceus Herbst, 1800Cuban red scorpion
Heteroctenus melloleitaoi Teruel & Armas, 2006
Heteroctenus princeps Karsch, 1879
Heteroctenus turieli Teruel & Yong, 2023
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Isometrus obtusus Karsch, 1879
Microtityus (Microtityus) ambarensis W. Schawaller, 1982
Microtityus (Microtityus) dominicanensis Santiago-Blay, 1985
Microtityus (Microtityus) guantanamo Armas, 1984
Microtityus (Microtityus) iviei Armas, 1999
Microtityus (Microtityus) joseantonioi Gonzalez-Sponga, 1981
Microtityus (Microtityus) lantiguai Armas & Marc..., 1992
Microtityus (Microtityus) paucidentatus Armas & Marc..., 1992
Microtityus (Microtityus) rickyi Kjellesvig-W..., 1966
Microtityus (Microtityus) virginiae Armas, 1999
Microtityus (Microtityus) waeringi Francke & Si..., 1980
Microtityus (Parvabsonus) consuelo Armas & Marc..., 1987
Microtityus (Parvabsonus) farleyi Teruel, 2000
Microtityus (Parvabsonus) fundorai Armas, 1974
Microtityus fundorai flavescens Terue, 2001
Microtityus fundorai fundorai Armas, 1974
Microtityus (Parvabsonus) jaumei Armas, 1974
Microtityus (Parvabsonus) trinitensis Armas, 1974
Microtityus barahona Armas & Teruel, 2012
Microtityus borincanus Teruel, Rive..., 2014
Microtityus difficilis Teruel & Armas, 2006
Microtityus eustatia Armas, 2018
Microtityus flavescens Teruel, 2001
Microtityus kovariki Teruel & Inf..., 2007
Microtityus lourencoi Armas & Teruel, 2012
Microtityus minimus Kovarik & Te..., 2014
Microtityus prendinii Armas & Teruel, 2012
Microtityus pusillus Teruel & Kov..., 2012
Microtityus reini Armas & Teruel, 2012
Microtityus santosi Teruel, Rive..., 2014
Microtityus solegladi Armas & Teruel, 2012
Microtityus starri (Lourenço & H..., 1999)⇒ Microtityus rickyi Kjellesvig-W..., 1966
Microtityus vieques Teruel, Rive..., 2015
Microtityus vulcanicus Teruel, 2019
Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897
Rhopalurus abudi Armas & Marc..., 1987
Rhopalurus aridicola (Teruel & Armas, 2012)⇒ Heteroctenus aridicola Teruel & Armas, 2012
Rhopalurus bonettii (Armas, 1999)⇒ Heteroctenus bonettii Armas, 1999
Rhopalurus garridoi Armas, 1974
Rhopalurus gibarae (Teruel, 2006)⇒ Heteroctenus gibarae Teruel, 2006
Rhopalurus granulimanus Teruel, 2006
Rhopalurus junceus Herbst, 1800Cuban Scorpion
Rhopalurus melloleitaoi (Teruel & Armas, 2006)⇒ Heteroctenus melloleitaoi Teruel & Armas, 2006
Rhopalurus piceus Lourenço & P..., 1997
Rhopalurus princeps (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Heteroctenus princeps Karsch, 1879
Rhopalurus renelauerae Lourenço, 2016
Rhopalurus virkkii Santiago-Blay, 2009
Tityopsis canizaresorum Teruel & Rod..., 2020
Tityopsis inaequalis Armas, 1974
Tityopsis inexpectata Moreno, 1940
Tityopsis mulata Teruel & Rod..., 2020
Tityopsis pumila Teruel & Rod..., 2020
Tityopsis rolandoi Kovařík, Sto..., 2024
Tityopsis sheylae Teruel & Rod..., 2020
Tityus (Brazilotityus) hartkorni W. R. Lourenço, 2009
Tityus abudi Armas, 1999
Tityus alejandroi Teruel, Rive..., 2015
Tityus altithronus Armas, 1999
Tityus ambarensis (Schawaller, 1981)⇒ Microtityus ambarensis W. Schawaller, 1982
Tityus anasilviae Armas & Abud..., 2004
Tityus angelesae Santiago-Blay, 2009
Tityus atriventer Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus azari W. R. Lourenço, 2013
Tityus bahoruco Teruel & Armas, 2006
Tityus bellulus Armas, 1999
Tityus clathratus (C. L. Koch, 1844)⇒ Tityus mana Lourenço, 2012
Tityus confluens Borelli, 1899
Tityus crassimanus Thorell, 1876
Tityus dasyurus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus dasyurus dasyurus Pocock, 1897
Tityus discrepans Karsch, 1979
Tityus ebanoverde Armas, 1999
Tityus elii Armas & Marc..., 1992
Tityus estherae Santiago-Blay, 2009
Tityus exstinctus Lourenço, 1995
Tityus geratus Santiago-Bla..., 1988
Tityus haetianus Teruel & Santos, 2018
Tityus inexpectata (Moreno, 1940)⇒ Tityopsis inexpectata Moreno, 1940
Tityus insignis Pocock, 1889
Tityus juliorum Santiago-Blay, 2009
Tityus kindli Kovarik & Te..., 2014
Tityus macrurus (Koch, 1844)⇒ Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804
Tityus mana Lourenço, 2012
Tityus marechali Lourenço, 2013
Tityus melanostictus Pocock, 1893
Tityus michelii Armas, 1982
Tityus neibae Armas, 1999
Tityus obtusus Karsch, 1879
Tityus ottenwalderi Armas, 1999
Tityus pictus Pocock, 1893
Tityus pictus microdon Pocock, 1893
Tityus pictus pictus Pocock, 1893
Tityus pictus smithii Pocock, 1893
Tityus portoplatensis Armas & Marc..., 1992
Tityus quelchii Pocock, 1893
Tityus quisqueyanus Armas, 1982
Tityus riverai Teruel & San..., 2009
Tityus schrammi Teruel & Santos, 2018
Tityus smithii Pocock, 1893
Tityus tenuicauda Prendini, 2001
Tityus trinitatis Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus trinitatus Pocock, 1897
Uroplectes insignis Pocock, 1890Jointvetch


Links, sources and further information
Buthidae at biodiversity.org.au
Buthidae at fr.wikipedia.org
Buthidae at gbif.org
Buthidae at irmng.org
Buthidae at itis.gov