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Checklist for Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 (Arrowbreasted scorpions)
and region Central Karoo (Western Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
55
117
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Karoo
2 Genera with 5 Species
Parabuthus Pocock, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 19142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Karoo
5 Species
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes gracilior (Hewitt, 1914)⇒ Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901


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