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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
204
776
1878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
31
102
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
6
14
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
14
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
14
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
6
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
6 Genera with 20 Species
Ananteris Thorell, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1995Bark scorpions9SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 18976SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ananteris ashmolei Lourenço, 1981
Ananteris platnicki Lourenço, 1993Scorpions
Centruroides bicolor Pocock, 1898Scorpions
Centruroides edwardsii Gervais, 1843Scorpions
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides koesteri Kraepelin, 1912Scorpions
Centruroides limbatus Pocock, 1898Scorpions
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Centruroides nigrescens (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804
Centruroides schmidti Sissom, 1995Scorpions
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897
Parabuthus villosus brachystylus Lawrence, 1928
Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893Scorpions
Tityus cerroazul Lourenço, 1986Scorpions
Tityus championi (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893
Tityus dedoslargos Francke & St..., 1987Scorpions
Tityus ocelote Francke & St..., 1987Scorpions
Tityus pachyurus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch


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