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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
143
456
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
28
68
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
7
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
7
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
7
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
3
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
3 Genera with 11 Species
Parabuthus Pocock, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18765SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
11 Species
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus kraepelini Werner, 1902
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Pseudolychas pegleri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876
Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876


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