Buthidae (C. L. Koch 1837), Arrowbreasted scorpions ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Family

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Taxonomy of Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	1342 20133 198818	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	248 3800 24502	Families Genera Species
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	87 619 5166	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	27 505 4841	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	27 497 4827	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Buthoidea Koch, 1837	4 224 2404	Families Genera Species
Family	Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions	218 2385	Genera Species

Subnodes of Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837

Genus	Adroctonus Larrouy & al., 1972 ⇒ Androctonus	0	Species
Genus	Aegaeobuthus Kova?ík, 2019	6	Species
Genus	Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, 1997 ⇒ Orthochirus	4	Species
Genus	Afroisometrus Kovarík, 1997	1	Species
Genus	Afrolychas Kovarík, 1997	2	Species
Genus	Akaranocharmus Lourenço, 2004	0	Species
Genus	Akentrobuthus Lamoral, 1976	2	Species
Genus	Alayotityus Armas, 1973	8	Species
Genus	Alterotrichus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983	0	Species
Genus	Amanteris Mello Campos, 1924 ⇒ Ananteris	0	Species
Genus	Ananteres Mello Campos, 1924 ⇒ Ananteris	0	Species
Genus	Ananteris Thorell, 1891	106	Species
Genus	Ananteroides Borelli, 1911 ⇒ Ananteris	3	Species
Genus	Anantyeroides Bacelar, 1950 ⇒ Ananteroides	0	Species
Genus	Anaplobuthus Lamoral & Reynders, 1975 ⇒ Butheoloides	0	Species
Genus	Anateris Mello Campos, 1924 ⇒ Ananteris	0	Species
Genus	Anateroides Lamoral & Reynders, 1975 ⇒ Ananteroides	0	Species
Genus	Andoctronus Cloudsley-Thompson, 1965 ⇒ Androctonus	0	Species
Genus	Andrioctonus Abushama, 1963 ⇒ Androctonus	0	Species
Genus	Androactonus Von Nordmann in Démidoff, 1840 ⇒ Androctonus	0	Species
Genus	Androcronus Santos & al., 2016 ⇒ Androctonus	0	Species
Genus	Androctanus Yusubov & Gadzhiev, 1982 ⇒ Androctonus	0	Species
Genus	Androctenus Esquivel De Verde & Machado-Allison, 1969 ⇒ Androctonus	0	Species
Genus	Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828 Fat-tailed scorpions, Fattail scorpions	109	Species
Genus	Anomalobuthus Kraepelin, 1900	6	Species
Genus	Anoplobuthus Caporiacco, 1932	1	Species
Genus	Apisthobuthus Stahnke, 1972 ⇒ Apistobuthus	0	Species
Genus	Apistobuthus Finnegan, 1932	2	Species
Genus	Archaeoananteroides ♰ Lourenço, 2016	1	Species
Genus	Archaeotityus Lourenço, 2006 ⇒ Tityus	0	Species
Genus	Archiosometrus Stahnke, 1972	0	Species
Genus	Atraeus Berthold, 1846 ⇒ Tityus	0	Species
Genus	Australobuthus Locket, 1990	1	Species
Genus	Babycurus Karsch, 1886	37	Species
Genus	Balfourianus Vachon, 1979 ⇒ Hottentotta	1	Species
Genus	Baloorthochirus Kovarík, 1996	1	Species
Genus	Barbaracurus Kovařík, Lowe & Šťáhlavský, 2018	14	Species
Genus	Birulatus Vachon, 1974	4	Species
Genus	Bothus Cava, 1947 ⇒ Buthus	0	Species
Genus	Bothutous Aboutorabi & al., 2016	0	Species
Genus	Brazilotityus Lourenço, 2006 ⇒ Tityus	0	Species
Genus	Brethus Gervais, 1841 ⇒ Buthus	0	Species
Genus	Bulbotrachystola	0	Species
Genus	Buthacus Birula, 1908	56	Species
Genus	Buthatus Danni, Dardenne & Lourenço, 1976	0	Species
Genus	Butheoloides Hirst, 1925	19	Species
Genus	Butheolus Simon, 1882	18	Species
Genus	Buthiscus Birula, 1905	2	Species
Genus	Butholus Abalos, 1968	0	Species
Genus	Buthoscorpio Werner, 1936	8	Species
Genus	Buthriurus	1	Species
Genus	Buthus Leach, 1815	237	Species
Genus	Butothus Orlov & Vasilyev, 1984	0	Species
Genus	Butus Santos & al., 2016 ⇒ Buthus	0	Species
Genus	Campsobuthus Hadley, 1974 ⇒ Compsobuthus	0	Species
Genus	Caribetityus Lourenço, 1999 ⇒ Tityus	0	Species
Genus	Centruoides Deoras, 1961 ⇒ Centruroides	0	Species
Genus	Centruoroides Diaz Najera, 1970 ⇒ Centruroides	0	Species
Genus	Centruriodes Lourenço & Von Eickstedt, 1988 ⇒ Centruroides	0	Species
Genus	Centrurioides McClendon, 1904 ⇒ Centruroides	0	Species
Genus	Centruroides Marx, 1890 Bark scorpions	171	Species
Genus	Centuroides Alexander, 1957 ⇒ Centruroides	0	Species
Genus	Chaneke Francke, Teruel & Santibanez-Lopez, 2014 & Santiba, 2014	4	Species
Genus	Charmus Karsch, 1879	8	Species
Genus	Cicelius Stahnke, 1972 ⇒ Cicileus	0	Species
Genus	Cicielus Vachon, 1948	0	Species
Genus	Cicileiurus Teruel, 2007	1	Species
Genus	Cicileus Vachon, 1948	5	Species
Genus	Closotrichus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983	0	Species
Genus	Comobuthus Nenilin & Fet, 1992 ⇒ Compsobuthus	0	Species
Genus	Composobuthus Vachon & Kinzelbach, 1987 ⇒ Compsobuthus	0	Species
Genus	Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949	66	Species
Genus	Congobuthus Lourenço, 1999	1	Species
Genus	Cretaceousbuthus ♰ Lourenço, 2022	2	Species
Genus	Darchenia Vachon, 1977	1	Species
Genus	Dasyscorpio Pallary, 1938	0	Species
Genus	Deccanobuthus Lourenço, 2000 ⇒ Hottentotta	0	Species
Genus	Distotrichus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983	0	Species
Genus	Egyptobuthus Lourenço, 1999	1	Species
Genus	Endotrichus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983	0	Species
Genus	Femtobuthus Loewe, 2010	1	Species
Genus	Fetilinia Lowe & Kovařík, 2021	1	Species
Genus	Gigantoloides Lourenço, 2002 ⇒ Butheoloides	0	Species
Genus	Gint Kovarik, Lowe, Pliskova & Stahlavsky, 2013 Pliskov, 2013	15	Species
Genus	Gompsobuthus Bücherl, 1959 ⇒ Compsobuthus	0	Species
Genus	Grosphus Simon, 1880	41	Species
Genus	Hemibuthus Pocock, 1900	4	Species
Genus	Hemilychas Hirst, 1911	1	Species
Genus	Heterobuthus Kraepelin, 1891	0	Species
Genus	Heterocharmus Pocock, 1892	1	Species
Genus	Heteroctenus Pocock, 1893	10	Species
Genus	Himalayotityobuthus Lourenço, 1997	2	Species
Genus	Hoplocystis Karsch, 1884	1	Species
Genus	Hottentotta Birula, 1908	87	Species
Genus	Iranobuthus Kovarík, 1997	1	Species
Genus	Ischnotelson Esposito, Yamaguti, Souza, Pinto-da-Rocha & Prendini, 2017	2	Species
Genus	Isometroides Keyserling, 1885	4	Species
Genus	Isometros Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829 ⇒ Isometrus	0	Species
Genus	Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828	97	Species
Genus	Jaguajir Esposito, Yamaguti, Souza, Pinto-da-Rocha & Prendini, 2017	5	Species
Genus	Janalychas Kovarík, 1997	10	Species
Genus	Karasbergia Hewitt, 1913	1	Species
Genus	Kraepelina	0	Species
Genus	Kraepelinia Vachon, 1974	1	Species
Genus	Langxie Tang, Jia & Liu, 2023	1	Species
Genus	Lanzatus Kovarík, 2001	3	Species
Genus	Leiunus Caceres, Aguilar & Meneses, 1972 ⇒ Leiurus	0	Species
Genus	Leiurus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829	31	Species
Genus	Lichas Fage, 1936	0	Species
Genus	Liobuthus Birula, 1898	1	Species
Genus	Lissothus Vachon, 1948	3	Species
Genus	Liurus Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Leiurus	0	Species
Genus	Lycas Caporiacco, 1941	0	Species
Genus	Lychas C. L. Koch, 1845	87	Species
Genus	Lychasioides Vachon, 1974	1	Species
Genus	Lychasoides Vachon, 1974	0	Species
Genus	Mauritanobuthus Qi & Lourenço, 2007	1	Species
Genus	Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950	80	Species
Genus	Mesotityus Gonzáles-Sponga, 1981	1	Species
Genus	Microananteris Lourenço, 2003 ⇒ Ananteris	4	Species
Genus	Microananteroides Rossi & Lourenço, 2015 Lourenço, 2015 ⇒ Akentrobuthus	1	Species
Genus	Microbunthus Cava, 1947 ⇒ Microbuthus	0	Species
Genus	Microbuthus Kraepelin, 1898	11	Species
Genus	Microcharmus Lourenço, 2005	23	Species
Genus	Microtityus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966	47	Species
Genus	Nanobuthus Pocock, 1895	1	Species
Genus	Neobuthus Hirst, 1911	21	Species
Genus	Neogrosphus Lourenço, 1995	3	Species
Genus	Neoprothobuthus Lourenço, 2000	0	Species
Genus	Neoprotobuthus Lourenço, 2000	1	Species
Genus	Odonbuthus Pe?rez Minnocci, 1974 ⇒ Odontobuthus	0	Species
Genus	Odonthobuthus Santos & al., 2016 ⇒ Odontobuthus	0	Species
Genus	Odontobuthus Vachon, 1950	12	Species
Genus	Odonturus Karsch, 1879	1	Species
Genus	Olivierus Farzanpay, 1987	27	Species
Genus	Orthochiroides Kovarík, 1998	4	Species
Genus	Orthochirus Karsch, 1891	76	Species
Genus	Ortochirus Borelli, 1928 ⇒ Orthochirus	0	Species
Genus	Ottentotta Moriggi, 1941 ⇒ Hottentotta	0	Species
Genus	Pakistanoorthochirus Kovarík, 1996 ⇒ Baloorthochirus	0	Species
Genus	Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, 1997 ⇒ Baloorthochirus	2	Species
Genus	Palaeoakentrobuthus ♰ Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000	1	Species
Genus	Palaeoananteris ♰ Lourenço & Weitschat, 2001	3	Species
Genus	Palaeogrosphus ♰ Lourenço, 2000	2	Species
Genus	Palaeoisometrus ♰ Lourenço & Weitschat, 2005	1	Species
Genus	Palaeolychas ♰ Lourenço & Weitschat, 1996	4	Species
Genus	Palaeomachus ♰ Pocock, 1911	1	Species
Genus	Palaeoprotobuthus ♰ Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000	1	Species
Genus	Palaeospinobuthus ♰ Lourenço & Weitschat, 2005	1	Species
Genus	Palaeotarbus ♰ Dunlop, 1999	1	Species
Genus	Palaeothele ♰ Selden, 2000	2	Species
Genus	Palaeotityobuthus ♰ Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000	1	Species
Genus	Pantobuthus Lourenço & Duhem, 2009	1	Species
Genus	Parabuthis Glenn, Keegan & Whittemore, 1962 ⇒ Parabuthus	0	Species
Genus	Parabuthus Pocock, 1890	87	Species
Genus	Paraorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, 1997 ⇒ Orthochirus	6	Species
Genus	Parvabsonus De Armas, 1974 ⇒ Microtityus	0	Species
Genus	Pectinibuthus Fet, 1984	1	Species
Genus	Pectinobuthus	0	Species
Genus	Physoctonus Mello-Leitao, 1934	4	Species
Genus	Picobuthus Loewe, 2010	2	Species
Genus	Plesiobuthus Pocock, 1900	1	Species
Genus	Pocockius Francke, 1985 ⇒ Buthoscorpio	0	Species
Genus	Polisius Fet, Capes & Sissom, 2001	1	Species
Genus	Psammobuthus Birula, 1911	1	Species
Genus	Pseudobuthus Pocock, 1893	0	Species
Genus	Pseudolissothus Lourenço, 2001	2	Species
Genus	Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 1911	7	Species
Genus	Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995	6	Species
Genus	Pucha Francke, 1985	0	Species
Genus	Puchale Francke, 1985	0	Species
Genus	Raddyanus ⇒ Reddyanus	0	Species
Genus	Razianus Farzanpay, 1987	4	Species
Genus	Reddyanus Vachon, 1972	38	Species
Genus	Repucha Francke, 1985	0	Species
Genus	Rhopalarus Franganillo, 1935 ⇒ Rhopalurus	0	Species
Genus	Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876	47	Species
Genus	Rhophalurus Ferreira, 1968 ⇒ Rhopalurus	0	Species
Genus	Riftobuthus Lourenço, Duhem & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2010 ⇒ Parabuthus	1	Species
Genus	Sabinebuthus Lourenço, 2001 ⇒ Lanzatus	1	Species
Genus	Saharobuthus Lourenço & Duhem, 2009	1	Species
Genus	Sahil Kovařík, 2024	1	Species
Genus	Sanaag Kovařík, 2024	1	Species
Genus	Sassandiothus Farzanpay, 1987	2	Species
Genus	Sassanidothus Farzanpay, 1987 ⇒ Sassanidotus	5	Species
Genus	Sassanidotus Farzanpay, 1987	2	Species
Genus	Scorpiobuthus Werner, 1939 ⇒ Uroplectes	1	Species
Genus	Simonoides Vachon & Farzanpay, 1987	1	Species
Genus	Somaliabuthus	1	Species
Genus	Somaliacharmus	1	Species
Genus	Somalibuthus Kovarík, 1998	2	Species
Genus	Somalicharmus Kovarík, 1998	2	Species
Genus	Spelaeolychas Kova?ík, 2019	1	Species
Genus	Stictobuthus Vachon, 1948	0	Species
Genus	Teruelius Lowe & Kovařík, 2019	22	Species
Genus	Thaicharmus Kovarík, 1995	4	Species
Genus	Tithyus Koch, 1850	0	Species
Genus	Titius Mello-Leitao, 1931	0	Species
Genus	Tityobuthus Pocock, 1893	24	Species
Genus	Tityolepreus Kraepelin, 1891	0	Species
Genus	Tityopsis Armas, 1974	8	Species
Genus	Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836	343	Species
Genus	Trichobuthus Vachon, 1941	1	Species
Genus	Troglorhopalurus Lourenço, Baptista & Giupponi, 2004	3	Species
Genus	Troglotityobuthus Lourenço, 2000	1	Species
Genus	Trypanothacus Lowe, Kovařík, Stockmann & Šťáhlavský, 2019	3	Species
Genus	Tytius Ihering, 1915	0	Species
Genus	Tytyus Lourenço & Eicksted, 1985	0	Species
Genus	Uintascorpio ♰ Perry, 1995	2	Species
Genus	Uroplectes Peters, 1861	68	Species
Genus	Uroplectoides Lourenço, 1998	2	Species
Genus	Vachoniolus Levy, Amitai & Shulov, 1973	5	Species
Genus	Vachonus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983	6	Species
Genus	Vashoniolus Nenilin & Fet, 1992	0	Species
Genus	Xenobuthus Lowe, 2018	3	Species
Genus	Xomyobuthus Vachon, 1948	0	Species
Genus	Zabius Thorell, 1893	3	Species
Genus	Zaedius Arldt, 1908	0	Species

Synonyms

Akentrobuthinae (Lamoral, 1976)

Ananterinae (Pocock, 1900)

Androctonides (C. L. Koch, 1837)

Babycurini (Pocock, 1896)

Centruroidinae (Roewer, 1943)

Charminae (Birula, 1917)

Isometrini (Kraepelin, 1891)

Microcharmidae (Lourenço, 1996)

Orthochirinae (Birula, 1917)

Rhopalurinae (Bücherl, 1971)

Rhopalurusinae (Bücherl, 1969)

Tityinae (Kraepelin, 1905)

Uroplectaria (Pavlovsky, 1924)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Buthidae

German	Skorpione
English	Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
Dutch	Dikstaartschorpioenen

Distribution and Species lists of Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837

Distribution on islands

Found in fossile formations

Green River Formation
1 Genus 1 Species

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