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Checklist for Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 (Arrowbreasted scorpions)
and region Iraq (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
51
127
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
12
29
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
5
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
10
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iraq
10 Genera with 24 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 2023Fat-tailed scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Odontobuthus Vachon, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Razianus Farzanpay, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
24 Species and 6 Subspecies
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus ishtar Yağmur, Kach..., 2025
Androctonus sumericus Al-Khazali &..., 2023
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus leptochelys leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Buthacus tadmorensis Simon, 1892
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Buthus saulcyi (Simon, 1880)⇒ Hottentotta saulcyi Simon, 1880
Buthus tadmorensis (Simon, 1892)⇒ Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Compsobuthus jakesi Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus manzonii Borelli, 1915
Compsobuthus matthiesseni Birula, 1905
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) saulcyi Simon, 1880
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) scaber Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) schach Birula, 1905
Hottentotta mesopotamicus Lourenço & Qi, 2007
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1928
Mesobuthus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus eupeus mesopotamicus Penther, 1912
Mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii Pocock, 1889
Mesobuthus phillipsi Pocock, 1889
Odontobuthus bidentatus Lourenço & P..., 2002
Odontobuthus doriae Thorell, 1876
Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873
Orthochirus scrobiculosus mesopotamicus Birula, 1918
Orthochirus scrobiculosus persa Birula, 1900
Razianus zarudnyi Birula, 1903


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