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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
140
480
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
24
70
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
10
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
10
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
10 Genera with 23 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1807Fat-tailed scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Birulatus Vachon, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19496SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 18292SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
23 Species and 5 Subspecies
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828Black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus bicolor bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Birulatus israelensis Lourenço, 2002
Buthacus amitaii Cain, Gefen ..., 2021
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus leptochelys nitzani Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Buthacus tadmorensis Simon, 1892
Buthacus yotvatensis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Buthus intumescens Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Buthus occitanus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959
Compsobuthus carmelitis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus levyi KovaÅ™ík, 2012
Compsobuthus longipalpis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus schmiedeknechti Vachon, 1949
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Compsobuthus werneri schmiedeknechti Vachon, 1949
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) judaicus Simon, 1872Israeli black scorpion
Hottentotta judaica Simon, 1872
Leiurus hebraeus Birula, 1908Hebrew deathstalker scorpion
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Mesobuthus nigrocinctus Ehrenberg, 1828
Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873
Orthochirus scrobiculosus negebensis Shulov & Amitai, 1960


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