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Checklist for Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 (Arrowbreasted scorpions)
and region Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
50
148
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
16
32
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
10
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Libya
10 Genera with 20 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 2022Fat-tailed scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Buthiscus Birula, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 18005SpeciesTaxom
Cicileus Vachon, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Lissothus Vachon, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
20 Species and 4 Subspecies
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828Black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus bicolor longecarinatus Caporiacco, 1932
Androctonus tibesti Lourenço & E..., 2022
Buthacus arenicola Simon, 1885
Buthacus foleyi Vachon, 1948
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthiscus bicalcaratus Birula, 1905
Buthus barcaeus Birula, 1909
Buthus lourencoi Rossi, Trope..., 2013
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Buthus occitanus barcaeus Birula, 1909
Buthus tunetanus Herbst, 1800
Cicileus latellai Lourenço & R..., 2015
Compsobuthus klaptoczi Birula, 1909
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta minax minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) syrticus Borelli, 1914
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1928
Lissothus bernardi Vachon, 1948
Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910Stocky cerith


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