Checklist for Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 (Arrowbreasted scorpions)
and region Near East (West Asia)
Genera for Near East
38 Genera with 208 Species #ABCEFHIKLMOPRSTVX
| Androctonus Ehrenberg, 2021 | Fat-tailed scorpions | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Anomalobuthus Kraepelin, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apistobuthus Finnegan, 1998 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Babycurus Karsch, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Balfourianus Vachon, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Barbaracurus Kovařík, Low..., 2018 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Birulatus Vachon, 2021 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Buthacus Birula, 1973 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Butheolus Simon, 2006 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Buthus Leach, 2008 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Compsobuthus Vachon, 1908 | | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Egyptobuthus Lourenço, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Femtobuthus Loewe, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hottentotta Birula, 1889 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Iranobuthus Kovarík, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kraepelinia Vachon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 1928 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Liobuthus Birula, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesobuthus Vachon, 1899 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Microbuthus Kraepelin, 2018 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Odontobuthus Vachon, 2013 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Olivierus Farzanpay, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthochiroides Kovarík, 1998 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthochirus Karsch, 1995 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Parabuthus Pocock, 1828 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Paraorthochirus Lourenço & V..., 1995 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Picobuthus Loewe, 2010 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polisius Fet, Capes &..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Razianus Farzanpay, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sassandiothus Farzanpay, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sassanidothus Farzanpay, 1900 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sassanidotus Farzanpay, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Simonoides Vachon & Far..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Troglotityobuthus Lourenço, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trypanothacus Lowe, Kovaří..., 2006 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vachoniolus Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xenobuthus Lowe, 2018 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Near East
208 Species and 36 Subspecies | Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826 | African fattail scorpion | | Androctonus amoreuxi baluchicus Pocock, 1900 | | | Androctonus australis Linné, 1758 | Fattail scorpion | | Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828 | Black fat-tailed scorpion | | Androctonus bicolor bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus citrinus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807 | Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion | | Androctonus finitimus Pocock, 1897 | | | Androctonus funestus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus ishtar Yağmur, Kach..., 2025 | | | Androctonus kunti Yağmur, 2023 | | | Androctonus leiosoma Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829 | | | Androctonus libycus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus melanophysa Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus nigrocinctus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus rostami Barahoei, Mi..., 2025 | | | Androctonus sistanus Barahoei & M..., 2022 | | | Androctonus sumericus Al-Khazali &..., 2023 | | | Androctonus tenuissimus Teruel, Kova..., 2013 | | | Androctonus thebanus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Androctonus tihamicus Alqahtani, Y..., 2023 | | | Androctonus turkiyensis Yagmur, 2021 | | | Anomalobuthus talebii Teruel, Kova..., 2014 | | | Apistobuthus pterygocercus Finnegan, 1932 | | | Apistobuthus susanae Lourenço, 1998 | | | Babycurus exquisitus Lowe, 2000 | | | Babycurus jacksoni Pocock, 1890 | | | Babycurus zambonellii (Borelli, 1902) | ⇒ Barbaracurus zambonellii Borelli, 1902 | | Balfourianus socotrensis Pocock, 1889 | | | Barbaracurus exquisitus Lowe, 2000 | | | Barbaracurus kabateki Kovařík, Low..., 2022 | | | Barbaracurus winklerorum Kovařík, Low..., 2018 | | | Barbaracurus yemenensis Kovařík, Low..., 2018 | | | Birulatus astartiae Stathi & Lou..., 2003 | | | Birulatus haasi Vachon, 1974 | | | Birulatus israelensis Lourenço, 2002 | | | Birulatus jordanensis Lourenço, Al..., 2021 | | | Buthacus amitaii Cain, Gefen ..., 2021 | | | Buthacus arenicola Simon, 1885 | | | Buthacus buettikeri (Hendrixson, 2006) | ⇒ Trypanothacus buettikeri Hendrixson, 2006 | | Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829 | | | Buthacus leptochelys leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829 | | | Buthacus leptochelys nitzani Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Buthacus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828 | Threaded trophon | | Buthacus nigroaculeatus Levy & al., 1973 | | | Buthacus tadmorensis Simon, 1892 | | | Buthacus willamsi Lourenço & L..., 2009 | | | Buthacus williamsi Lourenço & L..., 2009 | | | Buthacus yotvatensis Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Buthacus yotvatensis nigroaculeatus Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Butheolus anthracinus Pocock, 1895 | | | Butheolus arabicus (Lourenço & Qi, 2006) | ⇒ Xenobuthus arabicus Lourenço & Qi, 2006 | | Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980 | | | Butheolus harrisoni Lowe, 2018 | | | Butheolus pallidus (Lourenço & D..., 2012) | ⇒ Orthochirus pallidus Pocock, 1897 | | Butheolus thalassinus Simon, 1882 | | | Butheolus villosus Hendrixson, 2006 | | | Buthus adrianae Rossi, 2013 | | | Buthus ameri | | | Buthus amri Lourenço, Ya..., 2010 | | | Buthus benti (Pocock, 1895) | ⇒ Butheolus anthracinus Pocock, 1895 | | Buthus dimidiatus Simon, 1882 | | | Buthus egyptiensis Lourenço, 2012 | | | Buthus eupeus (Birula, 1904) | ⇒ Phytoptus avellanae Nalepa, 1889 | | Buthus intumescens Ehrenberg, 1829 | | | Buthus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959 | | | Buthus jayakari (Pocock, 1895) | ⇒ Hottentotta jayakari jayakari Pocock, 1895 | | Buthus judaicus (Simon, 1872) | ⇒ Hottentotta judaicus Simon, 1872 | | Buthus kunti YaÄŸmur, Koç..., 2011 | | | Buthus minax (Koch, 1875) | ⇒ Hottentotta minax minax L. Koch, 1875 | | Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789 | Common yellow scorpion | | Buthus occitanus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959 | | | Buthus orientalis Lourenço & S..., 2012 | | | Buthus saulcyi (Simon, 1880) | ⇒ Hottentotta saulcyi Simon, 1880 | | Buthus tadmorensis (Simon, 1892) | ⇒ Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829 | | Buthus tunetanus Herbst, 1800 | | | Buthus yemenensis Lourenço, 2008 | | | Compsobuthus acutecarinatus Simon, 1882 | | | Compsobuthus arabicus Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Compsobuthus birulai Lourenço, Le..., 2010 | | | Compsobuthus brevimanus Werner, 1936 | | | Compsobuthus carmelitis Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Compsobuthus egyptiensis Lourenço, Su..., 2009 | | | Compsobuthus fuscatus Hendrixson, 2006 | | | Compsobuthus garyi Lourenço & V..., 2001 | | | Compsobuthus jakesi Kovarík, 2003 | | | Compsobuthus jordanensis Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Compsobuthus kabateki Kovarík, 2003 | | | Compsobuthus kafkai Kovarík, 2003 | | | Compsobuthus kaftani Kovarík, 2003 | | | Compsobuthus krali KovaÅ™ík, 2012 | | | Compsobuthus levyi KovaÅ™ík, 2012 | | | Compsobuthus longipalpis Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Compsobuthus maindroni Kraepelin, 1900 | | | Compsobuthus manzonii Borelli, 1915 | | | Compsobuthus matthiesseni Birula, 1905 | | | Compsobuthus nematodactylus Lowe, 2009 | | | Compsobuthus pallidus Hendrixson, 2006 | | | Compsobuthus persicus Navidpour, S..., 2008 | | | Compsobuthus petriolii Vignoli, 2005 | | | Compsobuthus plutenkoi Kovarík, 2003 | | | Compsobuthus polisi Lowe, 2001 | | | Compsobuthus rugosulus Pocock, 1900 | | | Compsobuthus schmiedeknechti Vachon, 1949 | | | Compsobuthus setosus Hendrixson, 2006 | | | Compsobuthus sobotniki Kovarík, 2004 | | | Compsobuthus vachoni Sisson, 1994 | | | Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908 | | | Compsobuthus werneri schmiedeknechti Vachon, 1949 | | | Compsobuthus werneri werneri Birula, 1908 | | | Egyptobuthus vaissadei Lourenço, 1999 | | | Femtobuthus shutuae Lowe, 2010 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) alticola Pocock, 1895 | | | Hottentotta alticola alticola Pocock, 1895 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787 | Congo red alligator back scorpion | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) jayakari Pocock, 1895 | Iranian black-tailed alligator back scorpion | | Hottentotta jayakari jayakari Pocock, 1895 | | | Hottentotta jayakari salei Vachon, 1980 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) judaicus Simon, 1872 | Israeli black scorpion | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) minax L. Koch, 1875 | | | Hottentotta minax minax L. Koch, 1875 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) saulcyi Simon, 1880 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) scaber Ehrenberg, 1828 | Threaded trophon | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) schach Birula, 1905 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861 | | | Hottentotta (Hottentotta) zagrosensis Kovarík, 1997 | | | Hottentotta judaica Simon, 1872 | | | Hottentotta khoozestanus Navidpour, K..., 2008 | | | Hottentotta lorestanus Navidpour, N..., 2010 | | | Hottentotta mesopotamicus Lourenço & Qi, 2007 | | | Hottentotta pellucidus Lowe, 2010 | | | Hottentotta salei Vachon, 1980 | Oman black-tailed alligator back scorpion | | Hottentotta saxinatans Lowe, 2010 | | | Hottentotta socotrensis Pocock, 1889 | | | Iranobuthus krali Kovarík, 1997 | | | Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778 | Lesser brown scorpion | | Kraepelinia palpator Birula, 1903 | | | Leiurus abdullahbayrami Yagmur, Koc ..., 2009 | | | Leiurus arabicus Lowe, Yagmur..., 2014 | | | Leiurus brachycentrus Ehrenberg, 1829 | | | Leiurus haenggii Lowe, Yagmur..., 2014 | | | Leiurus heberti Lowe, Yagmur..., 2014 | | | Leiurus hebraeus Birula, 1908 | Hebrew deathstalker scorpion | | Leiurus jordanensis Lourenço, Mo..., 2002 | Jordan black deathstalker scorpion | | Leiurus macroctenus Lowe, Yagmur..., 2014 | | | Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829 | Deathstalker | | Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1928 | | | Liobuthus kessleri Birula, 1898 | | | Mesobuthus agnetis Werner, 1936 | | | Mesobuthus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840 | | | Mesobuthus cyprius Gantenbein &..., 2000 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839 | Lesser Asian scorpion | | Mesobuthus eupeus afghanus Pocock, 1889 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus iranus Birula, 1917 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus kirmanensis Birula, 1900 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus mesopotamicus Penther, 1912 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus pachysoma Birula, 1900 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus persicus Pocock, 1899 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus philippovitschi Birula, 1905 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii Pocock, 1889 | | | Mesobuthus eupeus thersites C. L. Koch, 1839 | | | Mesobuthus gibbosus Brulli, 1832 | Mediterranean checkered scorpion | | Mesobuthus gibbosus anatolicus Schenkel, 1947 | | | Mesobuthus gibbosus gibbosus Brullé, 1832 | | | Mesobuthus macmahoni Pocock, 1900 | | | Mesobuthus nigrocinctus Ehrenberg, 1828 | | | Mesobuthus phillipsi Pocock, 1889 | | | Mesobuthus vesiculatus Pocock, 1899 | | | Microbuthus flavorufus Lourenço & D..., 2007 | | | Microbuthus gardneri Lowe, 2010 | | | Microbuthus kristensenorum Lowe, 2010 | | | Microbuthus pusillus (Kraepelin, 1898) | ⇒ Microbuthus litoralis Pavesi, 1885 | | Microbuthus satyrus Lowe, Kovaří..., 2018 | | | Odontobuthus bidentatus Lourenço & P..., 2002 | | | Odontobuthus brevidigitus Lowe, 2010 | | | Odontobuthus chabaharensis Barahoei, Pr..., 2021 | | | Odontobuthus doriae Thorell, 1876 | | | Odontobuthus kermanus Barahoei, Pr..., 2021 | | | Odontobuthus odonturus Pocock, 1897 | | | Odontobuthus persicus Barahoei & S..., 2024 | | | Odontobuthus tavighiae Navidpour, S..., 2013 | | | Odontobuthus tirgari Mirshamsi, A..., 2013 | | | Olivierus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840 | | | Olivierus caucasicus intermedia Birula, 1897 | | | Olivierus parthorum Pocock, 1889 | | | Orthochiroides insularis Pocock, 1889 | | | Orthochiroides socotrensis Kovarík, 2004 | | | Orthochiroides vachoni Kovarík, 1998 | | | Orthochirus aristidis Simon, 1882 | | | Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897 | | | Orthochirus bicolor insularis Pocock, 1899 | | | Orthochirus farzanpayi Vachon & Far..., 1987 | | | Orthochirus glabrifrons Kraepelin, 1903 | | | Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910 | Stocky cerith | | Orthochirus kaspareki Lourenço & H..., 2000 | | | Orthochirus kinzelbachi Lourenço & H..., 2000 | | | Orthochirus pallidus Pocock, 1897 | | | Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873 | | | Orthochirus scrobiculosus dentatus Birula, 1900 | | | Orthochirus scrobiculosus mesopotamicus Birula, 1918 | | | Orthochirus scrobiculosus negebensis Shulov & Amitai, 1960 | | | Orthochirus scrobiculosus persa Birula, 1900 | | | Orthochirus sobotniki KovaÅ™ík, 2004 | | | Orthochirus stockwelli Lourenço & V..., 1995 | | | Parabuthus granimanus Pocock, 1895 | | | Parabuthus granimanus granimanus Pocock, 1895 | | | Parabuthus hunteri Pocock, 1895 | | | Parabuthus leiosoma Pocock, 1901 | | | Parabuthus leiosoma leiosoma | | | Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828 | African black tail scorpion | | Paraorthochirus glabrifrons Kraepelin, 1903 | | | Paraorthochirus goyffoni Lourenço & V..., 1995 | | | Paraorthochirus kaspareki Lourenço & H..., 2000 | | | Paraorthochirus kinzelbachi Lourenço & H..., 2000 | | | Paraorthochirus stockwelli Lourenço & V..., 1995 | | | Picobuthus dundoni Lowe, 2010 | | | Picobuthus wahibaensis Lowe, 2010 | | | Polisius persicus Fet, Capes &..., 2001 | | | Razianus zarudnyi Birula, 1903 | | | Sassandiothus gracilis Birula, 1900 | | | Sassandiothus zarudnyi Birula, 1900 | | | Sassanidothus zarudnyi Birula, 1900 | | | Sassanidothus zarudnyi gracilis Birula, 1900 | | | Sassanidothus zarudnyi sarghadensis Birula, 1903 | | | Sassanidothus zarudnyi zarudnyi Birula, 1900 | | | Sassanidotus gracilis Birula, 1900 | | | Sassanidotus zarudnyi Birula, 1900 | | | Simonoides farzanpayi Vachon & Far..., 1987 | | | Troglotityobuthus gracilis Fage, 1946 | | | Trypanothacus azraqensis Al-Saraireh,..., 2021 | | | Trypanothacus barnesi Lowe, Kovaří..., 2019 | | | Trypanothacus buettikeri Hendrixson, 2006 | | | Vachoniolus batinahensis Lowe, 2010 | | | Vachoniolus gallagheri Lowe, 2010 | | | Vachoniolus globimanus Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Vachoniolus iranus Navidpour, K..., 2008 | | | Vachoniolus minipectinatus ♰ Levy, Amitai..., 1973 | | | Xenobuthus anthracinus Pocock, 1895 | | | Xenobuthus arabicus Lourenço & Qi, 2006 | | | Xenobuthus xanthus Lowe, 2018 | |
Links, sources and further information Buthidae at biodiversity.org.au
Buthidae at fr.wikipedia.org
Buthidae at gbif.org
Buthidae at irmng.org
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