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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
264
1576
11835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
35
235
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
11
64
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
10
63
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
10
63
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
2
42
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
41
283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Asia
41 Genera with 283 Species
#ABCFHIKLMOPRSTVX
Aegaeobuthus Kova?ík, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 2021Fat-tailed scorpions14SpeciesTaxom
Anomalobuthus Kraepelin, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Apistobuthus Finnegan, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Barbaracurus Kovařík, Low..., 20184SpeciesTaxom
Birulatus Vachon, 20214SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 197313SpeciesTaxom
Butheolus Simon, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 200825SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 190834SpeciesTaxom
Femtobuthus Loewe, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 188923SpeciesTaxom
Iranobuthus Kovarík, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Kraepelinia Vachon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 182911SpeciesTaxom
Liobuthus Birula, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 202230SpeciesTaxom
Microbuthus Kraepelin, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Odontobuthus Vachon, 20139SpeciesTaxom
Olivierus Farzanpay, 202116SpeciesTaxom
Orthochiroides Kovarík, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 200448SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoakentrobuthus Lourenço & W..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoananteris Lourenço & W..., 20043SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoisometrus Lourenço & W..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Palaeolychas Lourenço & W..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoprotobuthus Lourenço & W..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Palaeospinobuthus Lourenço & W..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Palaeotityobuthus Lourenço & W..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Pantobuthus Lourenço & D..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Pectinibuthus Fet, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Picobuthus Loewe, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Polisius Fet, Capes &..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Razianus Farzanpay, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Sassanidothus Farzanpay, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Trypanothacus Lowe, Kovaří..., 20063SpeciesTaxom
Vachoniolus Levy, Amitai..., 20084SpeciesTaxom
Xenobuthus Lowe, 20183SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Asia
283 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aegaeobuthus cyprius Gantenbein &..., 2000
Aegaeobuthus gallianoi Ythier, 2018
Aegaeobuthus gibbosus Brullé, 1832
Aegaeobuthus nigrocinctus Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Androctonus afghanus Lourenço & Qi, 2006
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus amoreuxi amoreuxi Audouin, 1826
Androctonus amoreuxi levyi Fet, 1997
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus baluchicus Pocock, 1900Pakistan black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828Black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus bicolor bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus finitimus Pocock, 1897
Androctonus kunti Yağmur, 2023
Androctonus sistanus Barahoei & M..., 2022
Androctonus tihamicus Alqahtani, Y..., 2023
Androctonus turkiyensis Yagmur, 2021
Anomalobuthus krivochatskyi Teruel, Kova..., 2018
Anomalobuthus lowei Teruel, Kova..., 2018
Anomalobuthus pavlovskyi Teruel, Kova..., 2018
Anomalobuthus rickmersi Kraepelin, 1900
Anomalobuthus talebii Teruel, Kova..., 2014
Anomalobuthus zarudnyi Birula, 1911
Apistobuthus pterygocercus Finnegan, 1932
Apistobuthus susanae Lourenço, 1998
Barbaracurus borellii Rossi, 2018
Barbaracurus exquisitus Lowe, 2000
Barbaracurus kabateki Kovařík, Low..., 2022
Barbaracurus winklerorum 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 arava Cain, Gefen ..., 2021
Buthacus arenicola Simon, 1885
Buthacus bicolor Afifeh, Al-S..., 2022
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus leptochelys leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Buthacus nigroaculeatus Levy & al., 1973
Buthacus nitzani Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Buthacus striffleri Lourenço, 2004
Buthacus tadmorensis Simon, 1892
Buthacus williamsi Lourenço & L..., 2009
Buthacus yotvatensis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Butheolus gallagheri Vachon, 1980
Butheolus hallani Lourenço & R..., 2017
Butheolus harrisoni Lowe, 2018
Butheolus thalassinus Simon, 1882
Butheolus villosus Hendrixson, 2006
Buthus ajax CL Koch, 1839
Buthus alacanti Teruel & Turiel, 2020
Buthus amri Lourenço, Ya..., 2010
Buthus baeticus Teruel & Turiel, 2020
Buthus balmensis Ythier & Lab..., 2022
Buthus castellano Teruel & Turiel, 2022
Buthus delafuentei Teruel & Turiel, 2020
Buthus elongatus Rossi, 2012
Buthus gabani Ythier, 2021
Buthus garcialorcai Teruel & Turiel, 2020
Buthus halius CL Koch, 1839
Buthus iaspis Teruel & Turiel, 2022
Buthus ibericus Lourenço & V..., 2004
Buthus intermedius Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959
Buthus kunti YaÄŸmur, Koç..., 2011
Buthus manchego Teruel & Turiel, 2020
Buthus montanus Lourenço & V..., 2004
Buthus nabataeus Lourenço, Ab..., 2021
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Buthus pedrosousai Teruel & Turiel, 2021
Buthus pyrenaeus Ythier, 2021
Buthus serrano Teruel & Turiel, 2020
Buthus trinacrius Lourenço & R..., 2013
Buthus yemenensis Lourenço, 2008
Compsobuthus acutecarinatus Simon, 1882
Compsobuthus afghanus Kovarik & Ahmed, 2007
Compsobuthus arabicus Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus armenicus Lourenço, Le..., 2015
Compsobuthus birulai Lourenço, Le..., 2010
Compsobuthus brevimanus Werner, 1936
Compsobuthus carmelitis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus fuscatus Hendrixson, 2006
Compsobuthus garyi Lourenço & V..., 2001
Compsobuthus jakesi Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus jordanensis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus kafkai Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus kaftani Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus khaybari Abu Afifeh, ..., 2021
Compsobuthus krali KovaÅ™ík, 2012
Compsobuthus levyi KovaÅ™ík, 2012
Compsobuthus longipalpis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus mahazat Ythier & Lou..., 2023
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 tofti Lourenço, 2001
Compsobuthus vachoni Sisson, 1994
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Femtobuthus shutuae Lowe, 2010
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) alticola Pocock, 1895
Hottentotta alticola alticola Pocock, 1895
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) jayakari Pocock, 1895Iranian black-tailed alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) judaicus Simon, 1872Israeli black scorpion
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) saulcyi Simon, 1880
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) scaber Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) schach Birula, 1905
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) zagrosensis Kovarík, 1997
Hottentotta akbarii Yağmur, Mora..., 2022
Hottentotta buchariensis Birula, 1897
Hottentotta flavidulus Teruel & Rein, 2010
Hottentotta juliae Kovařík, Yağ..., 2019
Hottentotta khoozestanus Navidpour, K..., 2008
Hottentotta lorestanus Navidpour, N..., 2010
Hottentotta mesopotamicus Lourenço & Qi, 2007
Hottentotta minusalta Vachon, 1959
Hottentotta navidpouri Kovařík, Yağ..., 2018
Hottentotta pellucidus Lowe, 2010
Hottentotta pooyani Moradi, Yağm..., 2022
Hottentotta salei Vachon, 1980Oman black-tailed alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta saxinatans Lowe, 2010
Hottentotta sistanensis Kovařík, Yağ..., 2018
Hottentotta socotrensis Pocock, 1889
Iranobuthus krali Kovarík, 1997
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser 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, 1908Hebrew deathstalker scorpion
Leiurus jordanensis Lourenço, Mo..., 2002Jordan black deathstalker scorpion
Leiurus kuwaiti Lourenço, 2020
Leiurus macroctenus Lowe, Yagmur..., 2014
Leiurus maculatus Lourenço, 2022
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Liobuthus kessleri Birula, 1898
Mesobuthus afghanus Pocock, 1889
Mesobuthus barszczevskii Birula, 1904
Mesobuthus birulai Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus bogdoensis Birula, 1896
Mesobuthus crucittii Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus farleyi Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus fomichevi Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus galinae Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus haarlovi Vachon, 1958
Mesobuthus iranus Birula, 1917
Mesobuthus kaftani Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus kirmanensis Birula, 1900
Mesobuthus macmahoni Pocock, 1900
Mesobuthus marusiki Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus mesopotamicus Penther, 1912
Mesobuthus mirshamsii Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus navidpouri Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus persicus Pocock, 1899
Mesobuthus philippovitschi Birula, 1905
Mesobuthus phillipsii Pocock, 1889
Mesobuthus rahsenae Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus rakhshanii Barahoei, 2023
Mesobuthus thersites CL Koch, 1839
Mesobuthus turcicus Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus vesiculatus Pocock, 1899
Mesobuthus vignolii Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Mesobuthus yagmuri Kovařík & Fet, 2022
Mesobuthus zarudnyi Nouvruzov, K..., 2022
Mesobuthus zonsteini Kovařík, Fet..., 2022
Microbuthus gardneri Lowe, 2010
Microbuthus kristensenorum Lowe, 2010
Microbuthus litoralis Pavesi, 1885
Microbuthus satyrus Lowe, Kovaří..., 2018
Odontobuthus baluchicus Barahoei, Pr..., 2021
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 tavighiae Navidpour, S..., 2013
Odontobuthus tirgari Mirshamsi, A..., 2013
Olivierus brutus Fet, Kovařík..., 2018
Olivierus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840
Olivierus elenae Fet, Kovařík..., 2018
Olivierus fuscus Birula, 1897
Olivierus gorelovi Fet, Kovařík..., 2018
Olivierus intermedius Birula, 1897
Olivierus kaznakovi Birula, 1904
Olivierus kreuzbergi Fet, Kovařík..., 2018
Olivierus martensii Karsch, 1879
Olivierus mikhailovi Fet, Kovařík..., 2021
Olivierus mischi Fet, Kovařík..., 2018
Olivierus nenilini Fet, Kovařík..., 2018
Olivierus parthorum Pocock, 1889
Olivierus przewalskii Birula, 1897
Olivierus tarabaevi Fet, Kovarik..., 2021
Olivierus voldemari Fet, Kovařík..., 2021
Orthochiroides insularis Pocock, 1889
Orthochiroides socotrensis Kovarík, 2004
Orthochiroides vachoni Kovarík, 1998
Orthochirus afghanus Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus arabicus Ythier & Lou..., 2023
Orthochirus aristidis Simon, 1882
Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897
Orthochirus carinatus Navidpour, K..., 2019
Orthochirus danielleae Lourenço & V..., 1997
Orthochirus farzanpayi Vachon & Far..., 1987
Orthochirus feti Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus fomichevi Kovařík, Yağ..., 2019
Orthochirus formozovi Kovařík, Fet..., 2020
Orthochirus fuscipes Pocock, 1900
Orthochirus gantenbeini Kovařík, Yağ..., 2019
Orthochirus glabrifrons Kraepelin, 1903
Orthochirus gromovi Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus grosseri Kovařík, Fet..., 2020
Orthochirus gruberi Kovarik & Fet, 2006
Orthochirus heratensis Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus hormozganensis Kovařík & Na..., 2020
Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Orthochirus iranus Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus iraqus Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus jalalabadensis Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus kaspareki Lourenço & H..., 2000
Orthochirus katerinae Kovarik & Just, 2022
Orthochirus kermanensis Kovařík & Na..., 2020
Orthochirus kinzelbachi Lourenço & H..., 2000
Orthochirus kovariki Yağmur & Kha..., 2022
Orthochirus kucerai Kovařík & Na..., 2020
Orthochirus masihipouri Kovařík & Na..., 2020
Orthochirus melanurus Kessler, 1874
Orthochirus mesopotamicus Birula, 1918
Orthochirus monodi Lourenço & V..., 1997
Orthochirus navidpouri Kovařík, Yağ..., 2019
Orthochirus nordmanni Kovařík, Fet..., 2020
Orthochirus pallidus Pocock, 1897
Orthochirus persa Birula, 1900
Orthochirus samrchelsis Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873
Orthochirus scrobiculosus concolor Birula, 1898
Orthochirus scrobiculosus dentatus Birula, 1900
Orthochirus scrobiculosus negebensis Shulov & Amitai, 1960
Orthochirus scrobiculosus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873
Orthochirus sejnai Kovařík, Fet..., 2020
Orthochirus semnanensis Kovařík & Na..., 2020
Orthochirus stockwelli Lourenço & V..., 1995
Orthochirus varius Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus vignolii Kovařík & Na..., 2020
Orthochirus zagrosensis Kovarík, 2004
Palaeoakentrobuthus knodeli W. R. Lourenço, 2000
Palaeoananteris ribnitiodamgartensis W. R. Lourenço, 2001
Palaeoananteris ukrainensis W. R. Lourenço, 2009
Palaeoananteris wunderlichi Lourenço, 2004
Palaeoisometrus elegans W. R. Lourenço, 2005
Palaeolychas balticus W. R. Lourenço, 1996
Palaeolychas weitschati W. R. Lourenço, 2012
Palaeoprotobuthus pusillus W. R. Lourenço, 2000
Palaeospinobuthus cenozoicus W. R. Lourenço, 2005
Palaeotityobuthus longiaculeus Lourenço & W..., 2000
Pantobuthus complicatus Lourenço & D..., 2009
Parabuthus granimanus Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus granimanus granimanus Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828African black tail scorpion
Pectinibuthus birulai Fet, 1984
Picobuthus dundoni Lowe, 2010
Picobuthus wahibaensis Lowe, 2010
Polisius persicus Fet, Capes &..., 2001
Razianus birulai Tahir, Navid..., 2014
Razianus zarudnyi Birula, 1903
Sassanidothus gracilis Birula, 1900
Sassanidothus zarudnyi Birula, 1900
Sassanidothus zarudnyi sarghadensis Birula, 1903
Sassanidothus zarudnyi zarudnyi Birula, 1900
Tityus eogenus (A. Menge, 1869)⇒ Palaeolychas eogenus Menge, 1869
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
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
Buthidae at itis.gov