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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
534
3751
18170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
60
368
1346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
7
32
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
31
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
31
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
11
47
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
11
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
11 Genera with 47 Species
Australobuthus Locket, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1778Bark scorpions9SpeciesTaxom
Grosphus Simon, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Hemilychas Hirst, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Isometroides Keyserling, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 200720SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Reddyanus Vachon, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
47 Species and 1 Subspecies
Australobuthus xerolimniorum Locket, 1990
Centruroides elegans Thorell, 1876
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides griseus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides guanensis Franganillo, 1930
Centruroides hentzi Banks, 1900Hentz striped scorpion
Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides noxius Hoffmann, 1932
Centruroides sculpturatus (Wood, 1863)⇒ Centruroides exilicauda Wood, 1863
Centruroides testaceus De Geer, 1778Yellow bark scorpion
Grosphus angulatus Lowe and Kov..., 2022
Hemilychas alexandrinus Hirst, 1911
Isometroides angusticaudus (Keyserling, 1885)⇒ Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880
Isometroides jonesae
Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Isometrus (Reddyanus) heimi Vachon, 1976
Isometrus (Reddyanus) melanodactylus L. Koch, 1867
Isometrus bilyi KovaÅ™ík, 2003
Lychas alexandrinus (Hirst, 1911)⇒ Hemilychas alexandrinus Hirst, 1911
Lychas annulatus (Glauert, 1925)⇒ Hemilychas alexandrinus Hirst, 1911
Lychas armasi Kovarík, 2013
Lychas besti (Glauert, 1925)⇒ Lychas variatus Thorell, 1877
Lychas buchardi Kovarík, 1997
Lychas buchari Kovarík, 1997
Lychas jonesae (Glauert, 1925)⇒ Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844
Lychas lappa (Glauert, 1954)⇒ Lychas variatus Thorell, 1877
Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844Bark scorpion
Lychas mjobergi Kraepelin, 1916
Lychas nigrescens (Kraepelin, 1916)⇒ Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844
Lychas perfidus Keyserling, 1885
Lychas santoensis Lourenço, 2009
Lychas scutilus C. L. Koch, 1845Singapore bark scorpion
Lychas shelfordi Borelli, 1904
Lychas spinatus (Kraepelin, 1916)⇒ Lychas variatus Thorell, 1877
Lychas splendens (Kraepelin, 1916)⇒ Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844
Lychas truncatus (Glauert, 1925)⇒ Hemilychas alexandrinus Hirst, 1911
Lychas variatus Thorell, 1877Marbled scorpion
Lychas variatus canopensis Lourenco & Qi, 2007
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus gibbosus Brulli, 1832Mediterranean checkered scorpion
Reddyanus bilyi Kovařík, 2003
Reddyanus heimi Vachon, 1976
Reddyanus melanodactylus L. Koch, 1867
Tityus floridanus (Banks, 1900)⇒ Tityus dasyurus Pocock, 1897
Tityus trivittatus Kraepelin, 1898
Uroplectes lineatus Koch, 1844
Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896


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