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Checklist for Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 (Arrowbreasted scorpions)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
47
137
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
9
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
5 Genera with 5 Species
Babycurus Karsch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1841Bark scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
5 Species
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876


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