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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
210
775
1695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
25
103
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
17
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
17
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
4
17
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
8
29
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
8 Genera with 29 Species
Afrolychas Kovarík, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 19138SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Odonturus Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18976SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus centrurimorphus Karsch, 1886
Babycurus gigas Kraepelin, 1896
Babycurus jacksoni Pocock, 1890
Babycurus pictus (Pocock, 1896)⇒ Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus ugartei (Kovarík, 2000)⇒ Barbaracurus ugartei Kovařík, 2000
Babycurus wituensis Kraepelin, 1913
Babycurus wituensis wituensis Kraepelin, 1913
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) fuscitruncus Caporiacco, 1936
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) polystictus Pocock, 1896
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Hottentotta eminii Pocock, 1890
Hottentotta trilineata Peters, 1861
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Lychas asper Pocock, 1891
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Lychas obsti Kraepelin, 1913
Odonturus dentatus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Parabuthus leiosoma abyssinicus Pocock, 1901
Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828African black tail scorpion
Parabuthus maximus Werner, 1913
Parabuthus pallidus Pocock, 1895
Uroplectes fischeri Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes pardalis Werner, 1913
Uroplectes pictus Werner, 1913
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes xanthogrammus (Pocock, 1897)⇒ Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 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