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Checklist for Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 (Arrowbreasted scorpions)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
31
88
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
10
21
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
9
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Arab Emirates
9 Genera with 17 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1807Fat-tailed scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Apistobuthus Finnegan, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Butheolus Simon, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Odontobuthus Vachon, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Vachoniolus Levy, Amitai..., 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
17 Species
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Apistobuthus pterygocercus Finnegan, 1932
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus nigroaculeatus Levy & al., 1973
Buthacus willamsi Lourenço & L..., 2009
Buthacus williamsi Lourenço & L..., 2009
Butheolus pallidus (Lourenço & D..., 2012)⇒ Orthochirus pallidus Pocock, 1897
Compsobuthus arabicus Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus birulai Lourenço, Le..., 2010
Compsobuthus maindroni Kraepelin, 1900
Compsobuthus setosus Hendrixson, 2006
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) jayakari Pocock, 1895Iranian black-tailed alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta salei Vachon, 1980Oman black-tailed alligator back scorpion
Odontobuthus brevidigitus Lowe, 2010
Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Orthochirus pallidus Pocock, 1897
Vachoniolus globimanus Levy, Amitai..., 1973


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