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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
438
2179
7291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
56
205
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
12
44
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
9
41
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
9
38
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
2
17
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
15
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
15 Genera with 32 Species
Ananteris Thorell, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1758Fat-tailed scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1863Bark scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Grosphus Simon, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Hemilychas Hirst, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Isometroides Keyserling, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Microtityus Kjellesvig-W..., 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeothele Selden, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18445SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
32 Species
Ananteris guyanensis Lourenço & M..., 1999
Ananteris solimariae Botero-Truji..., 2011
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides vittatus Say, 1863Bark scorpion
Grosphus madagascariensis Gervais, 1843
Grosphus olgae (Lourenço, 2004)⇒ Teruelius olgae Lourenço, 2004
Hemilychas alexandrinus Hirst, 1911
Hottentotta mateui Lourenço, D..., 2012
Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844Bark scorpion
Lychas obsti Kraepelin, 1913
Palaeothele montceauensis P. A. Selden, 1996
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus maximus Werner, 1913
Parabuthus pallidus Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus villosus Peters, 1862Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion
Tityus gasci Lourenço, 1982
Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843
Tityus pachyurus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus paraensis Kraepelin, 1896
Tityus parvulus Kraepelin, 1914Scorpions
Uroplectes fischeri Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes variegatus C. L. Koch, 1844


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