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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
76
254
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
20
57
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
4
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
15
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions
15
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yemen
15 Genera with 37 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1807Fat-tailed scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Apistobuthus Finnegan, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Balfourianus Vachon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Barbaracurus Kovařík, Low..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Butheolus Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19089SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 18293SpeciesTaxom
Microbuthus Kraepelin, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Orthochiroides Kovarík, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Xenobuthus Lowe, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yemen
37 Species and 4 Subspecies
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Apistobuthus pterygocercus Finnegan, 1932
Babycurus zambonellii (Borelli, 1902)⇒ Barbaracurus zambonellii Borelli, 1902
Balfourianus socotrensis Pocock, 1889
Barbaracurus yemenensis Kovařík, Low..., 2018
Butheolus anthracinus Pocock, 1895
Butheolus thalassinus Simon, 1882
Buthus dimidiatus Simon, 1882
Buthus yemenensis Lourenço, 2008
Compsobuthus acutecarinatus Simon, 1882
Compsobuthus brevimanus Werner, 1936
Compsobuthus fuscatus Hendrixson, 2006
Compsobuthus krali KovaÅ™ík, 2012
Compsobuthus maindroni Kraepelin, 1900
Compsobuthus manzonii Borelli, 1915
Compsobuthus vachoni Sisson, 1994
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Compsobuthus werneri werneri Birula, 1908
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) jayakari Pocock, 1895Iranian black-tailed alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta jayakari jayakari Pocock, 1895
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) scaber Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Hottentotta salei Vachon, 1980Oman black-tailed alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta socotrensis Pocock, 1889
Leiurus brachycentrus Ehrenberg, 1829
Leiurus haenggii Lowe, Yagmur..., 2014
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Microbuthus pusillus (Kraepelin, 1898)⇒ Microbuthus litoralis Pavesi, 1885
Microbuthus satyrus Lowe, Kovaří..., 2018
Orthochiroides insularis Pocock, 1889
Orthochiroides socotrensis Kovarík, 2004
Orthochiroides vachoni Kovarík, 1998
Orthochirus aristidis Simon, 1882
Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897
Orthochirus bicolor insularis Pocock, 1899
Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Parabuthus granimanus Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus granimanus granimanus Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus leiosoma Pocock, 1901
Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828African black tail scorpion
Xenobuthus anthracinus Pocock, 1895


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