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Checklist for Superfamily Buthoidea Koch, 1837
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
83
282
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
25
71
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
16
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
2
15
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
2
15
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
13
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
1 Family width 35 Species and 8 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions35SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
13 Genera with 35 Species
Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & V..., 19973SpeciesTaxom
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1900Fat-tailed scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 19597SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 20186SpeciesTaxom
Olivierus Farzanpay, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Pantobuthus Lourenço & D..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Sassandiothus Farzanpay, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Sassanidothus Farzanpay, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Sassanidotus Farzanpay, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
35 Species and 8 Subspecies
Afghanorthochirus danielleae Lourenço & V..., 1997
Afghanorthochirus erardi Lourenço & V..., 1997
Afghanorthochirus monodi Lourenço & V..., 1997
Androctonus afghanus Lourenço & Qi, 2006
Androctonus amoreuxi baluchicus Pocock, 1900
Androctonus baluchicus Pocock, 1900Pakistan black fat-tailed scorpion
Buthacus striffleri Lourenço, 2004
Compsobuthus afghanus Kovarik & Ahmed, 2007
Compsobuthus rugosulus Pocock, 1900
Compsobuthus tofti Lourenço, 2001
Hottentotta alticola kabulensis Vachon, 1958
Hottentotta alticola minusalta Vachon, 1958
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) saulcyi Simon, 1880
Hottentotta buchariensis Birula, 1897
Hottentotta flavidulus Teruel & Rein, 2010
Hottentotta jalalabadensis Kovarík, 2007
Hottentotta minusalta Vachon, 1959
Mesobuthus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus eupeus afghanus Pocock, 1889
Mesobuthus eupeus haarlovi Vachon, 1958
Mesobuthus macmahoni Pocock, 1900
Mesobuthus mischi (Fet, Kovařík..., 2018)⇒ Olivierus mischi Fet, Kovařík..., 2018
Olivierus caucasicus parthorum Pocock, 1889
Olivierus mischi Fet, Kovařík..., 2018
Olivierus parthorum Pocock, 1889
Orthochirus afghanus Kovarík, 2004
Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897
Orthochirus bicolor bicolor Pocock, 1897
Orthochirus danielleae Lourenço & V..., 1997
Orthochirus erardi Lourenço & V..., 1997
Orthochirus monodi Lourenço & V..., 1997
Orthochirus pallidus Pocock, 1897
Pantobuthus complicatus Lourenço & D..., 2009
Sassandiothus gracilis Birula, 1900
Sassandiothus zarudnyi Birula, 1900
Sassanidothus zarudnyi Birula, 1900
Sassanidothus zarudnyi gracilis Birula, 1900
Sassanidotus gracilis Birula, 1900
Tityus melanostictus Pocock, 1893

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Afghanistan
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
13
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Buthoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Buthoidea at itis.gov