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Checklist for Superfamily Buthoidea Koch, 1837
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
146
462
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
30
88
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
21
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
21
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
4
21
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
16
42
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algeria
1 Family width 42 Species and 5 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions42SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algeria
16 Genera with 42 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1924Fat-tailed scorpions10SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 20167SpeciesTaxom
Butheoloides Hirst, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Buthiscus Birula, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 18009SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1804Bark scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Cicileus Vachon, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 20145SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Lissothus Vachon, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolissothus Lourenço, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
42 Species and 5 Subspecies
Androctonus aeneas Koch, 1839
Androctonus ajjer Ythier, Sadi..., 2025
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828Black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus bicolor liouvillei Pallary, 1924
Androctonus eburneus Pallary, 1928
Androctonus gonneti Vachon, 1948Marocco black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus hoggarensis Pallary, 1929
Androctonus liouvillei Pallary, 1924
Buthacus arenicola Simon, 1885
Buthacus armasi Lourenço, 2013
Buthacus birulai Lourenço, 2006
Buthacus foleyi Vachon, 1948
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus spatzi Birula, 1911
Buthacus spinatus Lourenço, Bi..., 2016
Butheoloides (Butheoloides) schwendingeri Lourenço, 2002
Buthiscus bicalcaratus Birula, 1905
Buthus aures Lourenço & S..., 2016
Buthus franzwerneri (Birula, 1914)⇒ Hottentotta franzwerneri franzwerneri Birula, 1914
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Buthus occitanus paris C. L. Koch, 1839
Buthus paris C.L. Koch, 1839
Buthus pusillus Lourenço, 2013
Buthus tassali Lourenço, 2002
Buthus tassili Lourenço, 2002
Buthus tunetanus Herbst, 1800
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Cicileus exilis Pallary, 1928
Cicileus hoggarensis Lourenço & R..., 2015
Cicileus montanus Lourenço & R..., 2015
Compsobuthus berlandi Vachon, 1950
Compsobuthus tassili Lourenço, 2010
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) franzwerneri Birula, 1914Yellow-legged alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta franzwerneri franzwerneri Birula, 1914
Hottentotta franzwerneri gentili Pallary, 1924
Hottentotta gentili Pallary, 1924
Hottentotta hoggarensis Lourenço & L..., 2014
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1928
Lissothus chaambi Lourenço & S..., 2014
Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Pseudolissothus pusillus Lourenço, 2001
Pseudolissothus pussilus (Lourenço, 2001)⇒ Pseudolissothus pusillus Lourenço, 2001
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Algeria
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
16
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



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