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Checklist for Superfamily Buthoidea Koch, 1837
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
390
2350
9166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
52
482
1508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
15
134
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
1 Family width 134 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions134SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
15 Genera with 134 Species
Ananteris Thorell, 197225SpeciesTaxom
Buthriurus1SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1841Bark scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnotelson Esposito, Ya..., 20172SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Jaguajir Esposito, Ya..., 19103SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Microtityus Kjellesvig-W..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Physoctonus Mello-Leitao, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalurus Thorell, 191017SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 190176SpeciesTaxom
Troglorhopalurus Lourenço, Ba..., 20043SpeciesTaxom
Zabius Thorell, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
134 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ananteris balzanii Thorell, 1891Oxaeid bees
Ananteris bernabei Giupponi, Va..., 2009
Ananteris bianchinii Lourenço, Ag..., 2009
Ananteris bonito Lourenço, 2012
Ananteris cachimboensis Lourenço, Mo..., 2006
Ananteris camacan Lourenço, Gi..., 2013
Ananteris chagasi Giupponi, Va..., 2009
Ananteris cryptozoicus Lourenço, 2005
Ananteris dekeyseri Lourenço, 1982
Ananteris deniseae Lourenço, 1997
Ananteris desiderio Lourenço, Gi..., 2013
Ananteris evellynae Lourenço, 2004
Ananteris franckei Lourenço, 1982
Ananteris infuscata Lourenço, Gi..., 2013
Ananteris kuryi Giupponi, Va..., 2009
Ananteris luciae Lourenço, 1984
Ananteris madeirensis Lourenço & D..., 2010
Ananteris maranhensis Lourenço, 1987
Ananteris mariaterezae Lourenço, 1982
Ananteris mauryi Lourenço, 1982
Ananteris nairae Lourenço, 2004
Ananteris palmari Botero-Truji..., 2011
Ananteris pydanieli Lourenço, 1982
Ananteris roraima Lourenço & D..., 2010
Ananteris venezuelensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 1972
Buthriurus araguayae Vellard, 1934
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Ischnotelson guanambiensis Lenarducci, ..., 2005
Ischnotelson peruassu Esposito , Y..., 2017
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Isometrus costatus Karsch, 1879
Isometrus cylindricus Karsch, 1879
Jaguajir agamemnon C.L.Koch, 1839
Jaguajir pintoi Mello-Leitao, 1932
Jaguajir rochae Borelli, 1910
Lychas paraensis (Koch, 1845)⇒ 
Microtityus (Microtityus) vanzolinii Lourenço & E..., 1983
Physoctonus amazonicus Lourenço, 1986
Physoctonus debilis C. L. Koch, 1840
Physoctonus striatus Esposito, Ya..., 2017
Rhopalurus acromelas Lutz & Mello, 1922
Rhopalurus agamemmon C. L. Koch, 1839
Rhopalurus agamemnon C. L. Koch, 1839
Rhopalurus amazonicus Lourenço, 1986
Rhopalurus bonettii (Armas, 1999)⇒ Heteroctenus bonettii Armas, 1999
Rhopalurus brejo (Lourenço, 2014)⇒ Troglorhopalurus lacrau Lourenço & P..., 1997
Rhopalurus crassicauda (Caporiacco, 1947)⇒ Rhopalurus laticauda pintoi Mello-Leitao, 1932
Rhopalurus debilis C. L. Koch, 1840
Rhopalurus guanambiensis (Lenarducci, ..., 2005)⇒ Ischnotelson guanambiensis Lenarducci, ..., 2005
Rhopalurus iglesiasi (Werner, 1927)⇒ Rhopalurus agamemnon C. L. Koch, 1839
Rhopalurus lacrau (Lourenço & P..., 1997)⇒ Troglorhopalurus lacrau Lourenço & P..., 1997
Rhopalurus laticauda Thorell, 1876
Rhopalurus laticauda pintoi Mello-Leitao, 1932
Rhopalurus piceus Lourenço & P..., 1997
Rhopalurus pintoi Mello-Leitao, 1932
Rhopalurus rochae Borelli, 1910
Rhopalurus rochai Borelli, 1910
Tityus (Brazilotityus) rionegrensis Lourenço, 2006
Tityus aba Candido, Luc..., 2005
Tityus acutidens Mello-Leitao, 1933
Tityus adisi Lourenço, 2002
Tityus adrianoi Lourenço, 2003
Tityus anneae Lourenço, 1997
Tityus apiacas Lourenço, 2002
Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893Scorpions
Tityus bahiensis Perty, 1833
Tityus bahiensis bahiensis Perty, 1833
Tityus bahiensis eickstedtae Lourenço, 1982
Tityus bastosi Lourenço, 1984
Tityus bispinosus (Pessoa, 1935)⇒ Tityus silvestris Pocock, 1897
Tityus blaseri Mello-Leitao, 1931
Tityus brazilae Lourenço & E..., 1984
Tityus bresslaui (Werner, 1927)⇒ Tityus costatus Karsch, 1879
Tityus cambridgei (Pocock, 1897)⇒ Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843
Tityus canopensis Lourenço, 2002
Tityus carvalhoi Mello-Leitao, 1945
Tityus charreyroni Vellard, 1932
Tityus clathratus (C. L. Koch, 1844)⇒ Tityus mana Lourenço, 2012
Tityus confluens Borelli, 1899
Tityus costatus Karsch, 1879
Tityus cylindricus Karsch, 1879
Tityus dinizi Lourenço, 1997
Tityus discrepans Karsch, 1979
Tityus eickstedtae (Lourenço, 1982)⇒ Tityus bahiensis Perty, 1833
Tityus elizabethae Lourenço & R..., 2004
Tityus evandroi Mello-Leitao, 1945
Tityus fasciolatus Pessa, 1935
Tityus fatalis C. L. Koch, 1844
Tityus gasci Lourenço, 1982
Tityus graham
Tityus grahami Lourenço, 2012
Tityus indecisus Mello-Leitao, 1934
Tityus jeanvellardi Lourenço, 2001
Tityus kuryi Lourenço, 1997
Tityus lamottei (Lourenço, 1981)⇒ Tityus stigmurus Thorell, 1876
Tityus lokiae Lourenço, 2005
Tityus lutzi Giltay, 1928
Tityus magnimanus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus mana Lourenço, 2012
Tityus marajoensis Lourenço & d..., 2007
Tityus maranhensis Lourenço, de..., 2006
Tityus martinpaechi Lourenço, 2001
Tityus matthieseni Lourenço & P..., 2000
Tityus mattogrossensis Borelli, 1901
Tityus melici Lourenço, 2003
Tityus metuendus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus microcystis Lutz & Mello, 1922
Tityus munozi Lourenço, 1997
Tityus neblina Lourenço, 2008
Tityus neglectus Mello-Leitao, 1932
Tityus nelsoni Lourenço, 2005
Tityus novateutoniae (Roewer, 1943)⇒ Tityus costatus Karsch, 1879
Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843
Tityus paraensis Kraepelin, 1896
Tityus paraguayensis Kraepelin, 1895
Tityus paulistorum Lourenço & Qi, 2006
Tityus pintodarochai Lourenço, 2005
Tityus potameis Lourenço & L..., 2004
Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893
Tityus raquelae Lourenço, 1988
Tityus rufofuscus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus sampaiocrulsi (Mello-Leitao, 1931)⇒ Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843
Tityus serrulatus (Lutz & Melo, 1922)⇒ Tityus stigmurus Thorell, 1876
Tityus silvestris Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus stigmurus Thorell, 1876Brazilian Yellow Scorpion
Tityus strandi Werner, 1939
Tityus sylviae Lourenço, 2005
Tityus thelyacanthus Mello-Leitao, 1933
Tityus trivittatus Kraepelin, 1898
Tityus tucurui Lourenço, 1988
Tityus uniformis Mello-Leitao, 1931
Tityus unus Lourenço & P..., 2000
Tityus uruguayensis Borelli, 1901
Troglorhopalurus iuiu Carvalho, Si..., 2025
Troglorhopalurus lacrau Lourenço & P..., 1997
Troglorhopalurus translucidus Lourenço, Ba..., 2004
Zabius gaucho Acosta, Cand..., 2008

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
15
134
Genera
Species

Taxom



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