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Checklist for Superfamily Buthoidea Koch, 1837
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
415
1703
3903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
73
186
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
33
65
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
21
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
10
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
1 Family width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
10 Genera with 20 Species
Ananteris Thorell, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1898Bark scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Isometroides Keyserling, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Palaeomachus Pocock, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Palaeotarbus Dunlop, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18763SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ananteris cussinii Borelli, 1910
Centruroides exsul Meise, 1934
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides insulanus Thorell, 1876
Centruroides limbatus Pocock, 1898Scorpions
Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844Bark scorpion
Lychas variatus Thorell, 1877Marbled scorpion
Palaeomachus anglicus H. Woodward, 1876
Palaeotarbus jerami J. A. Dunlop, 1996
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus leiosoma leiosoma
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Tityus pachyurus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus trinitatis Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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