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Checklist for Superfamily Buthoidea Koch, 1837
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
32
53
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
5
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Burkina Faso
1 Family width 4 Species
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Burkina Faso
5 Genera with 4 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 2021Fat-tailed scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Butheoloides Hirst, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
4 Species
Androctonus burkinensis Ythier, 2021
Butheoloides (Butheoloides) wilsoni Lourenço, 1995
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Burkina Faso
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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