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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
261
1301
3794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
36
219
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
30
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
30
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
30
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
22
66
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
1 Family width 66 Species and 8 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions66SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
22 Genera with 66 Species
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Afrolychas Kovarík, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Akentrobuthus Lamoral, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 2012Fat-tailed scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 200012SpeciesTaxom
Barbaracurus Kovařík, Low..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Butheoloides Hirst, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1841Bark scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Congobuthus Lourenço, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Darchenia Vachon, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 20128SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 20063SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Lychasioides Vachon, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Odonturus Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 187615SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
66 Species and 8 Subspecies
Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Akentrobuthus leleupi Lamoral, 1976
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus cacahuati Lourenço, 2023
Androctonus hoggarensis Pallary, 1929
Androctonus pallidus Lourenço, Du..., 2012
Babycurus ansorgei Hirst, 1911
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus centrurimorphus Karsch, 1886
Babycurus gigas Kraepelin, 1896
Babycurus jacksoni Pocock, 1890
Babycurus johnstonii Pocock, 1896
Babycurus kirki Pocock, 1890
Babycurus melanicus Kovarík, 2000
Babycurus neglectus Kraepelin, 1897
Babycurus pictus (Pocock, 1896)⇒ Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus prudenti Lourenço, 2013
Babycurus ugartei (Kovarík, 2000)⇒ Barbaracurus ugartei Kovařík, 2000
Barbaracurus prudenti Lourenço, 2013
Buthacus golovatchi Lourenço, Du..., 2012
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Butheoloides (Butheoloides) milloti Vachon, 1948
Butheoloides granulatus Lourenço, Du..., 2012
Butheoloides savanicola Lourenço, 2013
Butheoloides vanderberghi Lourenço, 2015
Buthus centroafricanus Lourenço, 2016
Buthus hassanini Lourenço, Du..., 2012
Buthus labuschagnei Lourenço, 2015
Buthus prudenti Lourenço & L..., 2012
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Compsobuthus boucheti Lourenço, Du..., 2012
Compsobuthus tombouctou Lourenço, 2009
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Congobuthus fagei Lourenço, 1999
Darchenia bernadettae Vachon, 1977
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) conspersus Thorell, 1876Sesriem Scorpion
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta hottentotta hottentotta Fabricius, 1787
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta minax occidentalis Vachon & Sto..., 1968
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Hottentotta acostai Lourenço, 2004
Hottentotta mateui Lourenço, D..., 2012
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1928
Leiurus savanicola Lourenço, Qi..., 2006
Lychas asper Pocock, 1891
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Lychasioides amieti Vachon, 1974
Odonturus dentatus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Orthochirus tibesti Lourenço, Du..., 2012
Parabuthus brevimanus Thorell, 1876
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus kuanyamarum Monard, 1937
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus villosus Peters, 1862Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion
Tityus grahami Lourenço, 2012
Uroplectes andreae Pocock, 1889
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes fischeri Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes machadoi Lourenço, 2000
Uroplectes ngangelarum Monard, 1930
Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876
Uroplectes occidentalis monardi Vachon, 1950
Uroplectes occidentalis occidentalis Simon, 1876
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis massacarum Monard, 1937
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes planimanus Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes planimanus kuanyamarus Monard, 1937
Uroplectes schubotzi Kraepelin, 1929
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Central Africa
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
22
66
Genera
Species

Taxom



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