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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
411
1948
7786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
47
239
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
11
52
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
8
44
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
8
44
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
8
99
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
1 Family width 99 Species and 9 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions99SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
8 Genera with 99 Species
Ananteris Thorell, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 2021Bark scorpions77SpeciesTaxom
Chaneke Francke, Ter..., 20164SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalurus Thorell, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 199119SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
99 Species and 9 Subspecies
Ananteris ashmolei Lourenço, 1981
Ananteris canalera Miranda & Armas, 2020
Ananteris platnicki Lourenço, 1993Scorpions
Centruroides baergi Hoffman, 1932
Centruroides baldazoi Ponce-Saaved..., 2022
Centruroides balsasensis Ponce & Francke, 2004
Centruroides berstoni Goodman, Pre..., 2021
Centruroides bertholdii Thorell, 1876
Centruroides bicolor Pocock, 1898Scorpions
Centruroides bonito Quijano-Rave..., 2016
Centruroides caral Armas & Truj..., 2013
Centruroides caribbeanus Teruel & Myers, 2017
Centruroides catemacoensis Goodman, Pre..., 2021
Centruroides chamela Ponce-Saaved..., 2011
Centruroides chamulaensis Hoffman, 1932
Centruroides chanae Goodman, Pre..., 2021
Centruroides chiapanensis Hoffman, 1932
Centruroides concordia Armas & Teruel, 2021
Centruroides cuauhmapan Goodman, Pre..., 2021
Centruroides edwardsii Gervais, 1843Scorpions
Centruroides elegans Thorell, 1876
Centruroides elegans edentulus Werner, 1939
Centruroides elegans elegans Thorell, 1876
Centruroides elegans insularis Pocock, 1902
Centruroides exilicauda Wood, 1863Arizona bark scorpion
Centruroides exilimanus Teruel & Sto..., 2002Scorpions
Centruroides fallassisimus Armas & Truj..., 2010Scorpiones
Centruroides flavopictus Pocock, 1898
Centruroides flavopictus flavopictus Pocock, 1898
Centruroides flavopictus meridionalis Hoffmann, 1932
Centruroides franckei Santibanez-L..., 2013
Centruroides fulvipes Pocock, 1898
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides granosus Thorell, 1876Scorpions
Centruroides hamadryas Goodman, Pre..., 2021
Centruroides hirsuticauda Teurel, 2011Scorpiones
Centruroides hirsutipalpus Ponce-Saaved..., 2009
Centruroides hoffmanni Armas, 1996
Centruroides huichol Teruel, Ponc..., 2015
Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides ixil Trujillo & A..., 2016
Centruroides koesteri Kraepelin, 1912Scorpions
Centruroides lauriadnae Ponce-Saaved..., 2019
Centruroides limbatus Pocock, 1898Scorpions
Centruroides limpidus Karsch, 1879
Centruroides mahnerti (Lourenço, 1983)⇒ Centruroides koesteri Kraepelin, 1912
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Centruroides margaritatus margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Centruroides mascota Ponce-Saaved..., 2011
Centruroides meisei Hoffman, 1939
Centruroides nigrescens (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804
Centruroides nigrimanus Pocock, 1898
Centruroides nigrovariatus Pocock, 1898
Centruroides noxius Hoffmann, 1932
Centruroides ochraceus Pocock, 1898
Centruroides orizaba Armas & Mart..., 2003
Centruroides ornatus (Pocock, 1902)⇒ Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides pallidiceps Pocock, 1902
Centruroides panamensis Arias & Espo..., 2014Scorpions
Centruroides poncei Teruel, Kova..., 2015
Centruroides possanii González-San..., 2019
Centruroides rileyi Sissom, 1995
Centruroides rodolfoi Santibanez-L..., 2013
Centruroides romeroi Quijano-Rave..., 2019
Centruroides ruana Quijano-Rave..., 2016
Centruroides schmidti Sissom, 1995Scorpions
Centruroides sculpturatus (Wood, 1863)⇒ Centruroides exilicauda Wood, 1863
Centruroides serrano Santibanez-L..., 2009
Centruroides sissomi Armas, 1996
Centruroides suffusus Pocock, 1902
Centruroides suffusus chiaravigli Borelli, 1915
Centruroides suffusus suffusus Pocock, 1902
Centruroides tapachulaensis Hoffmann, 1932Scorpions
Centruroides tecomanus Hoffman, 1932
Centruroides thorelli Kraepelin, 1891
Centruroides thorellii Kraepelin, 1891Scorpions
Centruroides tuxtla Armas, 1999
Centruroides villegasi Baldazo-Mons..., 2013
Centruroides vittatus Say, 1863Bark scorpion
Centruroides yucatanensis Goodman, Pre..., 2021
Chaneke aliciae Armas & Frias, 1998
Chaneke baldazoi Kovařík, Ter..., 2016
Chaneke fogoso Francke, Ter..., 2014
Chaneke hofereki Kovařík, Ter..., 2016
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897
Parabuthus villosus brachystylus Lawrence, 1928
Rhopalurus junceus Herbst, 1800Cuban Scorpion
Tityus androcottoides Karsch, 1879
Tityus apozonalli Riquelme & al., 2015
Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893Scorpions
Tityus cerroazul Lourenço, 1986Scorpions
Tityus championi (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893
Tityus clathratus (C. L. Koch, 1844)⇒ Tityus mana Lourenço, 2012
Tityus dedoslargos Francke & St..., 1987Scorpions
Tityus fasciolatus Pessa, 1935
Tityus festae Borelli, 1899Scorpiones
Tityus jaimei Miranda, Ber..., 2020
Tityus knodeli Lourenço, 2014
Tityus mana Lourenço, 2012
Tityus mongei Lourenço, 1996Scorpions
Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843
Tityus ocelote Francke & St..., 1987Scorpions
Tityus oteroi Lourenço, 1998
Tityus pachyurus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus parvulus Kraepelin, 1914Scorpions
Tityus tayrona Lourenço, 1991Scorpiones

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
8
99
Genera
Species

Taxom



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