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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
198
834
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
27
125
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
11
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
11
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
11
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
8
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
1 Family width 17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
8 Genera with 17 Species
Akentrobuthus Lamoral, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 20006SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1841Bark scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Congobuthus Lourenço, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 19295SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Akentrobuthus leleupi Lamoral, 1976
Babycurus ansorgei Hirst, 1911
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus centrurimorphus Karsch, 1886
Babycurus gigas Kraepelin, 1896
Babycurus jacksoni Pocock, 1890
Babycurus melanicus Kovarík, 2000
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Congobuthus fagei Lourenço, 1999
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta hottentotta hottentotta Fabricius, 1787
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Lychas asper Pocock, 1891
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Uroplectes andreae Pocock, 1889
Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876
Uroplectes occidentalis monardi Vachon, 1950
Uroplectes occidentalis occidentalis Simon, 1876
Uroplectes schubotzi Kraepelin, 1929

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Congo
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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