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Checklist for Superfamily Buthoidea Koch, 1837
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
148
446
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
21
44
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
6
18
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
18
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
18
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
10
40
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
1 Family width 40 Species and 4 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions40SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
10 Genera with 40 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828Fat-tailed scorpions13SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 18009SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Egyptobuthus Lourenço, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Microbuthus Kraepelin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18282SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
40 Species and 4 Subspecies
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828Black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus citrinus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus funestus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Androctonus libycus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus melanophysa Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus tenuissimus Teruel, Kova..., 2013
Androctonus thebanus Ehrenberg, 1828
Buthacus arenicola Simon, 1885
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus leptochelys leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Buthus adrianae Rossi, 2013
Buthus egyptiensis Lourenço, 2012
Buthus intumescens Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959
Buthus minax (Koch, 1875)⇒ Hottentotta minax minax L. Koch, 1875
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Buthus occitanus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959
Buthus orientalis Lourenço & S..., 2012
Buthus tunetanus Herbst, 1800
Compsobuthus egyptiensis Lourenço, Su..., 2009
Compsobuthus kabateki Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus longipalpis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Egyptobuthus vaissadei Lourenço, 1999
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta minax minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) scaber Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1928
Microbuthus flavorufus Lourenço & D..., 2007
Orthochirus aristidis Simon, 1882
Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873
Parabuthus hunteri Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828African black tail scorpion

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
10
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



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