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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
35
65
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
10
21
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
4
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eritrea
1 Family width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eritrea
9 Genera with 15 Species
Babycurus Karsch, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Barbaracurus Kovařík, Low..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Microbuthus Kraepelin, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Neobuthus Hirst, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18955SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Babycurus zambonellii (Borelli, 1902)⇒ Barbaracurus zambonellii Borelli, 1902
Barbaracurus zambonellii Borelli, 1902
Buthacus frontalis Werner, 1936
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthus berberensis Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Compsobuthus abyssinicus Birula, 1903
Hottentotta minax tigrinus Caporiacco, 1937
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) polystictus Pocock, 1896
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) scaber Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Microbuthus litoralis Pavesi, 1885
Neobuthus berberensis Hirst, 1911
Parabuthus eritreaensis Kovarík, 2003
Parabuthus granimanus Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus granimanus fuscicauda Caporiacco, 1947
Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828African black tail scorpion
Parabuthus pallidus Pocock, 1895

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Eritrea
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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