Buthoidea (Koch 1837) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Buthoidea Koch, 1837

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	1342 20133 198818	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	248 3800 24502	Families Genera Species
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	87 619 5166	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	27 505 4841	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	27 497 4827	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Buthoidea Koch, 1837	4 224 2404	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Buthoidea Koch, 1837

Family	Archaeobuthidae ♰ Lourenço, 2001	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions	218 2385	Genera Species
Family	Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenço, 2015	3 16	Genera Species
Family	Protobuthidae ♰ Lourenço & Gall, 2004	2 2	Genera Species

Distribution and Species lists of Buthoidea Koch, 1837

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Afghanistan
1 Families  13 Genera  35 SpeciesAlbania
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesAlgeria
1 Families  16 Genera  42 SpeciesAngola
1 Families  5 Genera  18 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesArgentina
1 Families  5 Genera  24 SpeciesArmenia
1 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesAustralia
1 Families  8 Genera  31 SpeciesAustria
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesBahamas
1 Family  1 Genus  5 SpeciesBahrain
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesBangladesh
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelize
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesBenin
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesBolivia
1 Families  3 Genera  18 SpeciesBotswana
1 Families  3 Genera  17 SpeciesBrazil
1 Families  15 Genera  134 SpeciesBulgaria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBurkina Faso
1 Families  5 Genera  4 SpeciesCambodia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesCameroon
1 Families  12 Genera  16 SpeciesCanada
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCape Verde
1 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesCentral African Republic
1 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesChad
1 Families  8 Genera  18 SpeciesChile
1 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesChina
1 Families  9 Genera  24 SpeciesColombia
1 Families  8 Genera  68 SpeciesCosta Rica
1 Families  6 Genera  20 SpeciesCuba
1 Families  9 Genera  62 SpeciesCyprus
1 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Families  10 Genera  14 SpeciesDominica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominican Republic
1 Families  5 Genera  42 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEcuador
1 Families  6 Genera  30 SpeciesEgypt
1 Families  10 Genera  40 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesEritrea
1 Families  9 Genera  15 SpeciesEthiopia
1 Families  16 Genera  38 SpeciesFiji
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesFinland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFrance
2 Families  13 Genera  21 SpeciesGabon
1 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesGambia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGeorgia
1 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesGermany
1 Families  7 Genera  6 SpeciesGhana
1 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesGreece
1 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesGrenada
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesGuatemala
1 Families  2 Genera  19 SpeciesGuinea
1 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesGuyana
1 Families  6 Genera  24 SpeciesHaiti
1 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesHonduras
1 Family  1 Genus  10 SpeciesIceland
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesIndia
1 Families  20 Genera  85 SpeciesIndonesia
1 Families  4 Genera  18 SpeciesIran
1 Families  23 Genera  64 SpeciesIraq
1 Families  10 Genera  24 SpeciesIreland
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesIsrael
1 Families  10 Genera  23 SpeciesItaly
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesIvory Coast
1 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesJamaica
1 Families  2 Genera  6 SpeciesJapan
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesJordan
1 Families  10 Genera  27 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Families  5 Genera  11 SpeciesKenya
1 Families  13 Genera  27 SpeciesKiribati
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKuwait
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesLaos
1 Families  2 Genera  6 SpeciesLebanon
2 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesLesotho
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesLiberia
1 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesLibya
1 Families  10 Genera  20 SpeciesMadagascar
1 Families  15 Genera  107 SpeciesMalawi
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesMalaysia
1 Families  5 Genera  13 SpeciesMali
1 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritania
1 Families  10 Genera  20 SpeciesMauritius
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMexico
1 Families  8 Genera  62 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesMongolia
1 Families  2 Genera  6 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMorocco
1 Families  11 Genera  52 SpeciesMozambique
1 Families  8 Genera  17 SpeciesMyanmar
2 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesNamibia
1 Families  8 Genera  39 SpeciesNepal
1 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesNetherlands
1 Families  8 Genera  10 SpeciesNew Zealand
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Families  2 Genera  8 SpeciesNiger
1 Families  10 Genera  15 SpeciesNigeria
1 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesNiue
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesNorth Korea
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesOman
1 Families  18 Genera  48 SpeciesPakistan
1 Families  23 Genera  54 SpeciesPalau
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPalestine
1 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesPanama
1 Families  5 Genera  25 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesParaguay
1 Families  4 Genera  10 SpeciesPeru
1 Families  6 Genera  25 SpeciesPhilippines
1 Families  3 Genera  7 SpeciesPoland
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPortugal
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesQatar
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
1 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
1 Families  12 Genera  55 SpeciesRussia
1 Families  13 Genera  17 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Families  13 Genera  39 SpeciesSenegal
1 Families  6 Genera  11 SpeciesSeychelles
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesSingapore
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSolomon Islands
1 Families  4 Genera  11 SpeciesSomalia
1 Families  25 Genera  63 SpeciesSomaliland
1 Families  9 Genera  18 SpeciesSouth Korea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Sudan
1 Families  13 Genera  19 SpeciesSpain
1 Families  4 Genera  11 SpeciesSri Lanka
1 Families  7 Genera  19 SpeciesSudan
1 Families  14 Genera  22 SpeciesSuriname
1 Families  4 Genera  11 SpeciesSweden
1 Families  10 Genera  18 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesSyria
1 Families  10 Genera  28 SpeciesTaiwan
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Families  6 Genera  14 SpeciesTanzania
1 Families  8 Genera  29 SpeciesThailand
1 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesTogo
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Families  5 Genera  15 SpeciesTunisia
1 Families  6 Genera  17 SpeciesTurkey
1 Families  10 Genera  21 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Families  8 Genera  14 SpeciesUganda
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesUkraine
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Families  9 Genera  17 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
1 Families  10 Genera  17 SpeciesUruguay
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesUSA
1 Families  16 Genera  56 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Families  6 Genera  19 SpeciesVanuatu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Families  8 Genera  139 SpeciesVietnam
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesYemen
1 Families  15 Genera  37 SpeciesZambia
1 Families  5 Genera  11 SpeciesZimbabwe
1 Families  7 Genera  19 Species

Distribution on islands

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Aldabra Group
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBarat Daya Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBathurst Island
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesEaster Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGrande-Terre
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Carmen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Magdalena
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Santa Cruz
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesKo Chang
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesMacaronesia
1 Families  5 Genera  11 SpeciesMahé
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRottnest Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Miguel Island (California)
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Miguel Island (Philippines)
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species

Found in fossile formations

Green River Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Links, sources and further information

Buthoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Buthoidea at itis.gov