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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
10
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kuwait
1 Family width 6 Species
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kuwait
4 Genera with 6 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1807Fat-tailed scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Apistobuthus Finnegan, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 20062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuwait
6 Species
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Apistobuthus pterygocercus Finnegan, 1932
Apistobuthus susanae Lourenço, 1998
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Compsobuthus arabicus Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus pallidus Hendrixson, 2006

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Kuwait
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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