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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
105
380
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
18
50
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


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


Genera for Mozambique
8 Genera with 17 Species
Afrolychas Kovarík, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18767SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Babycurus ornatus Werner, 1936
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Lychas asper Pocock, 1891
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus mossambicensis mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus truculentus (Hirst, 1911)⇒ Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Pseudolychas pegleri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911
Uroplectes fischeri Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896
Uroplectes ornatus (Peters, 1861)⇒ Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Mozambique
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