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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
42
196
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
27
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
27
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
5
27
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
13
68
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
1 Family width 68 Species and 22 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions68SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
13 Genera with 68 Species
Afroisometrus Kovarík, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1839Fat-tailed scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Isometroides Keyserling, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Karasbergia Hewitt, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 186233SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 19616SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 187632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
68 Species and 22 Subspecies
Afroisometrus minshullae Fitzpatrick, 1994
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus thessandrus C. L. Koch, 1839
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus jacksoni Pocock, 1890
Babycurus johnstonii Pocock, 1896
Babycurus pictus (Pocock, 1896)⇒ Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Buthus fulvipes (Simon, 1888)⇒ Heterometrus fulvipes C.L. Koch, 1837
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) arenaceus Purcell, 1901
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) conspersus Thorell, 1876Sesriem Scorpion
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Hottentotta trilineata Peters, 1861
Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Karasbergia methueni Hewitt, 1913
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844Bark scorpion
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus eupeus pachysoma Birula, 1900
Parabuthus brachystylus Lawrence, 1928
Parabuthus brevimanus Thorell, 1876
Parabuthus calvus Purcell, 1898
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus distridor Lamoral, 1980
Parabuthus flavidus (Pocock, 1899)⇒ Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus glabrimanus Prendini & E..., 2010
Parabuthus gracilis Lamoral, 1979
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus granulatus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus granulatus strenuus Hewitt, 1918
Parabuthus kalaharicus Lamoral, 1977
Parabuthus kraepelini Werner, 1902
Parabuthus kuanyamarum Monard, 1937
Parabuthus laevifrons Simon, 1888
Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus mossambicensis flavidus Pocock, 1899
Parabuthus mossambicensis mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus muelleri Prendini, 2000
Parabuthus namibensis Lamoral, 1979
Parabuthus nanus Lamoral, 1979
Parabuthus neglectus Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus planicauda frenchi Purcell, 1901
Parabuthus planicauda planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus setiventer Prendini & E..., 2010
Parabuthus stridulus Hewitt, 1913
Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus villosus Peters, 1862Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus villosus brachystylus Lawrence, 1928
Parabuthus villosus villosus Peters, 1862
Pseudolychas ochraceus Hirst, 1911
Pseudolychas pegleri Purcell, 1901
Pseudolychas pegleri multicarinatus Hewitt, 1925
Pseudolychas pegleri nigrimanus Kraepelin, 1911
Pseudolychas pegleri pegleri Purcell, 1901
Pseudolychas transvaalicus Lawrence, 1961
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes carinatus australis Hewitt, 1918
Uroplectes carinatus carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911
Uroplectes chubbi chubbi Hirst, 1911
Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes formosus basuticus Hewitt, 1927
Uroplectes formosus formosus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes formosus maculipes Hewitt, 1918
Uroplectes formosus spenceri Pocock, 1896
Uroplectes gracilior (Hewitt, 1914)⇒ Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes insignis Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes lineatus Koch, 1844
Uroplectes longimanus Werner, 1936
Uroplectes lunulifer Simon, 1888
Uroplectes marlothi Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes marshalli (Pocock, 1896)⇒ Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876
Uroplectes occidentalis occidentalis Simon, 1876
Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes pilosus Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes planimanus Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes planimanus planimanus Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes teretipes Lawrence, 1966
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes tumidimanus Lamoral, 1979
Uroplectes variegatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
13
68
Genera
Species

Taxom



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