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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
63
149
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
21
40
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
14
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
14
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
4
14
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
10
28
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Syria
1 Family width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Syria
10 Genera with 28 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1807Fat-tailed scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Birulatus Vachon, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19087SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 18293SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Syria
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828Black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Birulatus astartiae Stathi & Lou..., 2003
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Buthacus tadmorensis Simon, 1892
Buthacus yotvatensis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Buthus judaicus (Simon, 1872)⇒ Hottentotta judaicus Simon, 1872
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Buthus saulcyi (Simon, 1880)⇒ Hottentotta saulcyi Simon, 1880
Compsobuthus acutecarinatus Simon, 1882
Compsobuthus carmelitis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus jordanensis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus longipalpis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus matthiesseni Birula, 1905
Compsobuthus schmiedeknechti Vachon, 1949
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) judaicus Simon, 1872Israeli black scorpion
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) saulcyi Simon, 1880
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Leiurus abdullahbayrami Yagmur, Koc ..., 2009
Leiurus hebraeus Birula, 1908Hebrew deathstalker scorpion
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus gibbosus Brulli, 1832Mediterranean checkered scorpion
Mesobuthus gibbosus gibbosus Brullé, 1832
Mesobuthus nigrocinctus Ehrenberg, 1828
Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910Stocky cerith

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Syria
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
10
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



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