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Checklist for Superfamily Buthoidea Koch, 1837
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
159
544
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
32
77
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
7
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
7
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
7
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
4
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
1 Family width 15 Species
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
4 Genera with 15 Species
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18449SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
15 Species
Parabuthus calvus Purcell, 1898
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus kraepelini Werner, 1902
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes gracilior (Hewitt, 1914)⇒ Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes insignis Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes lineatus Koch, 1844
Uroplectes marlothi Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes variegatus C. L. Koch, 1844

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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