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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
135
439
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
24
54
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buthoidea
Koch, 1837
1
7
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
1 Family width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buthidae (C. L. Koch, 1837)Arrowbreasted scorpions19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
7 Genera with 19 Species
Afroisometrus Kovarík, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Afrolychas Kovarík, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18978SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afroisometrus minshullae Fitzpatrick, 1994
Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus kuanyamarum Monard, 1937
Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899
Pseudolychas pegleri Purcell, 1901
Pseudolychas pegleri nigrimanus Kraepelin, 1911
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911
Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896
Uroplectes planimanus Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes xanthogrammus (Pocock, 1897)⇒ Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Buthoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilyButhidae
C. L. Koch, 1837
Arrowbreasted scorpions, Bark scorpions, Fat-tailed scorpions, Thick-tailed scorpions
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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