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Checklist for Superfamily Chactoidea Pocock, 1893
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
390
2350
9166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
52
482
1508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chactoidea
Pocock, 1893
2
13
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
2 Families width 54 Species
Chactidae Reginald Inn..., 1893Fatclaw scorpions48SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
13 Genera with 54 Species
Araripescorpius Campos, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Auyantepuia Gonzalez-Sponga, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Broteochactas Pecock, 200012SpeciesTaxom
Brotheas C.L. Koch, 201211SpeciesTaxom
Chactas Gervais, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Chactopsis Kraepelin, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Chactopsoides Ochoa, Rojas..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpius Thorell, 1778Small wood-scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Guyanochactas Lourenço, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Hadrurochactas Pocock, 20014SpeciesTaxom
Neochactas Soleglad & Fet, 20006SpeciesTaxom
Teuthraustes Simon, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Vachoniochactas Gonzalez-Sponga, 20092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
54 Species
Araripescorpius ligabuei Campos, 1986
Auyantepuia amapaensis Lourenço & Qi, 2007
Broteochactas cauaburi Lourenço, Ar..., 2010
Broteochactas danielleae Lourenço, 2007
Broteochactas delicatus Karsch, 1879
Broteochactas fei Pinto da Roc..., 2002
Broteochactas goujei Vellard, 193..., 2000
Broteochactas granosus Pocock, 1900
Broteochactas mapuera (Lourenço, 1988)⇒ Hadrurochactas mapuera Lourenço, 1988
Broteochactas mascarenhasi Lourenço, 19..., 1998
Broteochactas niemeyerae Lourenço, Po..., 2011
Broteochactas parvulus Pocock, 1897
Broteochactas silves Lourenço, 2014
Broteochactas skuki Lourenço & P..., 2000
Brotheas amazonicus Lourenço, 1988
Brotheas caramaschii Lourenço, Po..., 2011
Brotheas gervaisii Pocock, 1893
Brotheas granimanus Pocock, 1898
Brotheas granulatus Simon, 1877
Brotheas henriquesi Lourenço & M..., 2004
Brotheas jourdani Lourenço, 1997
Brotheas overali Lourenço, 1988
Brotheas paraensis Simon, 1880
Brotheas silvestris Lourenço, 1988
Brotheas tapajos Lourenço, 2012
Chactas braziliensis Lourenço, Ag..., 2005
Chactas laevipes Karsch, 1879
Chactas rubrolineatus Simon, 1880
Chactopsis amazonica Lourenço & F..., 1986
Chactopsis buhrnheimi Lourenço, 2003
Chactopsis curupira Ochoa, Rojas..., 2013
Chactopsis insignis Kraepelin, 1912
Chactopsis sujirima Gonzalez-Sponga, 1982
Chactopsoides yanomami Lourenço, Po..., 2011
Euscorpius (Tetratrichobothrius) flavicaudis De Geer, 1778European yellow-tailed scorpion
Guyanochactas gonzalezspongai Lourenço, 1983
Guyanochactas goujei Vellard, 1932
Guyanochactas mascarenhasi Lourenço, 1983
Hadrurochactas araripe Lourenço, 2010
Hadrurochactas brejo Lourenço, 1988
Hadrurochactas mapuera Lourenço, 1988
Hadrurochactas polisi Monod & Lour..., 2001
Neochactas delicatus Karsch, 1879
Neochactas fei Pinto-da-Roc..., 2002
Neochactas granosus Pocock, 1900
Neochactas mottai Lourenço & A..., 2004
Neochactas parvulus Pocock, 1897
Neochactas skuki Lourenço & P..., 2000
Teuthraustes amazonicus Simon, 1880
Teuthraustes braziliensis Lourenço & D..., 2010
Teuthraustes lisei Lourenço, 1994
Teuthraustes newaribe Lourenço, Po..., 2011
Vachoniochactas ashleeae Lourenço, 1994
Vachoniochactas roraima Lourenço & D..., 2009

Subnodes of Chactoidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyChactidae
Reginald Innes Pocock, 1893
Fatclaw scorpions
11
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuscorpiidae
Laurie, 1896
Shorttail scorpions
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chactoidea at itis.gov