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Buthidae Koch, 1837

104864  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104864)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Chelicerata (Subphylum)
  5. Arachnida (Class)
  6. Scorpiones (Order)
  7. Buthidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Aegaeobuthus Kovařík, 2019
  2. Genus Afroisometrus Kovarik, 1997
  3. Genus Afrolychas Kovařík, 2019
  4. Genus Akentrobuthus Lamoral, 1976
  5. Genus Alayotityus de Armas, 1973
  6. Genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891
  7. Genus Ananteroides Borelli, 1911
  8. Genus Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828
  9. Genus Anomalobuthus Kraepelin, 1900
  10. Genus Apistobuthus Finnegan, 1932
  11. Genus Archaeoananteroides Lourenço, 2016 †
  12. Genus Australobuthus Locket, 1990
  13. Genus Babycurus Karsch, 1886
  14. Genus Baloorthochirus Kovarik, 1996
  15. Genus Barbaracurus Kovařík, Lowe & Šťáhlavský, 2018
  16. Genus Birulatus Vachon, 1974
  17. Genus Buthacus Birula, 1908
  18. Genus Butheoloides Hirst, 1925
  19. Genus Butheolus Simon, 1883
  20. Genus Buthiscus Birula, 1905
  21. Genus Buthoscorpio Werner, 1936
  22. Genus Buthus Leach, 1816
  23. Genus Centruroides Marx in Howard, 1890
  24. Genus Chaneke Francke, Teruel & Santibáñez-Lopez, 2014
  25. Genus Charmus Karsch, 1879
  26. Genus Cicileiurus Teruel, 2007
  27. Genus Cicileus Vachon, 1948
  28. Genus Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949
  29. Genus Congobuthus Lourenço, 1999
  30. Genus Cretaceousbuthus Lourenço, 2022 †
  31. Genus Egyptobuthus Lourenço, 1999
  32. Genus Femtobuthus Lowe, 2010
  33. Genus Fetilinia Lowe & Kovařík, 2021
  34. Genus Gint Kovařík, Lowe, Plíšková & Šťáhlavský, 2013
  35. Genus Grosphus Simon, 1881
  36. Genus Hemibuthus Pocock, 1900
  37. Genus Hemilychas Hirst, 1911
  38. Genus Himalayotityobuthus Lourenço, 1997
  39. Genus Hottentotta Birula, 1908
  40. Genus Iranobuthus Kovarik, 1997
  41. Genus Ischnotelson Esposito, Yamaguti, Souza, Pinto-da-Rocha & Prendini, 2017
  42. Genus Isometroides Keyserling, 1885
  43. Genus Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
  44. Genus Jaguajir Esposito, Yamaguti, Souza, Pinto-da-Rocha & Prendini, 2017
  45. Genus Janalychas Kovařík, 2019
  46. Genus Karasbergia Hewitt, 1914
  47. Genus Kraepelinia Vachon, 1974 †
  48. Genus Langxie Tang, Jia & Liu, 2023
  49. Genus Lanzatus Kovarik, 2001
  50. Genus Leiurus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828
  51. Genus Liobuthus Birula, 1898
  52. Genus Lissothus Vachon, 1948
  53. Genus Lychas Koch, 1845
  54. Genus Lychasioides Vachon, 1974
  55. Genus Lychasoides Vachon, 1974
  56. Genus Mauritanobuthus Qi & Lourenço, 2007
  57. Genus Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950
  58. Genus Mesotityus González-Sponga, 1981
  59. Genus Microbuthus Kraepelin, 1898
  60. Genus Microcharmus Lourenço, 1995
  61. Genus Microtityus Kjelleswig-Waering, 1966
  62. Genus Nanobuthus Pocock, 1895
  63. Genus Neobuthus Hirst, 1911
  64. Genus Neogrosphus Lourenço, 1995
  65. Genus Neoprotobuthus Lourenço, 2000
  66. Genus Odontobuthus Vachon, 1950
  67. Genus Odonturus Karsch, 1879
  68. Genus Orthochiroides Kovarik, 1998
  69. Genus Orthochirus Karsch, 1892
  70. Genus Palaeoakentrobuthus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 †
  71. Genus Palaeoananteris Lourenço & Weitschat, 2001 †
  72. Genus Palaeogrosphus Lourenço, 2000 †
  73. Genus Palaeoisometrus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2005 †
  74. Genus Palaeolychas Lourenço & Weitschat, 1996 †
  75. Genus Palaeoprotobuthus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 †
  76. Genus Palaeospinobuthus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2005 †
  77. Genus Palaeotityobuthus Lourenco & Weitschat, 2000 †
  78. Genus Pantobuthus Lourenço & Duhem, 2009
  79. Genus Parabuthus Pocock, 1890
  80. Genus Pectinibuthus Fet in Orlov & Vasilyev, 1984
  81. Genus Physoctonus Mello-Leitão, 1934
  82. Genus Picobuthus Lowe, 2010
  83. Genus Plesiobuthus Pocock, 1900
  84. Genus Polisius Fet, Capes & Sissom, 2001
  85. Genus Psammobuthus Birula, 1911
  86. Genus Pseudolissothus Lourenço, 2001 †
  87. Genus Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 1911
  88. Genus Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995
  89. Genus Razianus Farzanpay, 1987
  90. Genus Reddyanus Vachon, 1972
  91. Genus Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876
  92. Genus Saharobuthus Lourenço & Duhem, 2009
  93. Genus Sassanidotus Farzanpay, 1987
  94. Genus Somalibuthus Kovařík, 1998
  95. Genus Somalicharmus Kovarik, 1998
  96. Genus Spelaeolychas Kovařík, 2019
  97. Genus Teruelius Lowe & Kovařík, 2019
  98. Genus Thaicharmus Kovarik, 1995
  99. Genus Tityobuthus Pocock, 1893
  100. Genus Tityopsis de Armas, 1974
  101. Genus Tityus Koch, 1836
  102. Genus Troglorhopalurus Lourenço, Baptista & Giupponi, 2004
  103. Genus Troglotityobuthus Lourenço, 2000
  104. Genus Uintascorpio Perry, 1985 †
  105. Genus Uroplectes Peters, 1861
  106. Genus Uroplectoides Lourenço, 1998
  107. Genus Vachoniolus Levy, Amitai & Shulov, 1973
  108. Genus Vachonus Tikader & Bastewade, 1983
  109. Genus Xenobuthus Lowe, 2018
  110. Genus Zabius Thorell, 1894
  111. Genus Darchenia Vachon, 1977 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  112. Genus Olivierus Farzanpay, 1986 accepted as Olivierus Farzanpay, 1987 accepted as Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  113. Genus Paraorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, 1995 accepted as Orthochirus Karsch, 1892 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Unavailable: no type species designated)
  114. Genus Puchale Francke, 1985 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Unavailable: not treated as valid in that publication)
  115. Genus Stictobuthus Vachon, 1948 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  116. Genus Xomyobuthus Vachon, 1948 accepted as Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  117. Genus Afghanobuthus Lourenço, 2005 accepted as Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950 (junior synonym)
  118. Genus Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, 1997 accepted as Orthochirus Karsch, 1892 (junior synonym)
  119. Genus Alterotrichus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845
  120. Genus Androcottus Karsch, 1879 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836
  121. Genus Ankaranocharmus Lourenço, 2004 accepted as Microcharmus Lourenço, 1995
  122. Genus Anoplobuthus Caporiacco, 1932 accepted as Butheoloides Hirst, 1925
  123. Genus Archaeotityus Lourenço, 2006 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836
  124. Genus Archisometrus Kraepelin, 1891 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845
  125. Genus Atreus Gervais, 1843 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836
  126. Genus Balfourianus Vachon, 1979 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908
  127. Genus Brazilotityus Lourenço, 2006 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836
  128. Genus Brotheas Gervais, 1844 accepted as Buthus Leach, 1816
  129. Genus Buthotus Vachon, 1949 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908
  130. Genus Caribetityus Lourenço, 1999 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836 (Treated as subgenus)
  131. Genus Closotrichus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983 accepted as Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
  132. Genus Dasyscorpio Pallary, 1938 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908
  133. Genus Deccanobuthus Lourenço, 2000 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908
  134. Genus Distotrichus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845
  135. Genus Endotrichus Tikader & Bastawade, 1983 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845
  136. Genus Gigantoloides Lourenço, 2002 accepted as Butheoloides Hirst, 1925
  137. Genus Gompsobuthus Bücherl, 1959 accepted as Compsobuthus Vachon, 1949 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  138. Genus Heterobuthus Kraepelin, 1891 accepted as Parabuthus Pocock, 1890
  139. Genus Heterocharmus Pocock, 1892 accepted as Charmus Karsch, 1879
  140. Genus Heteroctenus Pocock, 1893 accepted as Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876
  141. Genus Isometros Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829 accepted as Isometrus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  142. Genus Leiunus Caceres, Aguilar & Meneses, 1972 accepted as Leiurus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  143. Genus Lepreus Thorell, 1876 accepted as Uroplectes Peters, 1861
  144. Genus Lichas Fage, 1936 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  145. Genus Liurus Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Leiurus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (Unjustified emendation)
  146. Genus Liurus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Leiurus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (later usage (of unjustified emendation by Ehrenberg))
  147. Genus Lycas Caporiacco, 1941 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  148. Genus Microananteris Lourenço, 2003 accepted as Ananteris Thorell, 1891
  149. Genus Microananteroides Rossi & Lourenço, 2015 accepted as Akentrobuthus Lamoral, 1976
  150. Genus Microbunthus Cava, 1947 accepted as Microbuthus Kraepelin, 1898 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  151. Genus Neohemibuthus Lourenço, 1996 accepted as Razianus Farzanpay, 1987
  152. Genus Odonbuthus Pérez Minnocci, 1974 accepted as Odontobuthus Vachon, 1950 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  153. Genus Odonthobuthus Santos et al., 2016 accepted as Odontobuthus Vachon, 1950 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  154. Genus Olivierus Farzanpay, 1987 accepted as Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950
  155. Genus Orthodactylus Karsch, 1881 accepted as Orthochirus Karsch, 1892 (junior homonym)
  156. Genus Ortochirus Borelli, 1928 accepted as Orthochirus Karsch, 1892 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  157. Genus Ottentotta Moriggi, 1941 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  158. Genus Pakistanoorthochirus Kovařík, 1998 accepted as Baloorthochirus Kovarik, 1996 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Pakistanorthochirus)
  159. Genus Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, 1997 accepted as Baloorthochirus Kovarik, 1996 (junior synonym)
  160. Genus Parabuthis Glenn, Keegan & Whittemore, 1962 accepted as Parabuthus Pocock, 1890 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  161. Genus Paraorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, 1997 accepted as Orthochirus Karsch, 1892
  162. Genus Parvabsonus de Armas, 1974 accepted as Microtityus Kjelleswig-Waering, 1966
  163. Genus Phassus Thorell, 1876 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836
  164. Genus Pilumnus Koch, 1837 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845 (junior homonym)
  165. Genus Pocockius Francke, 1985 accepted as Buthoscorpio Werner, 1936
  166. Genus Prionurus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828
  167. Genus Pseudobuthus Pocock, 1893 accepted as Odonturus Karsch, 1879 (Superfluous replacement name)
  168. Genus Pucha Francke, 1985 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836 (Unavailable: not treated as valid in that publication)
  169. Genus Raddyanus Tikader & Bastawade, 198 accepted as Reddyanus Vachon, 1972 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  170. Genus Repucha Fet, 1997 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845
  171. Genus Repucha Francke, 1985 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845
  172. Genus Rhopalarus Franganillo, 1935 accepted as Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  173. Genus Rhophalurus Ferreira, 1968 accepted as Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  174. Genus Rhoptrurus Karsch, 1886 accepted as Odonturus Karsch, 1879 (Superfluous replacement name)
  175. Genus Riftobuthus Lourenço, Duhem & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2010 accepted as Parabuthus Pocock, 1890
  176. Genus Sabinebuthus Lourenço, 2001 accepted as Lanzatus Kovarik, 2001
  177. Genus Sassanidothus Farzanpay, 1988 accepted as Sassanidotus Farzanpay, 1987 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  178. Genus Scorpiobuthus Werner, 1939 accepted as Uroplectes Peters, 1861
  179. Genus Simonoides Vachon & Farzanpay in Farzanpay, 1987 accepted as Orthochirus Karsch, 1892
  180. Genus Stenochirus Karsch, 1892 accepted as Buthoscorpio Werner, 1936
  181. Genus Tithyus Koch, 1850 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836 (Incorrect original spelling)
  182. Genus Titius Mello-Leitão, 1931 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  183. Genus Tityolepreus Kraepelin, 1891 accepted as Uroplectes Peters, 1861
  184. Genus Trichobuthus Vachon, 1941 accepted as Buthiscus Birula, 1905
  185. Genus Tytius Ihering, 1915 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  186. Genus Tytyus Lourenço & Eicksted, 1985 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  187. Genus Vashoniolus Nenilin & Fet, 1992 accepted as Vachoniolus Levy, Amitai & Shulov, 1973 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  188. Genus Zaedius Arldt, 1908 accepted as Zabius Thorell, 1894 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  189. Genus Hoplocystis Karsch, 1884 (uncertain, type lost)
  190. Genus Adroctonus Larrouy et al., 1972 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  191. Genus Amanteris Mello Campos, 1924 accepted as Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  192. Genus Ananteres Mello Campos, 1924 accepted as Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  193. Genus Anantyeroides Bacelar, 1950 accepted as Ananteroides Borelli, 1911 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  194. Genus Anaplobuthus Lamoral & Reynders, 1975 accepted as Butheoloides Hirst, 1925 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  195. Genus Anateris Mello Campos, 1924 accepted as Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  196. Genus Anateroides Lamoral & Reynders, 1975 accepted as Ananteroides Borelli, 1911 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  197. Genus Andoctronus Cloudsley-Thompson, 1965 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  198. Genus Andrioctonus Abushama, 1963 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  199. Genus Androactonus von Nordmann in Démidoff, 1840 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  200. Genus Androcronus Santos et al., 2016 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  201. Genus Androctanus Yusubov & Gadzhiev, 1982 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  202. Genus Androctenus Esquivel de Verde & Machado-Allison, 1969 accepted as Androctonus Ehrenberg in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  203. Genus Apisthobuthus Stahnke, 1972 accepted as Apistobuthus Finnegan, 1932 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  204. Genus Archiosometrus Stahnke, 1972 accepted as Archisometrus Kraepelin, 1891 accepted as Lychas Koch, 1845 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  205. Genus Atraeus Berthold, 1846 accepted as Atreus Gervais, 1843 accepted as Tityus Koch, 1836 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  206. Genus Bothus Cava, 1947 accepted as Buthus Leach, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  207. Genus Bothutous Aboutorabi et al., 2016 accepted as Buthotus Vachon, 1949 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  208. Genus Brethus Gervais, 1841 accepted as Buthus Leach, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  209. Genus Buthatus Danni, Dardenne & Lourenço, 1976 accepted as Buthotus Vachon, 1949 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  210. Genus Butholus Abalos, 1968 accepted as Buthotus Vachon, 1949 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  211. Genus Butothus Orlov & Vasilyev, 1984 accepted as Buthotus Vachon, 1949 accepted as Hottentotta Birula, 1908 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  212. Genus Butus Santos et al., 2016 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  213. Genus Campsobuthus Hadley, 1974 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  214. Genus Centruoides Deoras, 1961 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  215. Genus Centruoroides Díaz Nájera, 1970 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  216. Genus Centruriodes Lourenço & von Eickstedt, 1988 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  217. Genus Centrurioides McClendon, 1904 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  218. Genus Centuroides Alexander, 1957 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  219. Genus Cicelius Stahnke, 1972 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  220. Genus Comobuthus Nenilin & Fet, 1992 (unaccepted > misspelling)
  221. Genus Composobuthus Vachon & Kinzelbach, 1987 (unaccepted > misspelling)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authority given as C.L. Koch, 1837 in Hallan, 2000-  
Taxonomic remark Authority given as C.L. Koch, 1837 in Hallan, 2000- [details]
IRMNG (2021). Buthidae Koch, 1837. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104864 on 2024-04-18
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2012-01-29 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2020-01-19 18:53:07Z
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Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Francke, O.F. (2019). Conspectus Genericus Scorpionorum 1758–1985 (Arachnida: Scorpiones) updated through 2018. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4657(1): 1-56., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4657.1.1 [details]   

status source Francke, O.F. (2019). Conspectus Genericus Scorpionorum 1758–1985 (Arachnida: Scorpiones) updated through 2018. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4657(1): 1-56., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4657.1.1 [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Chelicerata (Subphylum) > Arachnida (Class) > Scorpiones (Order) > Buthidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Arachnids, nonmarine (characteristic of class: Parker). Scorpions, terrestrial (characteristics of order) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Oligocene (Rupelian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given as C.L. Koch, 1837 in Hallan, 2000- [details]
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