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Buthidae  C. L. Koch, 1837
Taxonomic Serial No.: 82718

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Microcharmidae Lourenço, 1996
  
    Microcharminae Lourenço, 1996
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2023   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumChelicerata  – cheliceriformes, quelicerado, queliceriforme  
                   ClassEuchelicerata   
                      SubclassArachnida  – araignées, aracnídeo, arachnids, arácnidos  
                         OrderScorpiones  – scorpions, escorpião  
                            SuperfamilyButhoidea C. L. Koch, 1837  
                               FamilyButhidae C. L. Koch, 1837  
    Direct Children:  
                                  GenusAegaeobuthus Kovarík, 2019  
                                  GenusAfroisometrus Kovarík, 1997  
                                  GenusAfrolychas Kovarík, 2019  
                                  GenusAkentrobuthus Lamoral, 1976  
                                  GenusAlayotityus Armas, 1973  
                                  GenusAnanteris Thorell, 1891  
                                  GenusAnanteroides Borelli, 1911  
                                  GenusAndroctonus Ehrenberg, 1828  
                                  GenusAnomalobuthus Kraepelin, 1900  
                                  GenusApistobuthus Finnegan, 1932  
                                  GenusArchaeoananteroides Lourenço in Lourenço and Velten, 2016  
                                  GenusAustralobuthus Locket, 1990  
                                  GenusBabycurus Karsch, 1886  
                                  GenusBaloorthochirus Kovarík, 1996  
                                  GenusBarbaracurus Kovarík, Lowe and Stáhlavsky, 2018  
                                  GenusBirulatus Vachon, 1974  
                                  GenusButhacus Birula, 1908  
                                  GenusButheoloides Hirst, 1925  
                                  GenusButheolus Simon, 1882  
                                  GenusButhiscus Birula, 1905  
                                  GenusButhoscorpio Werner, 1936  
                                  GenusButhus Leach, 1815  
                                  GenusCentruroides Marx, 1890 – bark scorpions 
                                  GenusChaneke Francke, Teruel and Santibáñez-López, 2014  
                                  GenusCharmus Karsch, 1879  
                                  GenusCicileiurus Teruel, 2007  
                                  GenusCicileus Vachon, 1948  
                                  GenusCompsobuthus Vachon, 1949  
                                  GenusCongobuthus Lourenço, 1999  
                                  GenusCretaceousbuthus Lourenço, 2022  
                                  GenusDarchenia Vachon, 1977  
                                  GenusEgyptobuthus Lourenço, 1999  
                                  GenusFemtobuthus Lowe, 2010  
                                  GenusFetilinia Lowe and Kovarík, 2021  
                                  GenusGint Kovarík, Lowe, Plísková and Stáhlavsky, 2013  
                                  GenusGrosphus Simon, 1880  
                                  GenusHemibuthus Pocock, 1900  
                                  GenusHemilychas Hirst, 1911  
                                  GenusHeteroctenus Pocock, 1893  
                                  GenusHimalayotityobuthus Lourenço, 1997  
                                  GenusHottentotta Birula, 1908  
                                  GenusIranobuthus Kovarík, 1997  
                                  GenusIschnotelson Esposito, Yamaguti, Souza, Pinto-da-Rocha and Prendini, 2017  
                                  GenusIsometroides Keyserling, 1885  
                                  GenusIsometrus Ehrenberg, 1828  
                                  GenusJaguajir Esposito, Yamaguti, Souza, Pinto-da-Rocha and Prendini, 2017  
                                  GenusJanalychas Kovarík, 2019  
                                  GenusKarasbergia Hewitt, 1913  
                                  GenusKraepelinia Vachon, 1974  
                                  GenusLangxie Tang, Jia and Liu, 2023  
                                  GenusLanzatus Kovarík, 2001  
                                  GenusLeiurus Ehrenberg, 1828  
                                  GenusLiobuthus Birula, 1898  
                                  GenusLissothus Vachon, 1948  
                                  GenusLychas C. L. Koch, 1845  
                                  GenusLychasioides Vachon, 1974  
                                  GenusMauritanobuthus Qi and Lourenço, 2007  
                                  GenusMesobuthus Vachon, 1950  
                                  GenusMesotityus González-Sponga, 1981  
                                  GenusMicroananteris Lourenço, 2003  
                                  GenusMicrobuthus Kraepelin, 1898  
                                  GenusMicrocharmus Lourenço, 1995  
                                  GenusMicrotityus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966  
                                  GenusNeobuthus Hirst, 1911  
                                  GenusNeogrosphus Lourenço, 1995  
                                  GenusNeoprotobuthus Lourenço, 2000  
                                  GenusOdontobuthus Vachon, 1950  
                                  GenusOdonturus Karsch, 1879  
                                  GenusOlivierus Farzanpay, 1987  
                                  GenusOrthochiroides Kovarík, 1998  
                                  GenusOrthochirus Karsch, 1891  
                                  GenusPalaeoakentrobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat, 2000  
                                  GenusPalaeoananteris Lourenço and Weitschat, 2001  
                                  GenusPalaeogrosphus Lourenço, 2000  
                                  GenusPalaeoisometrus Lourenço and Weitschat, 2005  
                                  GenusPalaeolychas Lourenço and Weitschat, 1996  
                                  GenusPalaeoprotobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat, 2000  
                                  GenusPalaeospinobuthus Lourenço, Henderickx and Weitschat, 2005  
                                  GenusPalaeotityobuthus Lourenço and Weitschat, 2000  
                                  GenusPantobuthus Lourenço and Duhem, 2009  
                                  GenusParabuthus Pocock, 1890  
                                  GenusPectinibuthus Fet in Orlov and Vasilyev, 1984  
                                  GenusPhysoctonus Mello-Leitão, 1934  
                                  GenusPicobuthus Lowe, 2010  
                                  GenusPlesiobuthus Pocock, 1900  
                                  GenusPolisius Fet, Capes and Sissom, 2001  
                                  GenusPseudolissothus Lourenço, 2001  
                                  GenusPseudolychas Kraepelin, 1911  
                                  GenusPseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995  
                                  GenusRazianus Farzanpay, 1987  
                                  GenusReddyanus Vachon, 1972  
                                  GenusRhopalurus Thorell, 1876  
                                  GenusSaharobuthus Lourenço and Duhem, 2009  
                                  GenusSassanidothus Farzanpay, 1987  
                                  GenusSomalibuthus Kovarík, 1998  
                                  GenusSomalicharmus Kovarík, 1998  
                                  GenusSpelaeolychas Kovarík, 2019  
                                  GenusTeruelius Lowe and Kovarík, 2019  
                                  GenusThaicharmus Kovarík, 1995  
                                  GenusTityobuthus Pocock, 1893  
                                  GenusTityopsis Armas, 1974  
                                  GenusTityus C. L. Koch, 1836  
                                  GenusTroglorhopalurus Lourenço, Baptista and Giupponi, 2004  
                                  GenusTroglotityobuthus Lourenço, 2000  
                                  GenusTrypanothacus Lowe, Kovarík, Stockmann and Stáhlavsky, 2019  
                                  GenusUroplectes Peters, 1861  
                                  GenusVachoniolus Levy, Amitai and Shulov, 1973  
                                  GenusVachonus Tikader and Bastawade, 1983  
                                  GenusXenobuthus Lowe, 2018  
                                  GenusZabius Thorell, 1893  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Buthidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Fet, Victor, W. David Sissom, Graeme Lowe, and Matt E. Braunwalder   
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Catalog of the Scorpions of the World (1758-1998)   
  Page(s): 690   
  Publisher: The New York Entomological Society   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913-42424-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Buthidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Soleglad, Michael E., and Victor Fet   
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Euscorpius, no. 11   
  Page(s): 1-175   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1536-9307   
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  Reference for: Buthidae   
       

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