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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  
                   ClassArachnida  – arachnids, aracnídeo, araignées, 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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