Bothriuridae

Bothriuridae
Cercophonius squama
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Superfamily: Scorpionoidea
Family: Bothriuridae
Simon, 1880

The Bothriuridae are a family of scorpions, comprising 151 species in 16 genera.[1]

The family has representatives in temperate and subtropical habitats from four continents: South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. One genus (Cercophonius) has recently been discovered in the Himalayas.

The members of this family have a unique feature - the normally pentagonal sternum consists of two transverse bars (except Liposoma and Tehuankea) and is several times broader than long.

Genus and species

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Bothriurus Peters, 1861 Brachistosternus Pocock, 1893 Brandbergia Prendini, 2003 Brazilobothriurus Lourenço & Monod, 2000 Centromachetes Lønnberg, 1897 Cercophonius Peters, 1861 Lisposoma Lawrence, 1928 Orobothriurus Maury, 1975 Pachakutej Ochoa, 2004 Phoniocercus Pocock, 1893 Rumikiru Ojanguren-Affilastro et al., 2012 Tehuankea Cekalovic, 1973 Thestylus Simon, 1880 Timogenes Simon, 1880 Urophonius Pocock, 1893 Vachonia Abalos, 1954

References

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  1. ^ Jan Ove Rein (2012). "Bothriuridae Simon, 1880". The Scorpion Files. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

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