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Bothriuridae
Cercophonius squama
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Bothriuridae

Simon, 1880

The Bothriuridae are a subfamily 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 has 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

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

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