| This family includes 14 genera and 104 species [Updated 09.05.03]. The family
has representatives in South America, Africa (southern part),
Asia (India) and Australia, where they are found in temperate
and subtropical habitats. One genus has recently been
discovered in the Himalayas (Cercophonius). Members
of this family are found in small burrows, under stones, in
cracks and crevices, and in self-made burrows up to 40 cm
deep.
Members of this family are unique in that the normally
pentagonal sternum consists of two transverse bars (except
Lisposoma and Tehuankea), and is several
times broader than long.
The genera Brandbergia and Liposoma are distributed in Southern Africa.
There are no medical publications available that indicate
that this family has species of medical importance, but
Mahsberg, et al. (1999) say that the sting from the genus
Bothriurus is painful and may cause cardiovascular
symptoms.
Members of this family are rarely reported in
captivity.
Photo of Brachistosternus sp. (?)
(left) by Jose Horacio Grau Jipoulou.
Photo of
Bothriurus sp. (?) (right) by Jose Horacio Grau
Jipoulou.
SPECIES
FILES:
This list of genera and species is
based on Fet et al.(2000). Subspecies are not included in the list.
I try to update the list as additions and changes are published. I will be grateful
for information about new development in the taxonomy of this family.
For information about synonyms and bibliographies, see Fet et al. (2000) |
Bothriurus Peters, 1861
B. araguayae Vellard, 1934
B. asper Pocock, 1893
B. bertae Abalos, 1955
B. bocki Kraepelin, 1911
B. bonariensis(C.L. Koch, 1842)
B. buecherli San Martín, 1934
B. burmeisteri Kraepelin, 1894
B. chacoensis Maury & Acosta, 1993
B. chilensis (Molina, 1782)
B. cordubensis Acosta, 1955
B. coriaceus Pocock, 1893
B. dumayi (Cekalovic, 1974)*
B. flavidus Kraepelin, 1911
B. guarini Maury, 1984
B. illudens Mello-Leitão, 1947
B. inermis Maury, 1981
B. maculatus Kraepelin, 1911
B. mochaensis Cekalovic, 1982
B. moojeni Mello-Leitão, 1945
B. noa Maury, 1984
B. olaen Acosta, 1997
B. patagonicus Maury, 1968
B. pichicuy Mattoni, 2002*
B. picunche Mattoni, 2002*
B. prospicuus Mello-Leitão, 1932
B. rochai Mello-Leitão, 1932
B. rochensis San Martín, 1965
B. tubescens Mello-Leitão, 1947
B. signatus Pocock, 1893
B. sooretamensis San Martín, 1966
B. trivittatus Werner, 1939
B. vachoni San Martín, 1968
B. vittatus (Guerin Meneville, 1838)
B. voyati Maury, 1973
B. wilhelmi Cekalovic, 1976
B. ypsilon Mello-Leitão, 1935
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Brachistosternus Pocock, 1893
B. alienus Lönnberg, 1898
B. andinus Chamberlin, 1916
B. artigasi Cekalovic, 1974
B. borellii Kraepelin, 1911
B. castroi Mello-Leitão, 1940
B. chilensis Kraepelin, 1911
B. donosoi Cekalovic, 1974
B. ehrenbergii (Gervais, 1841)
B. ferrugineus (Thorell, 1876)
B. holmbergi Carbonell, 1923
B. intermedius Lönnberg, 1902
B. montanus Roig Alsina, 1977
B. multidentatus Maury, 1984
B. negrei Cekalovic, 1975
B. pampa Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002*
B. pegnai Cekalovic, 1969
B. pentheri Mello-Leitão, 1931
B. quiscapata Ochoa & Acosta, 2002*
B. titicaca Ochoa & Acosta, 2002*
B. weyenberghii (Thorell, 1876)
B. zambrunoi Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002*
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Brandbergia Prendini, 2003*
B. haringtoni Prendini, 2003*
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Brazilobothriurus Lourenco & Monod, 2000*
B. pantanalensis Lourenco & Monod, 2000*
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Centromachetes Lønnberg, 1897
C. obscurus Mello-Leitão, 1932
C. pocockii (Kraepelin, 1894)
C. titschaki (Werner, 1939)
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Lisposoma Lawrence, 1928
L. elegans Lawrence, 1928
L. joseehermanorum Lamoral, 1979
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Cercophonius Peters, 1861
C. granulosus Kraepelin, 1908
C. himalayensis Lourenco, 1996
C. kershawi Glauert, 1930
C. michaelseni Kraepelin, 1908
C. queenslandae Acosta, 1990
C. squama (Gervais, 1843)
C. sulcatus Kraepelin, 1908
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Orobothriurus Maury, 1975
O. alticola (Pocock, 1899)
O. atiquipa Ochoa & Acosta, 2002*
O. crassimanus Maury, 1975
O. curvidigitus (Kraepelin, 1911)
O. famatina Acosta & Ochoa, 2001*
O. inca Maury, 1975
O. iskayi Acosta & Ochoa, 2001*
O. paessleri (Kraepelin, 1911)
O. parvus Maury, 1975
O. peruvianus (Mello-Leitão, 1948)
O. wawita Acosta & Ochoa, 2000*
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Phoniocercus Pocock, 1893
P. pictus Pocock, 1893
P. sanmartini Cekalovic, 1968
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Tehuankea Cekalovic, 1973
T. moyanoi Cekalovic, 1973
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Thestylus Simon, 1880
T. glasioui Bertkau, 1880
T. signatus Mello-Leitão, 1931
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Timogenes Simon, 1880
T. dorbignyi (Guérin Méneville, 1843)
T. elegans (Mello-Leitão, 1931)
T. haplochirus Maury & Roig Alsina, 1977
T. mapuche Maury, 1975
T. Sumatranus Simon, 1880
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Urophonius Pocock, 1893
U. achalensis Abalos & Hominal, 1974
U. brachycentrus (Thorell, 1876)
U. eugenicus (Mello-Leitão, 1931)
U. exochus (Penther, 1913)
U. granulatus Pocock, 1898
U. iheringii Pocock, 1893
U. mahuidensis Maury, 1973
U. somuncura Acosta, 2003*
U. transandinus Acosta, 1998*
U. tregualemuensis Cekalovic, 1981
U. tumbensis Cekalovic, 1981
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Vachonia Abalos, 1954
V. martinezi Abalos, 1954
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