Classification of the scorpions after Lourenço, 2000 :
I. Superfamily Bothriuridae
Simon, 1880
Family
Bothriuridae Simon, 1880
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genera: Bothriurus Peters, 1861; Brachistosternus
Pocock, 1893; Brazilobothriurus Lourenço & Monod, 2000; Centromachetes Lönnberg, 1897; Cercophonius Peters, 1861; Orobothriurus
Maury, 1975; Phoniocercus Pocock,
1893; Tehuankea Cekalovic, 1973; Thestylus
Simon, 1880; Timogenes Simon,
1880; Urophonius Pocock, 1893; Vachonia
Abalos, 1954.
Distribution:
South America;
Australia; India (Himalaya).
II. Superfamily Buthoidea C. L.
Koch, 1837 (with 2 Families)
Family
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837
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genera: Afghanorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, 1997; Afroisometrus Kovarik,
1997; Akentrobuthus Lamoral, 1976; Alayotityus
Armas, 1973; Ananteris Thorell,
1891; Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828; Anomalobuthus
Kraepelin, 1900; Apistobuthus
Finnegan, 1932; Australobuthus
Locket, 1990; Babycurus Karsch,
1886; Balaorthochirus Kovarik, 1996;
Birulatus Vachon, 1974; Buthacus
Birula, 1908; Butheoloides Hirst,
1925; Butheolus Simon, 1882; Buthoscorpio
Werner, 1936; Buthus Leach, 1815; Caribetityus Lourenço, 1999; Centruroides
Marx, 1890; Charmus Karsch, 1879; Cicileus
Vachon, 1948; Compsobuthus Vachon,
1949; Congobuthus Lourenço, 1999 Darchenia
Vachon, 1977; Egyptobuthus Lourenço, 1999; Grosphus Simon, 1880; Hemibuthus
Pocock, 1900; Hemilychas Hirst,
1911; Himalayatityobuthus Lourenço, 1997; Hottentotta Birula, 1908; Iranobuthus
Kovarik, 1997; Isometroides
Keyserling, 1885; Isometrus
Ehrenberg, 1828; Karasbergia Hewitt,
1913; Kraepelinia Vachon, 1974; Leiurus
Ehrenberg, 1828; Liobuthus Birula,
1898; Lissobuthus Vachon, 1948; Lychas
C. L. Koch, 1845; Lychasoides Vachon,
1974; Mesobuthus Vachon, 1950;
Mesotityus González-Sponga, 1981; Microbuthus
Kraepelin, 1898; Microtityus
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966; Nanobuthus
Pocock, 1895; Neobuthus Hirst, 1911;
Neogrosphus Lourenço, 1995; Odontobuthus
Vachon, 1950; Odonturus Karsch,
1879; Olivierus Farzanpay, 1987;
Orthochirus Karsch, 1891;
Orthochiroides Kovarik, 1898;
Pakistanorthochirus Lourenço, 1997; +Palaeolychas Lourenço & Weitschat, 1996;
Parabuthus Pocock, 1890;
Paraorthochirus Lourenço & Vachon, 1997;
Pectinibuthus Fet, 1984;
Plesiobuthus Pocock, 1900; Psammobuthus
Birula, 1911; Pseudolychas Kraepelin,
1911; Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995; Razianus Farzanpay, 1987;
Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876; Sassanidothus Farzanpay, 1987; Simonoides Farzanpay, 1987;
Somalibuthus Kovarik, 1998;
Somalicharmus Kovarik, 1998;
Thaicharmus Kovarik, 1995;
Tityobuthus Pocock, 1893; Tityopsis
Armas, 1974; Tityus C. L. Koch,
1836; Uroplectes Peters, 1861;
Uroplectoides Lourenço, 1998;
Vachoniolus Levy, Awithai & Shulov, 1973; Vachonus
Tikader & Bastawade, 1983; Zabius
Thorell, 1894.
Distribution:
found on all continents except Antarctica; tropics, subtropics and parts of
temperate climates.
Family Microcharmidae Lourenço, 1996
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genus: Microcharmus , Lourenço, 1995.
Distribution: Madagascar.
III. Superfamily Chaeriloidea Pocock, 1893
Family
Chaerilidae Pocock, 1893
1
genus: Chaerilus
Simon, 1877.
Distribution:
asiatische Region: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal,
Singapur, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.
Family
Pseudochactidae Gromov, 1998
1
genus: Pseudochactas Gromov, 1998.
Distribution: Southern part of Central Asia.
IV. Superfamily Chactoidea Pocock, 1893 (with 5 Families)
Family
Chactidae Pocock, 1893
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genera: Brotheas C. L. Koch, 1837;
Broteochactas Pocock, 1893; Cayooca González-Sponga, 1996; Chactas
Gervais, 1844; Chactopsis Kraepelin,
1912; Nullibrotheas Williams, 1974; Guyanochactas
Lourenço, 1998; Teuthrastes
Simon, 1874; Vachoniochactas González-Sponga, 1978.
Distribution: South- and Central America; Mexico (Baja California).
Family
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896
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genera: Euscorpius
Thorell, 1876; Megacormus Karsch,
1881; Plesiochactas Pocock, 1900; Troglocormus
Francke, 1982.
Distribution: North Africa; Southern Europe; Middle East; southern part of Central Asia.; Mexico
and Guatemala.
Family Troglotayosicidae Lourenço, 1996
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genera: Belisarius
Simon, 1879; Troglotayosicius Lourenço, 1981.
Distribution: eastern part of Pyrenees, France/Spain; Equadorial Amazonas.
Family
Scorpiopidae Kraepelin, 1905
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genera: Dasyscorpiops
Vachon, 1973; Parascorpiops Banks,
1928; Scorpiops Peters, 1861; Alloscorpiops
Vachon, 1980; Euscorpiops Vachon,
1980; Neoscorpiops Vachon, 1980.
Distribution:
Afghanistan; Southeast Asia; India; Pakistan; Indonesia; Malaysia.
Family
Superstitioniidae Stahnke, 1940
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genera: Alacran Francke, 1982; Sotanochactas
Francke, 1986; Superstitionia
Stahnke, 1940; Typhlochactas
withchell, 1968.
Distribution:
Mexico; Southeast of the USA.
V. Superfamily Vaejovoidea
Thorell, 1876 (with 2 Families)
Family
Vaejovidae Thorell, 1876
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genera: Syntropis
Kraepelin, 1900; Vejovoidus Stahnke, 1940; Paravejovis
Williams, 1980; Paruroctonus Werner,
1934; Pseuduroctonus Stahnke, 1974; Serradigitus
Stahnke, 1974; Smeringurus Haradon,
1983; Uroctonus Thorell, 1876; Uroctonites
Williams & Savary, 1991; Vaejovis
C. L. Koch, 1836.
Distribution:
Mexico, South and Southwest of the USA.
Family
Iuridae Thorell, 1876
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genera: Anuroctonus Pocock, 1893; Caraboctonus
Pocock, 1893; Hadruroides Pocock,
1893; Hadrurus Thorell, 1876; Calchas
Birula, 1899; Iurus Thorell, 1876.
Distribution:
South America; North America; Asia (Turkey); Europe (Greece).
VI. Superfamily Scorpionoidea Latreille, 1802 (with 8 Families)
Family
Scorpionidae Latreille, 1802
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genera: Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828; + Mioscorpio
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986; Opistophthalmus
C. L. Koch, 1837; Pandinus Thorell,
1876; Scorpio Linné, 1758.
Distribution:
Africa, South- and Southeast Asia; Indonesia, Middle East.
Family
Diplocentridae Peters, 1861
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genera: Bioculus
Stahnke, 1968; Cazierus Francke, 1978; Didymocentrus
Kraepelin, 1905; Diplocentrus
Peters, 1861; Heteronebo Pocock,
1899; Oieclus Simon, 1880; Tarsoporosus
Francke, 1978; Nebo Simon, 1878.
Distribution:
North America; Central America; nothern part of South America; Antilles; Middle
East.
Family Liochelidae Simon, 1879
8 genera: Cheloctonus
Pocock, 1892; Chiromachetes Pocock,
1899; Chiromachus Pocock, 1893; Hormiops
Fage, 1933; Iomachus Pocock, 1893; Liocheles
Sandevall, 1833; Opisthacanthus
Peters, 1861; Palaeocheloctonus Lourenço, 1996.
Distribution: Australia; Africa; Central America and southern
Antilles; India; Southeast Asia; Pazific Islands; Madagascar.
Family
Urodacidae Pocock, 1893
1 genus: Urodacus
Peters, 1861
Distribution: Australia.
Family
Heteroscorpionidae Kraepelin, 1905
1
genus: Heteroscorpion Birula,
1903.
Distribution: Madagascar.
Family
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893
2
genera: Habibiella Vachon, 1974; Hemiscorpius
Peters, 1861
Distribution:
Middle East.
Family
Hadogenidae Lourenco, 1999
1
genus: Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1894
Distribution:
Africa.
Family
Lisposomidae Lawrence, 1928
1
genus: Lisposoma Lawrence, 1928.
Distribution:
Southeast Africa.
Bibliography:
Lourenço, W. R. 2000. Panbiogeographie, les familles des scorpions et leur repartitation geographique. Biogeographica 76(1) 21-39.