The Bothriuridae are a family of scorpions, comprising 151 species in 16 genera.
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
Bothriurus <small>Peters, 1861</small>
- Bothriurus araguayae <small>Vellard, 1934</small>
- Bothriurus asper <small>Pocock, 1893</small>
- Bothriurus bertae <small>Abalos, 1955</small>
- Bothriurus bocki <small>Kraepelin, 1911</small>
- Bothriurus bonariensis <small>(C. L. Koch, 1842)</small>
- Bothriurus buecherli <small>San MartÃÂn, 1934</small>
- Bothriurus burmeisteri <small>Kraepelin, 1894</small>
- Bothriurus ceii <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2007</small>
- Bothriurus cerradoensis <small>Lourenço et al., 2004</small>
- Bothriurus chacoensis <small>Maury & Acosta, 1993</small>
- Bothriurus chilensis <small>(Molina, 1782)</small>
- Bothriurus cordubensis <small>Acosta, 1955</small>
- Bothriurus coriaceus <small>Pocock, 1893</small>
- Bothriurus dumayi <small>(Cekalovic, 1974)</small>
- Bothriurus flavidus <small>Kraepelin, 1911</small>
- Bothriurus guarani <small>Maury, 1984</small>
- Bothriurus huincul <small>Mattoni, 2007</small>
- Bothriurus illudens <small>Mello-Leitão, 1947</small>
- Bothriurus inermis <small>Maury, 1981</small>
- Bothriurus jesuita <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003</small>
- Bothriurus keyserlingi <small>Pocock, 1893</small>
- Bothriurus maculatus <small>Kraepelin, 1911</small>
- Bothriurus mochaensis <small>Cekalovic, 1982</small>
- Bothriurus moojeni <small>Mello-Leitão, 1945</small>
- Bothriurus nendai <small>Ojanguren Affilastro & Garcia-Mauro, 2010</small>
- Bothriurus noa <small>Maury, 1984</small>
- Bothriurus olaen <small>Acosta, 1997</small>
- Bothriurus pampa <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002</small>
- Bothriurus patagonicus <small>Maury, 1968</small>
- Bothriurus pichicuy <small>Mattoni, 2002</small>
- Bothriurus picunche <small>Mattoni, 2002</small>
- Bothriurus pora <small>Mattoni & Acosta, 2005</small>
- Bothriurus prospicuus <small>Mello-Leitão, 1932</small>
- Bothriurus rochai <small>Mello-Leitão, 1932</small>
- Bothriurus rochensis <small>San MartÃÂn, 1965</small>
- Bothriurus rubescens <small>Mello-Leitão, 1947</small>
- Bothriurus sanctacrucis <small>Mattoni, 2007</small>
- Bothriurus signatus <small>Pocock, 1893</small>
- Bothriurus sooretamensis <small>San MartÃÂn, 1966</small>
- Bothriurus trivittatus <small>Werner, 1939</small>
- Bothriurus vachoni <small>San MartÃÂn, 1968</small>
- Bothriurus vittatus <small>(Guerin Meneville, 1838)</small>
- Bothriurus voyati <small>Maury, 1973</small>
- Bothriurus ypsilon <small>Mello-Leitão, 1935</small>
Brachistosternus <small>Pocock, 1893</small>
- Brachistosternus aconcagua <small>Ojanguren Affilastro & Luisa-Scioscia, 2007</small>
- Brachistosternus alienus <small>Lönnberg, 1898</small>
- Brachistosternus andinus <small>Chamberlin, 1916</small>
- Brachistosternus angustimanus <small>Ojanguren Affilastro & Roig Alsina, 2001</small>
- Brachistosternus artigasi <small>Cekalovic, 1974</small>
- Brachistosternus castroi <small>Mello-Leitão, 1940</small>
- Brachistosternus cekalovici <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2005</small>
- Brachistosternus cepedai <small>Ojanguren Affilastro et al., 2007</small>
- Brachistosternus chango <small>Ojanguren Affilastro et al., 2007</small>
- Brachistosternus chilensis <small>Kraepelin, 1911</small>
- Brachistosternus coquimbo <small>Ojanguren Affilastro et al., 2007</small>
- Brachistosternus donosoi <small>Cekalovic, 1974</small>
- Brachistosternus ehrenbergii <small>(Gervais, 1841)</small>
- Brachistosternus ferrugineus <small>(Thorell, 1876)</small>
- Brachistosternus galianoae <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002</small>
- Brachistosternus holmbergi <small>Carbonell, 1923</small> [nomen dubium]
- Brachistosternus intermedius <small>Lönnberg, 1902</small>
- Brachistosternus kamanchaca <small>Ojanguren Affilastro et al., 2007</small>
- Brachistosternus kovariki <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003</small>
- Brachistosternus mattonii <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2005</small>
- Brachistosternus montanus <small>Roig Alsina, 1977</small>
- Brachistosternus multidentatus <small>Maury, 1984</small>
- Brachistosternus negrei <small>Cekalovic, 1975</small>
- Brachistosternus ninapo <small>Ochoa, 2004</small>
- Brachistosternus ochoai <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2004</small>
- Brachistosternus paulae <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003</small>
- Brachistosternus pegnai <small>Cekalovic, 1969</small>
- Brachistosternus pentheri <small>Mello-Leitão, 1931</small>
- Brachistosternus perettii <small>Ojanguren Affilastro & Mattoni, 2006</small>
- Brachistosternus peruvianus <small>Toledo Piza, 1974</small>
- Brachistosternus piacentinii <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003</small>
- Brachistosternus prendini <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003</small>
- Brachistosternus quiscapata <small>Ochoa & Acosta, 2002</small>
- Brachistosternus roigalsinai <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002</small>
- Brachistosternus sciosciae <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002</small>
- Brachistosternus simoneae <small>Lourenço, 2000</small>
- Brachistosternus telteca <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2000</small>
- Brachistosternus titicaca <small>Ochoa & Acosta, 2002</small>
- Brachistosternus turpuq <small>Ochoa, 2002</small>
- Brachistosternus weyenberghi <small>(Thorell, 1876)</small>
- Brachistosternus zambrunoi <small>Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002</small>
Brandbergia <small>Prendini, 2003</small>
Brazilobothriurus <small>Lourenço & Monod, 2000</small>
Centromachetes <small>Lønnberg, 1897</small>
Cercophonius <small>Peters, 1861</small>
Lisposoma <small>Lawrence, 1928</small>
Orobothriurus <small>Maury, 1975</small>
- Orobothriurus alticola <small>(Pocock, 1899)</small>
- Orobothriurus ampay <small>Ochoa & Acosta, 2003</small>
- Orobothriurus atiquipa <small>Ochoa & Acosta, 2002</small>
- Orobothriurus calchaqui <small>Ochoa et al., 2011</small>
- Orobothriurus compagnuccii <small>Ochoa et al., 2011</small>
- Orobothriurus curvidigitus <small>(Kraepelin, 1911)</small>
- Orobothriurus famatina <small>Acosta & Ochoa, 2001</small>
- Orobothriurus grismadoi <small>Ojanguren Affilastro et al., 2009</small>
- Orobothriurus huascaran <small>Ochoa et al., 2011</small>
- Orobothriurus paessleri <small>(Kraepelin, 1911)</small>
- Orobothriurus parvus <small>Maury, 1975</small>
- Orobothriurus quewerukana <small>Ochoa et al., 2011</small>
- Orobothriurus ramirezi <small>Ochoa et al., 2011</small>
- Orobothriurus tamarugal <small>Ochoa et al., 2011</small>
- Orobothriurus wawita <small>Acosta & Ochoa, 2000</small>
Pachakutej <small>Ochoa, 2004</small>
Phoniocercus <small>Pocock, 1893</small>
Rumikiru <small>Ojanguren-Affilastro et al., 2012</small>
Tehuankea <small>Cekalovic, 1973</small>
Thestylus <small>Simon, 1880</small>
Timogenes <small>Simon, 1880</small>
Urophonius <small>Pocock, 1893</small>
- Urophonius achalensis <small>Abalos & Hominal, 1974</small>
- Urophonius brachycentrus <small>(Thorell, 1876)</small>
- Urophonius eugenicus <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1931)</small>
- Urophonius exochus <small>(Penther, 1913)</small>
- Urophonius granulatus <small>Pocock, 1898</small>
- Urophonius iheringi <small>Pocock, 1893</small>
- Urophonius mahuidensis <small>Maury, 1973</small>
- Urophonius martinezi <small>Ojanguren Affilastro & Cheli, 2009</small>
- Urophonius mondacai <small>Ojanguren Affilastro et al., 2011</small>
- Urophonius pizarroi <small>Ojanguren Affilastro et al., 2010</small>
- Urophonius somuncura <small>Acosta, 2003</small>
- Urophonius transandinus <small>Acosta, 1998</small>
- Urophonius tregualemuensis <small>Cekalovic, 1981</small>
- Urophonius tumbensis <small>Cekalovic, 1981</small>
Vachonia <small>Abalos, 1954</small>
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