Buthoscorpio

Buthoscorpio is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae.

Taxonomy

• Buthoscorpio chinnarensis <small>Aswathi, Sureshan & Lourenço, 2015</small>
• Buthoscorpio indicus <small>Lourenço, 2012</small>
• Buthoscorpio jinnahii <small>(Amir, Kamaluddin & Jabbar, 2005)</small>
• Buthoscorpio politus <small>(Pocock, 1899)</small>
• Buthoscorpio rahmatii <small>(Amir, Kamaluddin & Jabbar, 2005)</small>
• Buthoscorpio rayalensis <small>Javed, Rao, Mirza, Sanap & Tampal, 2010</small>
• Buthoscorpio sarasinorum <small>(Karsch, 1891)</small>

Distribution

Species of this genus are found in India and Sri Lanka.

Description

The length of the scorpion ranges from 30 to 52&nbsp;mm.

References

• Werner, 1936: « Neue-Eingänge von Skorpionen im Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg. Teil II. » Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand, ,