''Bothriurus'' is a genus of
Neotropic
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
al
scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always en ...
s in the family
Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.
Species
The following species are included in the genus ''Bothriurus'':
* ''
Bothriurus aguardente''
Santos-da-Silva, Carvalho & Brescovit, 2017
* ''
Bothriurus araguayae''
Vellard, 1934
* ''
Bothriurus asper''
Pocock, 1893
* ''
Bothriurus bertae''
Abalos, 1955
* ''
Bothriurus bocki''
Kraepelin, 1911
* ''
Bothriurus bonariensis
''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.
Species
The following species are included in the genus ''B ...
''
(C. L. Koch, 1842)
* ''
Bothriurus buecherli''
San Martín, 1934
* ''
Bothriurus burmeisteri''
Kraepelin, 1894
* ''
Bothriurus ceii''
Ojanguren Affilastro, 2007
* ''
Bothriurus cerradoensis''
Lourenço ''et al.'', 2004
* ''
Bothriurus chacoensis''
Maury & Acosta, 1993
* ''
Bothriurus chilensis''
(Molina, 1782)
* ''
Bothriurus cordubensis''
Acosta, 1955
* ''
Bothriurus coriaceus''
Pocock, 1893
* ''
Bothriurus delmari
''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.
Species
The following species are included in the genus ''B ...
''
Santos-da-Silva, Carvalho & Brescovit, 2017
* ''
Bothriurus dumayi''
(Cekalovic, 1974)
* ''
Bothriurus flavidus''
Kraepelin, 1911
* ''
Bothriurus guarani''
Maury, 1984
* ''
Bothriurus huincul''
Mattoni, 2007
* ''
Bothriurus illudens''
Mello-Leitão, 1947
* ''
Bothriurus inermis''
Maury, 1981
* ''
Bothriurus jesuita''
Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003
* ''
Bothriurus keyserlingi''
Pocock, 1893
* ''
Bothriurus maculatus
''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.
Species
The following species are included in the genus ''B ...
''
Kraepelin, 1911
* ''
Bothriurus mochaensis
''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.
Species
The following species are included in the genus ''B ...
''
Cekalovic, 1982
* ''
Bothriurus moojeni
''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.
Species
The following species are included in the genus ''B ...
''
Mello-Leitão, 1945
* ''
Bothriurus nendai
''Bothriurus'' is a genus of Neotropical scorpions in the family Bothriuridae. They occur in many different habitats in South America, including deserts, steppes, savannas and forests.
Species
The following species are included in the genus ''B ...
''
Ojanguren Affilastro & Garcia-Mauro, 2010
* ''
Bothriurus noa''
Maury, 1984
* ''
Bothriurus olaen''
Acosta, 1997
* ''
Bothriurus pampa''
Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002
* ''
Bothriurus patagonicus''
Maury, 1968
* ''
Bothriurus pichicuy''
Mattoni, 2002
* ''
Bothriurus picunche''
Mattoni, 2002
* ''
Bothriurus pora''
Mattoni & Acosta, 2005
* ''
Bothriurus prospicuus''
Mello-Leitão, 1932
* ''
Bothriurus rochai''
Mello-Leitão, 1932
* ''
Bothriurus rochensis''
San Martín, 1965
* ''
Bothriurus rubescens''
Mello-Leitão, 1947
* ''
Bothriurus sanctacrucis''
Mattoni, 2007
* ''
Bothriurus signatus''
Pocock, 1893
* ''
Bothriurus sooretamensis''
San Martín, 1966
* ''
Bothriurus trivittatus''
Werner, 1939
* ''
Bothriurus vachoni''
San Martín, 1968
* ''
Bothriurus vittatus''
(Guerin Meneville, 1838)
* ''
Bothriurus voyati''
Maury, 1973
* ''
Bothriurus ypsilon''
Mello-Leitão, 1935
References
External links
Comportamiento Sexual y Reproducción de Bothriurus Bonariensis- 1959 film made by
Lucrecia Covelo
Lucrecia Covelo de Zolessi (12 January 1920 - 9 March 2000) was a Uruguay, Uruguayan Entomology, entomologist, curator and film-maker, who taught at the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences at the University of the Republic (Uruguay), University of t ...
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Bothriuridae
Scorpion genera
Scorpions of South America