''Brachistosternus'' is a

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genus in the Bothriuridae family. '' B. ehrenbergii'' is the most cited species in the genus. The genus is distributed in

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Species

Brachistosternus contains the following fifty species: * '' Brachistosternus aconcagua'' Ojanguren Affilastro & Luisa-Scioscia, 2007 * '' Brachistosternus alienus'' Lönnberg, 1898 * '' Brachistosternus anandrovestigia'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018 * '' Brachistosternus andinus'' Chamberlin, 1916 * '' Brachistosternus angustimanus'' Ojanguren Affilastro & Roig Alsina, 2001 * '' Brachistosternus artigasi'' Cekalovic, 1974 * '' Brachistosternus barrigai'' Ojanguren Affilastro & Pizarro-Araya, 2014 * '' Brachistosternus castroi'' Mello-Leitao, 1940 (''

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'') * '' Brachistosternus cekalovici'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2005 * '' Brachistosternus cepedai'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Augusto, Pizarro-Araya & Mattoni, 2007 * '' Brachistosternus chango'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2007 * '' Brachistosternus chilensis'' Kraepelin, 1911 * '' Brachistosternus chimba'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Alfaro & Pizarro-Araya, 2021 * '' Brachistosternus contisuyu'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018 * '' Brachistosternus coquimbo'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Augusto, Pizarro-Araya & Mattoni, 2007 * '' Brachistosternus donosoi'' Cekalovic, 1974 * '' Brachistosternus ehrenbergii'' (Gervais, 1841) * '' Brachistosternus ferrugineus'' (Thorell, 1876) * '' Brachistosternus gayi'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018 * '' Brachistosternus galianoae'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002 * '' Brachistosternus holmbergi'' Carbonell, 1923 (''

'') * '' Brachistosternus intermedius'' Lönnberg, 1902 * '' Brachistosternus kamanchaca'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Mattoni & Prendini, 2007 * '' Brachistosternus kovariki'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003 * '' Brachistosternus llullaillaco'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Alfaro & Pizarro-Araya, 2021 * '' Brachistosternus mattonii'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2005 * '' Brachistosternus misti'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018 * '' Brachistosternus montanus'' Roig Alsina, 1977 * '' Brachistosternus multidentatus'' Maury, 1984 * '' Brachistosternus negrei'' Cekalovic, 1975 * '' Brachistosternus ninapo'' Ochoa, 2004 * '' Brachistosternus ochoai'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2004 * '' Brachistosternus paposo'' Ojanguren Affilastro & Pizarro-Araya, 2014 * '' Brachistosternus paulae'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003 * '' Brachistosternus pegnai'' Cekalovic, 1969 * '' Brachistosternus pentheri'' Mello-Leitao, 1931 * '' Brachistosternus perettii'' Ojanguren Affilastro & Mattoni, 2006 * '' Brachistosternus peruvianus'' Toledo Piza, 1974 * '' Brachistosternus philippii'' Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018 * '' Brachistosternus piacentinii'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003 * '' Brachistosternus prendinii'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2003 * '' Brachistosternus quiscapata'' Ochoa & Acosta, 2002 * '' Brachistosternus roigalsinai'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002 * '' Brachistosternus sciosciae'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002 * '' Brachistosternus simoneae'' Lourenço, 2000 (''

'') * '' Brachistosternus telteca'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2000 * '' Brachistosternus titicaca'' Ochoa & Acosta, 2002 * '' Brachistosternus turpuq'' Ochoa, 2002 * '' Brachistosternus weyenberghi'' (Thorell, 1876) * '' Brachistosternus zambrunoi'' Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002

References

Bothriuridae Scorpion genera Scorpions of South America {{Scorpion-stub