''Brachistosternus'' is a
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 end ...
genus in the
Bothriuridae
The Bothriuridae are a Family (biology), 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 ( ...
family. ''
B. ehrenbergii'' is the most cited species in the genus. The genus is distributed in
Argentina
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,
Bolivia
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Brazil
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,
Chile
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,
Colombia
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,
Ecuador
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,
Paraguay
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, and
Peru
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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 (''
nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...
'')
* ''
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
''Brachistosternus'' is a scorpion genus in the Bothriuridae family. '' B. ehrenbergii'' is the most cited species in the genus. The genus is distributed in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Rep ...
''
Ojanguren Affilastro, Pizarro-Araya & Ochoa, 2018
* ''
Brachistosternus galianoae''
Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002
* ''
Brachistosternus holmbergi''
Carbonell, 1923 (''
nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...
'')
* ''
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 (''
nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...
'')
* ''
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
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