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The Iuridae are a family of
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 order Scorpiones. Six genera and at least 20 described species are placed in the Iuridae.


Genera

* '' Anuroctonus'' * '' Calchas'' * ''
Hadrurus ''Hadrurus'' is a genus of scorpions which belongs to the family Caraboctonidae. They are found in sandy deserts and other xeric habitats in northwestern Mexico and in southwest United States. They are among the largest of all scorpion genera, o ...
'' (giant hairy scorpions) * '' Iurus'' * '' Neocalchas'' * '' Protoiurus''


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