Wilson R. Lourenço is a French-Brazilian

arachnologist Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites. Those who study spiders and other arachnids are arachnologists. More narrowly ...

specializing in

scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...

Biography

Wilson R. Lourenço is a French-Brazilian arachnologist who has specialized in the study of scorpions. He obtained his PhD in

evolutionary biology Evolutionary biology is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes such as natural selection, common descent, and speciation that produced the diversity of life on Earth. In the 1930s, the discipline of evolutionary biolo ...

in 1978 from the

Pierre and Marie Curie University Pierre and Marie Curie University ( , UPMC), also known as Paris VI, was a public research university in Paris, France, from 1971 to 2017. The university was located on the Jussieu Campus in the Latin Quarter of the 5th arrondissement of Paris, ...

in Paris, followed by a doctorate in

population biology The term population biology has been used with different meanings. In 1971, Edward O. Wilson ''et al''. used the term in the sense of applying mathematical models to population genetics, community ecology, and population dynamics. Alan Hasting ...

from the same institution in 1985. Since 1971, Lourenço has focused on the

taxonomy image:Hierarchical clustering diagram.png, 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme o ...

biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

biogeography Biogeography is the study of the species distribution, distribution of species and ecosystems in geography, geographic space and through evolutionary history of life, geological time. Organisms and biological community (ecology), communities o ...

, and

ecology Ecology () is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms and their Natural environment, environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community (ecology), community, ecosystem, and biosphere lev ...

of scorpions. He has described numerous taxa, contributing significantly to the understanding of scorpion diversity and classification. Lourenço is currently an emeritus research fellow at the

Muséum national d'histoire naturelle The French National Museum of Natural History ( ; abbr. MNHN) is the national natural history museum of France and a of higher education part of Sorbonne University. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Ja ...

in Paris, where he has collaborated with international research teams from South America, Africa, and Asia. He has published over 600 scientific papers on scorpions, addressing various aspects of their taxonomy, distribution, and ecology. His notable works include the book ''Scorpions of Brazil'' (2002), which serves as a comprehensive guide to the scorpion fauna of Brazil. In addition to his academic publications, Lourenço has held positions as an Invited Professor at the Vietnam Academy of Sciences and the University of Ghardaïa in Algeria. Several scorpion taxa have been named in his honor.

Dedicated taxa

Other zoologists have named the following taxa after Lourenço: *'' Buthus lourencoi'' Rossi, Tropea & Yağmur, 2013 *''

Diplocentrus lourencoi ''Diplocentrus'' is a genus of toothed scorpions in the family Diplocentridae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Diplocentrus'', found mainly in Central America, Mexico, and the southwest United States. Species These 64 species belo ...

'' Stockwell, 1988 *'' Lychas lourencoi'' Kovarík, 1997 *'' Microchelifer lourencoi'' Heurtault, 1983 *'' Rumikiru lourencoi'' Ojanguren & Affilastro, 2003 (formerly ''Orobothriurus lourencoi'') *'' Simulium lourencoi'' Py & Daniel, 1988 *'' Tityus lourencoi'' Flórez, 1996

Described taxa

Lourenço has described the following taxa: 1412849934052m04SlwWVfJyEgvBO

*'' Afghanobuthus'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Afghanobuthus naumanni'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Ananteris ashmolei'' Lourenço, 1981 *''

Ananteris bernabei ''Ananteris bernabei'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. It was first described in a 2009 paper along with the species Ananteris chagasi and Ananteris kuryi. It is endemic to Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state ...

'' Giupponi, Vasconcelos & Lourenço, 2009 *''

Ananteris cachimboensis ''Ananteris'' is a little-known genus of rare scorpions. Scorpions belonging to the genus can be found from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Species ''Ananteris'' contains the following ninety-five species: * '' Ananteris arcadioi'' Botero-Trujillo, 2 ...

'' Lourenço, Motta & da Silva, 2006 *''

Ananteris chagasi ''Ananteris chagasi'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. It was first described in a 2009 paper along with the species '' Ananteris kuryi'' and '' Ananteris bernabei''. It is endemic to Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of ...

'' Giupponi, Vasconcelos & Lourenço, 2009 *''

Ananteris charlescorfieldi ''Ananteris'' is a little-known genus of rare scorpions. Scorpions belonging to the genus can be found from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Species ''Ananteris'' contains the following ninety-five species: * '' Ananteris arcadioi'' Botero-Trujillo, 2 ...

'' Lourenço, 2001 *''

Ananteris coineaui ''Ananteris'' is a little-known genus of rare scorpions. Scorpions belonging to the genus can be found from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Species ''Ananteris'' contains the following ninety-five species: * '' Ananteris arcadioi'' Botero-Trujillo, 2 ...

'' Lourenço, 1982 *''

Ananteris columbiana ''Ananteris'' is a little-known genus of rare scorpions. Scorpions belonging to the genus can be found from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Species ''Ananteris'' contains the following ninety-five species: * '' Ananteris arcadioi'' Botero-Trujillo, 2 ...

'' Lourenço, 1991 *''

Ananteris cryptozoicus ''Ananteris'' is a little-known genus of rare scorpions. Scorpions belonging to the genus can be found from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Species ''Ananteris'' contains the following ninety-five species: * '' Ananteris arcadioi'' Botero-Trujillo, 2 ...

'' Lourenço, 2005 *''

Ananteris dacostai ''Ananteris'' is a little-known genus of rare scorpions. Scorpions belonging to the genus can be found from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Species ''Ananteris'' contains the following ninety-five species: * '' Ananteris arcadioi'' Botero-Trujillo, 2 ...

'' Ythier, Chevalier & Lourenço, 2020 *''

Ananteris dekeyseri ''Ananteris'' is a little-known genus of rare scorpions. Scorpions belonging to the genus can be found from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Species ''Ananteris'' contains the following ninety-five species: * '' Ananteris arcadioi'' Botero-Trujillo, 2 ...

'' Lourenço, 1982 *''

Ananteris deniseae ''Ananteris'' is a little-known genus of rare scorpions. Scorpions belonging to the genus can be found from Costa Rica to Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by A ...

'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Ananteris ehrlichi'' Lourenço, 1994 *'' Ananteris elisabethae'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Ananteris evellynae'' Lourenço, 2004 *'' Ananteris franckei'' Lourenço, 1982 *'' Ananteris gorgonae'' Lourenço & Flórez, 1989 *'' Ananteris guyanensis'' Lourenço & Monod, 1999 *''

Ananteris kuryi ''Ananteris kuryi'' is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae. It was first described in a 2009 paper along with the species ''Ananteris chagasi'' and ''Ananteris bernabei''. It is endemic to Bahia Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative ...

'' Giupponi, Vasconcelos & Lourenço, 2009 *'' Ananteris leilae'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Ananteris luciae'' Lourenço, 1984 *'' Ananteris maniapurensis'' González-Sponga, 2006 *'' Ananteris mamilihpan'' Ythier, Chevalier & Lourenço, 2020 *'' Ananteris maranhensis'' Lourenço, 1987 *'' Ananteris mariaelenae'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Ananteris mariaterezae'' Lourenço, 1987 *'' Ananteris mauryi'' Lourenço, 1982 *'' Ananteris nairae'' Lourenço, 2004 *'' Ananteris pierrekondre'' Lourenço, Chevalier, Gangadin & Ythier, 2020 *'' Ananteris platnicki'' Lourenço, 1993 *'' Ananteris pydanieli'' Lourenço, 1982 *'' Ananteris sabineae'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Ananteris sipilili'' Ythier, Chevalier & Lourenço, 2020 *'' Ananteris tresor'' Ythier, Chevalier & Lourenço, 2020 *'' Androctonus afghanus'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Androctonus aleksandrplotkini'' Lourenço & Qi, 2007 *'' Androctonus dekeyseri'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Androctonus maelfaiti'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Androctonus maroccanus'' Lourenço, Ythier & Leguin, 2009 *'' Apistobuthus susanae'' Lourenço, 1998 * Archaeobuthidae Lourenço, 2001 *'' Archaeobuthus estephani'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Archaeobuthus'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Babycurus'' solegladi Lourenço, 2005 *'' Belisariini'' Lourenço, 1998 *'' Birulatus astartiae'' Stathi & Lourenço, 2003 *'' Birulatus israelensis'' Lourenço, 2002 *'' Bothriurus cerradoensis'' Lourenço, Motta, Godoi & Araújo, 2004 *'' Brachistosternus simoneae'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Brazilobothriurus'' Lourenço & Monod, 2000 *'' Brazilobothriurus pantanalensis'' Lourenço & Monod, 2000 *'' Broteochactas amapaensis'' (Lourenço & Qi, 2007) *'' Broteochactas gonzalezspongai'' (Lourenço, 1983) *'' Broteochactas mascarenhasi'' (Lourenço, 1983) *'' Brotheas amazonicus'' Lourenço, 1988 *'' Brotheas bolivianus'' (Lourenço, 2008) *'' Brotheas henriquesi'' Lourenço & Machado, 2004 *'' Brotheas jourdani'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Brotheas overali'' Lourenço, 1988 *'' Brotheas silvestris'' Lourenço, 1988 *'' Buthacus birulai'' Lourenço, 2006 *'' Buthacus clevai'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Buthacus huberi'' Lourenço, 2001 *''

Buthacus mahraouii ''Buthacus'' is a genus of scorpiones, scorpion of the family Buthidae. It is distributed across northern and western Africa, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Taxonomy The genus w ...

'' Lourenço, 2004 *'' Buthacus maliensis'' Lourenço & Qi, 2007 *'' Buthacus nigerianus'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Buthacus occidentalis'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Buthacus pakistanensis'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Buthacus striffleri'' Lourenço, 2004 *'' Buthacus williamsi'' Lourenço & Leguin, 2009 *'' Buthacus ziegleri'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Butheoloides annieae'' Lourenço, 1986 *'' Butheoloides charlotteae'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Butheoloides hirsti'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Butheoloides occidentalis'' Lourenço, Slimani & Berahou, 2003 *'' Butheoloides polisi'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Butheoloides schwendingeri'' Lourenço, 2002 *'' Butheoloides wilsoni'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Butheoloides aymerichi'' Lourenço, 2002 *'' Butheolus arabicus'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Buthus albengai'' Lourenço, 2003 *''

Buthus bonito ''Buthus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. It is distributed widely across northern Africa, including Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Sudan, Somali ...

'' Lourenço & Geniez, 2005 *'' Buthus brignolii'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Buthus draa'' Lourenço & Slimani, 2004 *'' Buthus elhennawyi'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Buthus elizabethae'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Buthus elmoutaouakili'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Buthus ibericus'' Lourenço & Vachon, 2004 *'' Buthus jianxinae'' Lourenço, 2005 *''

Buthus lienhardi ''Buthus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. It is distributed widely across northern Africa, including Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Sudan, Somali ...

'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Buthus mariefranceae'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Buthus montanus'' Lourenço & Vachon, 2004 *'' Buthus occidentalis'' Lourenço, Sun & Zhu, 2009 *'' Buthus rochati'' Lourenço, 2003 *''

Buthus tassili ''Buthus'' is a genus of scorpiones, scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. It is distributed widely across northern Africa, including Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, S ...

'' Lourenço, 2002 *'' Buthus yemenensis'' Lourenço, 2008 *'' Centruroides mahnerti'' Lourenço, 1983 *''

Cercophonius himalayensis ''Cercophonius'' is a genus of six species of Australian scorpions, often termed wood scorpions, in the family Bothriuridae The Bothriuridae are a family of scorpions, comprising 151 species in 16 genera. The family has representatives in te ...

'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Chactas barravierai'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Chactas bonito'' Lourenço, 1996 *''

Chactas braziliensis The Choctaw ( ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States, originally based in what is now Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw ...

'' Lourenço, Aguiar & Franklin, 2005 *'' Chactas brownelli'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Chactas hauseri'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Chactas koepckei'' Lourenço & Dastych, 2001 *'' Chactas mahnerti'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Chactas mauriesi'' Lourenço & Florez, 1990 *'' Chactas ozendai'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Chactopsis amazonica'' Lourenço & Francke, 1986 *'' Chactopsis buhrnheimi'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Chaerilus chapmani'' Vachon & Lourenço, 1985 *''

Chaerilus conchiformus ''Chaerilus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Chaerilidae. They live in tropical parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. A fossil genus '' Electrochaerilus'' is known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber. Description T ...

'' Zhu, Han & Lourenço, 2008 *''

Chaerilus laoticus ''Chaerilus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Chaerilidae. They live in tropical parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. A fossil genus '' Electrochaerilus'' is known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber. Description T ...

'' Lourenço & Zhu, 2008 *'' Chaerilus philippinus'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2008 *'' Chaerilus sabinae'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Chaerilus telnovi'' Lourenço, 2009 *'' Chaerilus tessellatus'' Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Chaerilus vietnamicus'' Lourenço & Zhu, 2008 *'' Charmus brignolii'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Charmus minor'' Lourenço, 2002 *'' Chiromachetes tirupati'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Cicileus cloudsleythompsoni'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Compsobuthus andresi'' Lourenço, 2004 *''

Compsobuthus garyi ''Compsobuthus'' is a genus of buthid scorpions. Species ''Compsobuthus'' contains many species, including: *''Compsobuthus abyssinicus'' (Birula, 1903) *''Compsobuthus acutecarinatus'' (Simon, 1882) *'' Compsobuthus afghanus'' Kovarik & Ahmed ...

'' Lourenço & Vachon, 2001 *'' Compsobuthus simoni'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Compsobuthus tofti'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Compsobuthus williamsi'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Congobuthus fagei'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Congobuthus'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Egyptobuthus'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Egyptobuthus vaissadei'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Euscorpiops karschi'' Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Euscorpiops shidian'' Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Euscorpiops vachoni'' Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Euscorpiops yangi'' Zhu, Zhang & Lourenço, 2007 *'' Gallioscorpio'' Lourenço & Gall, 2004 *'' Gallioscorpio voltzi'' Lourenço & Gall, 2004 * Gallioscorpionidae Lourenço & Gall, 2004 *'' Grosphus ankarafantsika'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Grosphus ankarana'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2003 *'' Grosphus darainensis'' Lourenço, Goodman & Ramilijaona, 2004 *'' Grosphus feti'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Grosphus garciai'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Grosphus goudoti'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 *'' Grosphus intertidalis'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Grosphus mahafaliensis'' Lourenço, Goodman & Ramilijaona, 2004 *'' Grosphus mandena'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Grosphus mayottensis'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2009 *'' Grosphus olgae'' Lourenço, 2004 *'' Grosphus polskyi'' Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2007 *'' Grosphus simoni'' Lourenço, Goodman & Ramilijaona, 2004 *'' Guyanochactas flavus'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2011 *'' Hadogenes angolensis'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Hadrurochactas brejo'' (Lourenço, 1988) *'' Hadrurochactas mapuera'' (Lourenço, 1988) *'' Hadrurochactas polisi'' (Monod & Lourenço, 2001) *'' Hadruroides udvardyi'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Hemiscorpius acanthocercus'' Monod & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Hemiscorpius enischnochela'' Monod & Lourenço, 2005 *''

Heterometrus tibetanus ''Heterometrus'', whose members are also known by the collective vernacular name Asian Forest Scorpion, is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is distributed widely across tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, incl ...

'' Lourenço, Qi & Zhu, 2005 *''

Heteroscorpion goodmani ''Heteroscorpion'' is a genus of scorpions Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, ...

'' Lourenço, 1996 *''

Heteroscorpion kraepelini ''Heteroscorpion'' is a genus of scorpions belonging to the monotypic family Heteroscorpionidae. The species of this genus are found in Madagascar. Species: *''Heteroscorpion goodmani'' *''Heteroscorpion kaii ''Heteroscorpion'' is a genus ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 *''

Heteroscorpion magnus ''Heteroscorpion'' is a genus of scorpions belonging to the monotypic family Heteroscorpionidae. The species of this genus are found in Madagascar. Species: *''Heteroscorpion goodmani'' *''Heteroscorpion kaii'' *''Heteroscorpion kraepelini ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2002 *''

Heteroscorpion raselimananai ''Heteroscorpion'' is a genus of scorpions belonging to the monotypic family Heteroscorpionidae. The species of this genus are found in Madagascar. Species: *''Heteroscorpion goodmani'' *''Heteroscorpion kaii'' *''Heteroscorpion kraepelini'' ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2004 *'' Himalayotityobuthus alejandrae'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Himalayotityobuthus'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Himalayotityobuthus martensi'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Hottentotta geffardi'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Hottentotta caboverdensis'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2006 *'' Hottentotta mesopotamicus'' Lourenço & Qi, 2007 *'' Isometrus thwaitesi'' pallidus Lourenço & Huber, 2002 *'' Isometrus garyi'' Lourenço & Huber, 2002 Sri Lanka *''

Isometrus hainanensis ''Isometrus'' is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus ''Reddyanus''. Distribution The species of this genus are found in south and southeast Asia and in Oceani ...

'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Isometrus tibetanus'' Lourenço & Zhu, 2008 *'' Leiurus jordanensis'' Lourenço, Modry & Amr, 2002 *'' Leiurus savanicola'' Lourenço, Qi & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2006 *'' Liocheles penta'' Francke & Lourenço, 1991 *'' Lychas ceylonensis'' Lourenço & Huber, 1999 *'' Mauritanobuthus geniezi'' Qi &Lourenço, 2007 *'' Mauritanobuthus'' Qi & Lourenço, 2007 *'' Mesobuthus songi'' Lourenço, Qi & Zhu, 2005 *'' Microananteris'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Microananteris minor'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Microbuthus flavorufus'' Lourenço & Duhem, 2007 *'' Microbuthus maroccanus'' Lourenço, 2002 Microcharmus cloudsleythompsoni

*'' Microcharmus'' Lourenço, 1995 *''

Microcharmus bemaraha ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 *'' Microcharmus cloudsleythompsoni'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Microcharmus confluenciatus'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 *'' Microcharmus duhemi'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 *''

Microcharmus fisheri ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' Lourenço, 1998 *''

Microcharmus hauseri ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' Lourenço, 1996 *''

Microcharmus jussarae ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' Lourenço, 1996 *''

Microcharmus maculatus ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' Lourenço, 1996 *''

Microcharmus madagascariensis ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. A few very large genera ('' Ananteris'', '' Centruroides'', '' Compsobut ...

'' Lourenço, 1999 *''

Microcharmus pauliani ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' (Lourenço, 2004) *''

Microcharmus sabineae ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' Lourenço, 1996 *''

Microcharmus variegatus ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 *''

Microcharmus violaceous ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae. The species are endemic to Madagascar. List of species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 20 ...

'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 *'' Microtityus starri'' Lourenço & Huber, 1999 *'' Neobuthus cloudsleythompsoni'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Neobuthus sudanensis'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Neochactas fravalae'' (Lourenço, 1983) *'' Neochactas gaillardi'' (Lourenço, 1983) *'' Neochactas kelleri'' (Lourenço, 1997) *'' Neochactas mottai'' (Lourenço & Araujo, 2004) *'' Neochactas sissomi'' (Lourenço, 1983) *'' Neochactas skuki'' (Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2000) *'' Neogrosphus blanci'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Neogrosphus'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Neoprotobuthus intermedius'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Neoprotobuthus'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Odontobuthus bidentatus'' Lourenço & Pezier, 2002 *'' Opisthacanthus (Monodopisthacanthus)'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Opisthacanthus borboremai'' Lourenço & Fe, 2003 *''

Opisthacanthus darainensis ''Opisthacanthus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Opisthacanthus'': * ''Opisthacanthus af ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 *'' Opisthacanthus lamorali'' Lourenço, 1981 Zimbabwe *''

Opisthacanthus lucienneae ''Opisthacanthus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Opisthacanthus'': * '' Opisthacanthus ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 *''

Opisthacanthus maculatus ''Opisthacanthus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Opisthacanthus'': * '' Opisthacanthus ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 *''

Opisthacanthus milloti ''Opisthacanthus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Opisthacanthus'': * '' Opisthacanthus ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2008 *''

Opisthacanthus pauliani ''Opisthacanthus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Opisthacanthus'': * '' Opisthacanthus ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2008 *''

Opisthacanthus piceus ''Opisthacanthus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Opisthacanthus'': * '' Opisthacanthus ...

'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 *'' Opisthacanthus valerioi'' Lourenço, 1980 Costa Rica *'' Orthochirus blandini'' (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) *'' Orthochirus danielleae'' (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) *'' Orthochirus erardi'' (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) *'' Orthochirus goyffoni'' (Lourenço & Vachon, 1995) *'' Orthochirus kaspareki'' (Lourenço & Huber, 2000) *'' Orthochirus kinzelbachi'' (Lourenço & Huber, 2000) *'' Orthochirus monodi'' (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) *'' Orthochirus stockwelli'' (Lourenço & Vachon, 1995) *'' Palaeoakentrobuthus knodeli'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 *'' Palaeoakentrobuthus'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 *'' Palaeoananteris'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2001 *'' Palaeoananteris ribnitiodamgartensis'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2001 *'' Palaeoananteris wunderlichi'' Lourenço, 2004 *'' Palaeoburmesebuthus grimaldii'' Lourenço, 2002 *'' Palaeoburmesebuthus'' Lourenço, 2002 * Palaeoeuscorpiidae Lourenço, 2003 *'' Palaeoeuscorpius gallicus'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Palaeoeuscorpius'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Palaeogrosphus copalensis'' (Lourenço, 1996) *'' Palaeogrosphus'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Palaeoisometrus elegans'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2005 *'' Palaeoisometrus'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2005 *'' Palaeolychas balticus'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 1996 *'' Palaeolychas'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 1996 *'' Palaeoprotobuthus'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 *'' Palaeoprotobuthus pusillus'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 *'' Palaeospinobuthus cenozoicus'' Lourenço, Henderickx & Weitschat, 2005 *'' Palaeospinobuthus'' Lourenço, Henderickx & Weitschat, 2005 *'' Palaeotityobuthus longiaculeus'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 *'' Palaeotityobuthus'' Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 *'' Paleocheloctonus'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Palaeocheloctonus pauliani'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Pantobuthus complicatus'' Lourenço & Duhem, 2009 *'' Pantobuthus'' Lourenço & Duhem, 2009 up'' Protobuthus elegans'', a Triassic scorpion described by Lourenço & Gall">Triassic.html" ;"title="Protobuthus elegans'', a Triassic">Protobuthus elegans'', a Triassic scorpion described by Lourenço & Gall * Protobuthidae Lourenço & Gall, 2004 *''Protobuthus'' Lourenço & Gall, 2004 *''Protobuthus elegans'' Lourenço & Gall, 2004 * Protoischnuridae Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001 *''Protoischnurus axelrodorum'' Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001 *'' Protoischnurus'' Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001 *'' Pseudolissothus'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Pseudolissothus pussilus'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Pseudouroplectes betschi'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Pseudouroplectes'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Pseudouroplectes lalyae'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2010 *'' Pseudouroplectes maculatus'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 *'' Pseudouroplectes pidgeoni'' Lourenço & Goodman, 1999 *'' Rhopalurus amazonicus'' Lourenço, 1986 *'' Rhopalurus lacrau'' Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 1997 *'' Rhopalurus piceus'' Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 1997 *'' Sabinebuthus elegans'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Sabinebuthus'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Saharobuthus elegans'' Lourenço & Duhem, 2009 *'' Saharobuthus'' Lourenço & Duhem, 2009 *'' Scorpiops afghanus'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Scorpiops atomatus'' Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Scorpiops langxian'' Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Scorpiops luridus'' Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Scorpiops pococki'' Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 *'' Tarsoporosus anchicaya'' Lourenço & Flórez, 1990 *'' Teuthraustes giupponi'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2017 *'' Teuthraustes khodayarii'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2017 *'' Teuthraustes kuryi'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2017 *'' Teuthraustes guerdouxi'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Teuthraustes lisei'' Lourenço, 1994 *'' Tibetiomachus himalayensis'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Tibetiomachus'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Tityobuthus antsingy'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2004 *'' Tityobuthus betschi'' Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 *'' Tityobuthus chelbergorum'' Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 *'' Tityobuthus darainensis'' Lourenço & Goodman, 2002 *'' Tityobuthus dastychi'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Tityobuthus griswoldi'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Tityobuthus guillaumeti'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Tityobuthus ivohibe'' Lourenço & Goodman, 1999 *'' Tityobuthus judsoni'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Tityobuthus lucileae'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Tityobuthus manonae'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Tityobuthus mccarteri'' Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 *'' Tityobuthus monodi'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Tityobuthus pallidus'' Lourenço, 2004 *'' Tityobuthus parrilloi'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Tityobuthus petrae'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Tityobuthus pococki'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Tityobuthus rakotondravonyi'' Lourenço, 2003 *''

Tityus adisi Tityus may refer to: * A giant from Greek mythology (see Tityos Tityos or Tityus (Ancient Greek: Τιτυός) was a giant from Greek mythology. Family Tityos was the son of the mortal princess Elara and the god Zeus. He had a daughter named ...

'' Lourenço, 2002 *''

Tityus adrianoi Tityus may refer to: * A giant from Greek mythology (see Tityos Tityos or Tityus (Ancient Greek: Τιτυός) was a giant from Greek mythology. Family Tityos was the son of the mortal princess Elara and the god Zeus. He had a daughter named ...

'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Tityus anneae'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Tityus antioquensis'' Lourenço& Otero Patiño, 1998 *'' Tityus apiacas'' Lourenço, 2002 *'' Tityus bahiensis'' eickstedtae Lourenço, 1982 *'' Tityus bastosi'' Lourenço, 1984 *'' Tityus betschi'' Lourenço, 1992 *'' Tityus blanci'' Lourenço, 1994 *'' Tityus brazilae'' Lourenço & Eickstedt, 1984 *'' Tityus canopensis'' Lourenço, 2002 *'' Tityus cerroazul'' Lourenço, 1986 *'' Tityus chilensis'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Tityus cisandinus'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2017 *'' Tityus confluens'' bodoquena Lourenço, Cabral & Bruehmueller Ramos, 2004 *'' Tityus crassicauda'' Lourenço & Ythier, 2013 *'' Tityus cuellari'' Lourenço, 1994 *'' Tityus demangei'' Lourenço, 1981 *'' Tityus dinizi'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Tityus elizabethae'' Lourenço & Ramos, 2004 *'' Tityus erikae'' Lourenço, 1999 *'' Tityus exstinctus'' Lourenço, 1995 *'' Tityus florezi'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Tityus gaffini'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Tityus gasci'' Lourenço, 1982 *'' Tityus jeanvellardi'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Tityus julianae'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Tityus jussarae'' Lourenço, 1988 *'' Tityus kuryi'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Tityus lokiae'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Tityus marajoensis'' Lourenço & da Silva, 2007 *'' Tityus maranhensis'' Lourenço, de Jesus Junior & Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2006 *'' Tityus martinpaechi'' Lourenço, 2001 *'' Tityus matthieseni'' Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2000 *'' Tityus melici'' Lourenço, 2003 *'' Tityus mongei'' Lourenço, 1996 *'' Tityus munozi'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Tityus neblina'' Lourenço, 2008 *'' Tityus nelsoni'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Tityus oteroi'' Lourenço, 1998 *'' Tityus paulistorum'' Lourenço & Qi, 2006 *'' Tityus pintodarochai'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Tityus potameis'' Lourenço & Leão Giupponi, 2004 *'' Tityus prancei'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Tityus raquelae'' Lourenço, 1988 *'' Tityus rebieri'' Lourenço, 1997 *'' Tityus rionegrensis'' Lourenço, 2006 *'' Tityus roigi'' Maury & Lourenço, 1987 *'' Tityus sabinae'' Lourenço, 1994 *'' Tityus sastrei'' Lourenço & Flórez, 1990 *'' Tityus sylviae'' Lourenço, 2005 *'' Tityus tayrona'' Lourenço, 1991 *'' Tityus tucurui'' Lourenço, 1988 *'' Tityus unus'' Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2000 *'' Tityus ythieri'' Lourenço, 2007 *'' Tityus vaissadei'' Lourenço, 2002 *''

Troglokhammouanus ''Troglokhammouanus'' is a monotypic genus of scorpions in the family Pseudochactidae The Pseudochactidae are a scorpion family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or A ...

'' Lourenço, 2007 *'' Troglokhammouanus steineri'' Lourenço, 2007 *'' Troglorhopalurus'' Lourenço, Baptista & Giupponi, 2004 *'' Troglorhopalurus translucidus'' Lourenço, Baptista & Giupponi, 2004 *

Troglotayosicidae Troglotayosicidae is a family of scorpions. The only genus in the family is ''Troglotayosicus''. Species Species accepted by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility as of 2024: *''Troglotayosicus ballvei'' *''Troglotayosicus hirsutus'' *' ...

Lourenço, 1998 *'' Troglotayosicus'' Lourenço, 1981 *''

Troglotayosicus vachoni Troglotayosicidae is a family of scorpions. The only genus in the family is ''Troglotayosicus''. Species Species accepted by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility as of 2024: *''Troglotayosicus ballvei'' *''Troglotayosicus hirsutus'' *' ...

'' Lourenço, 1981 *'' Troglotityobuthus'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Uroplectes machadoi'' Lourenço, 2000 *'' Uroplectoides abyssinicus'' Lourenço, 1998 *'' Uroplectoides'' Lourenço, 1998 *'' Vachoniochactas ashleeae'' Lourenço, 1994

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