Bothriurus Explained

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.^[1]

Species

The following species are included in the genus Bothriurus:

• Bothriurus aguardente Santos-da-Silva, Carvalho & Brescovit, 2017^[2]
• Bothriurus araguayae Vellard, 1934
• Bothriurus asper Pocock, 1893
• Bothriurus bertae Abalos, 1955
• Bothriurus bocki Kraepelin, 1911
• Bothriurus bonariensis (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 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 Kraepelin, 1911
• Bothriurus mochaensis Cekalovic, 1982
• Bothriurus moojeni Mello-Leitão, 1945
• Bothriurus nendai 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

External links

• Comportamiento Sexual y Reproducción de Bothriurus Bonariensis - 1959 film made by Lucrecia Covelo

Notes and References

1. Mattoni. Camilo Iván. A New Species of Bothriurus from Brazil (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae). Acosta. Luis Eduardo. Journal of Arachnology. 33. 3. 2005. 735–744. 0161-8202. 10.1636/H04-31.1. 86638205.
2. Santos-Da-Silva. Andria De Paula. Carvalho. Leonardo Sousa. Brescovit. Antonio Domingos. Two new species of Bothriurus Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa. 4258. 3. 2017. 238–256. 1175-5334. 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.3.2. 28609916.