Euscorpiidae Explained

The Euscorpiidae are a family of scorpions.

Genera

Euscorpiidae contains the following six genera:^[1]

• Alpiscorpius Gantenbein et al., 1999
• Euscorpius Thorell, 1876
• Megacormus Karsch, 1881
• Plesiochactas Pocock, 1900
• Tetratrichobothrius Birula, 1917
• Troglocormus Francke, 1981

Further reading

• Soleglad. Michael E.. Fet. Victor. High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni) . Euscorpius. 2003. 11. 2003. 1–56. 1536-9307. 10.18590/euscorpius.2003.vol2003.iss11.1. free.
• Book: Stockmann. Roland. Ythier. Eric. Scorpions of the World. N. A. P. Editions. 2010. 978-2913688117.
• Prendini. Lorenzo. Wheeler. Ward C.. Scorpion higher phylogeny and classification, taxonomic anarchy, and standards for peer review in online publishing . Cladistics. 21. 5. 2005. 446–494. 0748-3007. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2005.00073.x . 53317544.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rein . Jan Ove . 2022 . Euscorpiidae Pocock, 1893 . 11 April 2022 . The Scorpion Files.