Bothriuridae


The Bothriuridae are a subfamily 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 has recently been discovered in the Himalayas.
The members of this family has a unique feature - the normally pentagonal sternum consists of two transverse bars and is several times broader than long.

Genus and species

;Bothriurus Peters, 1861
;Brachistosternus Pocock, 1893
;Brandbergia Prendini, 2003
;Brazilobothriurus Lourenço & Monod, 2000
;Centromachetes Lønnberg, 1897
;Cercophonius Peters, 1861
;Lisposoma Lawrence, 1928
;Orobothriurus Maury, 1975
;Pachakutej Ochoa, 2004
;Phoniocercus Pocock, 1893
;Rumikiru Ojanguren-Affilastro et al., 2012
;Tehuankea Cekalovic, 1973
;Thestylus Simon, 1880
;Timogenes Simon, 1880
;Urophonius Pocock, 1893
;Vachonia Abalos, 1954