Scorpionidae (lat.) - a family of scorpions from the superfamily Scorpionoidea . More than 260 species [1] .
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Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Systematics
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
Description
Found in Australia , Asia, Africa, North, Central and South America. They have a pentagonal sternum and very wide and large pedipalps. Representatives of the genera Heterometrus and Pandinus became popular when breeding them in terrariums. Of the large representatives, Heterometrus swammerdami ( India , Sri Lanka ) and Pandinus imperator stand out, reaching a length of 15-20 cm and weighing up to 32 g. [1]
Systematics
17 genera and more than 262 species (2 genera and 2 species extinct). Recently, the genus Urodacus from the family Urodacidae , as well as representatives of the disbanded close family Diplocentridae, have been included in the Scorpionidae family [1] .
- Aops Volschenk & Prendini, 2008
- Bioculus Stahnke, 1968
- Cazierus Francke, 1978
- Didymocentrus Kraepelin, 1905
- Diplocentrus Peters, 1861
- Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828
- Heteronebo Pocock, 1899
- Nebo Simon, 1878
- Oiclus Simon, 1880
- Opistophthalmus CL Koch, 1837
- Pandinus Thorell, 1876
- Rugodentus Bastawade, Sureshan & Radhakrishnan, 2005
- Scorpio Linnaeus , 1758
- Tarsoporosus Francke, 1978
- Urodacus Peters, 1861
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Jan Ove Rein. Scorpionidae Latreille, 1802 . The Scorpion Files . Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet. Date of treatment August 29, 2011. Archived August 27, 2012.
Literature
- Lorenzo Prendini, Timothy M. Crowe und Ward C. Wheeler: Systematics and biogeography of the family Scorpionidae (Chelicerata: Scorpiones) with a discussion on phylogenetic methods . Invertebrate Systematics, 17, 2003 S. 185—259 Online.Version (PDF, engl.)
- Michael E. Soleglad und Victor Fet: High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni) . Euscorpius, No. 11, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 2003 Online.Version (1. Teil, PDF, engl.)
- Lorenzo Prendini und Ward C. Wheeler: Scorpion higher phylogeny and classification, taxonomic anarchy, and standards for peer review in online publishing. Cladistics, 21, Blackwell Synergy, November 2005 S. 446–494 Online.Version (PDF, engl.)
- Victor Fet und Michael E. Soleglad: Contributions to Scorpion Systematics. I. On Recent Changes in High-Level Taxonomy . Euscorpius, No. 31, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 2005 Online.Version (PDF, engl.)