Parabuthus

Parabuthus transvaalicus, males

The genus comprises 31 Parabuthus scorpion species that are mainly native to Africa. Most members prefer dry habitats, such as deserts and steppes, with large temperature differences between day and night.

Dissemination

The distribution of animals is Africa south of the Sahara and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, along the Red Sea from Jeddah to Yemen. The spread in Central and West Africa is not entirely clear.

Phylogenetics

The following cladogram shows the relationships between 25 different Parabuthus types based on the analysis of Prendini Lorenzo et al. 2003 dar. Newer types was not involved in the study, so that their position is unclear in this system ( refers to Parabuthus cimrmani, Parabuthus eritreaensis, Parabuthus truculentus and Parabuthus zavattarii ).

Grosphus madagascariensis

Uroplectes triangulifer

P. brevimanus

P. distridor

P. kuanyamarum

P. gracilis

P. nanus

P. liosoma

P. heterurus

P. granimanus

P. hunteri

P. capensis

P. muelleri

P. calvus

P. pallidus

P. planicauda

P. mossambicensis

P. kraepelini

P. raudus

P. schlechteri

P. transvaalicus

P. villosus

Species and subspecies

  • Parabuthus brevimanus ( Thorell, 1876)
  • Parabuthus calvus Purcell, 1898
  • Parabuthus capensis ( Ehrenberg, 1831)
  • Parabuthus cimrmani Kovarik, 2004
  • Parabuthus distridor Lamoraal, 1980
  • Parabuthus eritreaensis Kovarik, 2003
  • Parabuthus granimanus Pocock, 1895 Parabuthus g granimaus
  • Parabuthus g fuscicauda
  • Parabuthus g granulatus
  • Parabuthus g strenuus
  • Parabuthus h heterurus
  • Parabuthus h stefaninii
  • Parabuthus hunteri Pocock, 1895
  • Parabuthus kalaharicus Lamoraal, 1977
  • Parabuthus kraepelini Werner, 1902
  • Parabuthus kuanyamarum Monard, 1937
  • Parabuthus laevifrons (Simon, 1888)
  • Parabuthus leiosoma ( Ehrenberg, 1828) Parabuthus l leiosoma
  • Parabuthus l abyssinicus
  • Parabuthus l dmitrievi
  • Parabuthus m. mixtus
  • Parabuthus m. obscurior
  • Parabuthus m. mossambicensis
  • Parabuthus m. flavidus
  • Parabuthus muelleri Prendini 2000
  • Parabuthus namibensis Lamoraal, 1979
  • Parabuthus nanus Lamoraal, 1979
  • Parabuthus neglectus Purcell, 1899
  • Parabuthus pallidus Pocock, 1895
  • Parabuthus planicauda ( Pocock, 1889) Parabuthus planicauda
  • Parabuthus frenchi
  • Parabuthus v. villosus
  • Parabuthus v. brachystylus
Buthidae Reginald Innes Pocock
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