Family BOTHRIURIDAE
Compiler and date details
Mark S. Harvey & Erich S. Volschenk, Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Introduction
The Bothriuridae represent the sister-group to the remaining members of the Scorpionoidea (Prendini 2000). The family currently consists of 12 genera, 10 of which occur in South America and one in Namibia. The remaining genus, Cercophonius Peters, occurs in Australia and northern India (Acosta 1990; Lourenço 1996), suggesting that the family has Gondwanan origins.
Previous bothriurid classifications have recognised three or four subfamilies, but Prendini (2000) has shown that these cannot be defended cladistically and the family currently has no subfamilial classification.
General References
Acosta, L.E. 1990. El genero Cercophonius Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae). Boletín de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 61: 7-27
Lourenço, W.R. 1996. Can a bothriurid scorpion be present in the Himalayas of India? Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg 12: 83-90
Prendini, L. 2000. Phylogeny and classification of the superfamily Scorpionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Chelicerata, Scorpiones): an exemplar approach. Cladistics 16: 1-78
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |