Biology:Chactidae

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Short description: Family of scorpions

Chactidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
AnuroctonusPococki 3649.JPG
Anuroctonus pococki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Order:
Scorpiones
Superfamily:
Family:
Chactidae

Pocock, 1893
Subfamilies
  • Chactinae Pocock, 1893
  • Brotheinae Simon, 1879
  • Uroctoninae

The Chactidae are a family of scorpions established by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893.[1] They make up the superfamily Chactoidea.[2]

Genera

Chactidae contains the following genera:[3]

  • Anuroctonus Pocock, 1893
  • Auyantepuia (Gonzalez-Sponga, 1978)
  • Broteochactas Pocock, 1893
  • Brotheas C.L. Koch, 1837
  • Chactas Gervais, 1844
  • Chactopsis Kraepelin, 1912
  • Chactopsoides Ochoa, Rojas-Runjaic, Pinto-Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013
  • Guyanochactas Lourenco, 1998
  • Hadrurochactas Pocock, 1893
  • Megachactops Ochoa, Rojas-Runjaic, Pinto-Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013
  • Neochactas Soleglad & Fet, 2003
  • Nullibrotheas Williams, 1974
  • Spinochactas Lourenço, 2016
  • Teuthraustes Simon, 1878
  • Uroctonus Thorell, 1876
  • Vachoniochactas Gonzalez-Sponga, 1978


References

  1. Pocock, Reginald Innes (1893). "A contribution to the study of neotropical scorpions". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.. 6 12 (68): 77–103. doi:10.1080/00222939308677589. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/62270. 
  2. Soleglad, Michael E.; Fet, Victor (2003). "High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni)" (multiple parts). Euscorpius (Marshall University) 11: 1–175. http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/pubs.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
  3. Rein, Jan Ove (2022). "CHACTIDAE Pocock, 1893". https://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/chactidae.php. 


Wikidata ☰ Q135360 entry