Rhopalurus

Rhopalurus
Rhopalurus laticauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Rhopalurus

Rhopalurus is a genus of scorpions belonging to the Buthidae family. This genus was described in 1876 by Tord Thorell.

Distribution

Rhopalurus is primarily distributed in the Cerrados and Caatingas formations of central and northeastern Brazil. One species is also known from a savannah formation inside oriental Amazonia. Three species are known from the savannahs of the Guayana Region, Venezuela. One species is also found in the Llanos de Orinoco, Venezuela, and one in the Llanos Orientales, Colombia

Species

The following species are assigned to this genus:

Former species

References

  1. ↑ Thorell, T. (January 1876). "I.— On the classification of Scorpions". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 17 (97): 1–15. doi:10.1080/00222937608681889. ISSN 0374-5481.
  2. ↑ Lourenço, Wilson (2016-01-06). "The geographic pattern of distribution of the genus Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876 in the Guayana-Amazon region (Scorpiones: Buthidae)". Euscorpius. 2008 (73): 1–14. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2008.vol2008.iss73.1. ISSN 1536-9307.
  3. ↑ Lourenço, Wilson (1986). "Biogéographie et phylogénie des scorpions du genre Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Buthidae)" (PDF). Mémoires de la Société Royale Belge d'Entomologie. 33: 129–137.
  4. ↑ Teruel, Rolando; Roncallo, César (2016-01-06). "Rare or poorly known scorpions from Colombia. III. On the taxonomy and distribution of Rhopalurus laticauda Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with description of a new species of the genus". Euscorpius. 2008 (68): 1–12. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2008.vol2008.iss68.1. ISSN 1536-9307.
  5. ↑ "Rhopalurus Thorell, 1876". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 January 2026.