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Family of scorpions From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bothriuridae are a family of scorpions, comprising 151 species in 16 genera.[1]
Bothriuridae | |
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Cercophonius squama | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Superfamily: | Scorpionoidea |
Family: | Bothriuridae Simon, 1880 |
The family has representatives in temperate and subtropical habitats from four continents: South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. One genus (Cercophonius) has recently been discovered in the Himalayas.
The members of this family have a unique feature - the normally pentagonal sternum consists of two transverse bars (except Liposoma and Tehuankea) and is several times broader than long.
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