Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836

Kovařík, František, 2007, Description of Tityus mraceki sp. n. from Colombia and synonymization of T. meridanus González-Sponga with T. nematochirus Mello-Leitão (Scorpiones: Buthidae), Euscorpius 54 (54), pp. 1-7 : 1

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Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836 View in CoL

Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836: 33 View in CoL ; Kraepelin, 1891: 229; Pocock, 1893: 376; Kraepelin, 1899: 69; Pocock, 1900: 469; Mello-Leitão, 1931: 119; González- Sponga, 1987: 217; Sissom, 1990: 102; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 228; Lourenço, 2006: 55.

Scorpio (Atreus) Gervais, 1843: 130 (TYPE SPECIES: Scorpio (Atreus) forcipula Gervais, 1843 ).

Tityus (Tityus) : Werner, 1934: 274; Lourenço, 2006: 60.

= Phassus Thorell, 1877: 8 View in CoL non Phassus Walker, 1856 (Lepidoptera) View in CoL (TYPE SPECIES: Phassus columbianus Thorell, 1876 ).

= Androcottus Karsch, 1879: 11 , 18 (TYPE SPECIES: Androcottus discrepans Karsch, 1879 ) (syn. by Kraepelin, 1899: 69).

= Pucha Francke, 1985: 4 , nomensubstitutum [pro Phassus Thorell, 1877 View in CoL , nomen praeoccupatum]; nomen nudum (Acosta & Fet, 2005)

= Caribetityus Lourenço, 1999: 136 (TYPE SPECIES: Tityus elii Armas et Marcano Fondeur, 1992 View in CoL ) (syn. by Armas & Abud Antun, 2004: 60) .

Tityus (Brazilotityus) Lourenço, 2006: 58 (TYPE SPECIES: Tityus rionegrensis Lourenço, 2006: 58 View in CoL ).

Tityus (Archaeotityus) Lourenço, 2006: 60 (TYPE SPECIES: Tityus clathratus C. L. Koch, 1844 View in CoL ).

Tityus (Atreus) : Lourenço, 2006: 61.

Tityus (Caribetityus) : Lourenço, 2006: 61.

TYPE SPECIES. Scorpio bahiensis Perty, 1834

DIAGNOSIS: Trichobothrium d 3 of patella situated considerably external to dorsomedian carina. Dorsal tricho- bothria of femur arranged in alpha -configuration. Trichobothrium d 2 of pedipalp femur present on internal surface. Trichobothrium d 5 distinctly basal to e 1. Third and fourth legs without tibial spurs. Mesosomal tergites I–VI with a single carina. Cutting edge of the movable fingers of pedipalps with 10–17 cutting imbricated rows of granules, without accessory granules. Fifth metasomal segment with single ventral median carina. Telson with subaculear tooth. Total length 18–110 mm.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Scorpiones
Family	Buthidae