Caraboctonidae
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Hadrurus arizonensis |
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| Kraepelin , 1905 |
The Caraboctonidae are a family of the scorpions (Scorpiones) with 18 species. The Caraboctonidae are only common in North and South America . They can be found in the southern United States , Mexico , Bolivia , Chile , Ecuador , Peru and the Galápagos Islands .
The hairy desert scorpion ( Hadrurus arizonensis ) in particular is a popular terrarium animal because it is easy to keep and relatively long-lived. The poisons of the scorpions are not life threatening, but the sting is very painful.
Systematics
The Caraboctonidae family only emerged in 2003 as a spin-off of three genera from the Iuridae family . These were the genera:
- Caraboctonus Pocock, 1893
- Hadruroides Pocock, 1893
- Hadrurus Thorell, 1876
In 2004 Michael E. Soleglad and Victor Fet spun off two species of the genus Hadrurus and described them as the new genus Hoffmannihadrurus . OF Francke and L. Prendini reversed that in 2008, but Soleglad and Fet insist on the spin-off.
Web links
- Caraboctonidae at The Scorpion Files (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael E. Soleglad and Victor Fet: High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni). Euscorpius, 11 pp. 1-175, 2003