MEXICAN DIVERSITY

Mexico harbors nearly 269 species in 8 families and 26 genera

(for more details see the links of the families)

• Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837

37 species in the genusCentruroides Marx, 1890

1 species in the genus Tityopsis Armas, 1974

• Family Chactidae Pocock, 1893

1 species in the genus Nullibrotheas Williams, 1974

• Family Diplocentridae Karsch, 1880

5 species in the genus Bioculus Stahnke, 1968

45 species in the genus Diplocentrus Peters, 1861

• Family Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896

4 species in the genus Megacormus Karsch, 1881

2 species in the genus Plesiochactas Pocock, 1900

2 species in the genus Troglocormus Francke, 1981

• Family Iuridae Thorell, 1876

2 species in the genus Anuroctonus Pocock, 1893

7 species in the genus Hadrurus Thorell, 1876

• Family Superstitioniidae Stanhke, 1940

1 species in the genus Superstitionia Stanhke, 1940

• Family Typhlochactidae Mitchell, 1971

2 species in the genus Alacran Francke, 1982

1 species in the genus Sotanochactas Francke, 1986

1 species in the genus Stygochactas Vignoli & Prendini, 2009

6 species in the genus Typhlochactas Mitchell, 1971

• Family Vaejovidae Thorell, 1876

2 species in the genus Gertschius Graham et Soleglad, 2006

1 species in the genus Kuarapu Francke et Ponce, 2010

1 species in the genus Paravaejovis Williams, 1980

15 species in the genus Paruroctonus Werner, 1934

9 species in the genus Pseudouroctonus Stanhke, 1974

14 species in the genus Serradigitus Stanhke, 1974

2 species in the genus Smeringurus Haradon, 1983

4 species in the genus Stanhkeus Soleglad et Fet, 2006

3 species in the genus Syntropis Kraepelin, 1900

80 species in the genus Vaejovis Koch, 1831

1 species in the genus Vejovoidus Stanhke, 1974

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