Brotheas amazonicus (Chactidae), Lourenço, 1988106. Lira AFD, Guilherme E, de Souza MB, Carvalho LS. Scorpions (Arachnida, Scorpiones) from the state of Acre, southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Acta Amaz. 2021 Jan-Mar;51(1). |
General coloration dark brown and reddish telson. Carapace moderately granular; tergites I to IV punctuate; VII moderately granular. Pectines with 8 to 11 teeth. |
60-70 |
Terra firme forest (non-flooded zone) |
These scorpions hide mainly under decaying trunks. During the night, they are detected near burrows in the leaf litter (~20 cm depth). Specimens are found in the urban region or near rural settlements. |
8-21 |
[77. Lourenço WR. Scorpions of Brazil. 1st ed: Les editions de l'If, Paris. 307 p. 2002., 1515. Nishikawa AK, Caricati CP, Lima M, Dossantos MC, Kipnis TL, Eickstedt VRD, Knysak I, da Silva MH, Higashi HG, da Silva WD. Antigenic cross-reactivity among the venoms from several species of Brazilian scorpions. Toxicon. 1994 Aug;32(8):989-98., 6464. Hofer H, Wollscheid E, Gasnier T. The relative abundance of Brotheas amazonicus (Chactidae, Scorpiones) in different habitat types of a central Amazon rainforest. J Arachnol. 1996;24(1):34-8., 6565. Lourenco WR, Adis J, Araujo JDS. A new synopsis of the scorpion fauna of the Manaus region in Brazilian Amazonia, with special reference to an inundation forest at the Taruma Mirim river. Amazoniana. 2005;18(3-4):241-9.] |
Rhopalurus laticauda (Buthidae), Thorell, 1876 (synonym R. amazonicus Lourenço, 1986119. Maestri Neto A, Guedes AB, Carmo SdF, Chalkidis HdM, Souza Coelho J, Pardal PPO. [Aspects of scorpionism in the state of Pará-Brazil]. Rev Para Med. 2008;22(1):49-55. ; R. crassicauda Lourenço, 200281. Lourenco WR. Description of the male of Tityus (Tityus) raquelae Lourenco, 1988 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species from the Brazilian Amazon. Rev Iber Aracnol. 2012;21:65-8.) |
Yellowish-brown coloration with metasomal segment V and dark telson. Exhibits phenotypic plasticity in size and the intensity of infuscation on the carapace, tergites, metasoma, and pedipalps. |
50 |
Amazonian savannah |
Under rocks, wood barks and fallen trunks. |
19 |
[6666. Fuentes-Silva D, Santos AP, Oliveira JS. Envenomation caused by Rhopalurus amazonicus Lourenco, 1986 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Para State, Brazil. J Venom Anim Toxins incl Trop Dis. 2014;20:52. doi: 10.1186/1678-9199-20-52. https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-52h...
, 6767. Salvatierra L. Diversity and phenology of arachnids in Igapó forests. In: Myster RW, editor. Igapó (Black-water flooded forests) of the Amazon Basin. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer. p. 81-97. 2018.] |
T. (Archaeotityus) bastosiLourenço, 1984102. Pardal PPO, Gadelha MAC, Menezes MMGO, Malheiros RS, Ishikawa EAY, Gabriel MDG. [Severe envenomation by Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843 ]. Rev Pan-Amaz Saúde. 2014;5:65-70.
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Dark yellow background densely covered with dark reddish-brown variegated spots. Dorsolateral keels of metasomal segments I to IV with a very strong spinoid posterior granule. |
33-41 |
Terra firme forest |
Specimens hide under leaves and wood barks in the leaf litter. |
36 |
[6868. Lourenco WR. Reproduction in scorpions, with special reference to parthenogenesis. European Arachnology 2000;2002:71-85.] |
T. (Archaeotityus) clathratus Kosch, 1844 |
Dentate margins of pedipalp-chela fingers composed of 12 to 14 oblique rows of granules. |
25-30 |
Terra firme forest |
Leaf litter. |
8-18 |
[2525. Lourenço W, Rossi A, Wilmé L. Further clarifications on species of Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836, subgenus Atreus Gervais, 1843 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), from Amazonia, with the description of a new species. Arachnida. 2019 May;21:11-25.] |
T. (Archaeotityus) grahamiLourenço, 201226. Lourenço WR. Further considerations on Tityus (Archaeotityus) clathratus CL Koch, 1844 and description of two associated new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Boletín de la SEA. 2012(50):277-83.
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Yellowish to reddish-yellow with brown to dark brown spots over the body and appendages. Metasomal segment V granulated; vesicle with ventral and lateral carinae. |
25-37 |
Terra firme forest |
These scorpions can be found in the leaf litter or in tree trunks. |
- |
[2626. Lourenço WR. Further considerations on Tityus (Archaeotityus) clathratus CL Koch, 1844 and description of two associated new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Boletín de la SEA. 2012(50):277-83.] |
T. (Archaeotityus) maranhensis Lourenço et al. 2006110. Martins MA, Barradas L, Silva RHVd, Pardal PPdO. [Clinical and epidemiological study of accidents by scorpions attended in João de Barros Barreto Universitarian Hospital from January to December, 1996]. Rev Para Med. 2002 Mar;16(1):34-8. |
Coloration yellowish to reddish-yellow. Chelicerae with residual spots, and sternites pigmented, dorsal carinae of metasomal segments I to IV with spinoid. granules, internal carinae of patella with marked granules. |
32-34 |
Terra firme forest |
Leaf litter. |
- |
[2626. Lourenço WR. Further considerations on Tityus (Archaeotityus) clathratus CL Koch, 1844 and description of two associated new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Boletín de la SEA. 2012(50):277-83.] |
T. (Archaeotityus) mattogrossensis Boreli, 1901 |
Yellowish with dark pigmentation on the body. Dentate margins of pedipalp-tibia fingers composed of 15/16 oblique rows of granules. |
30-36 |
Open vegetation |
In termite mounds or on Arecaceae. |
12 |
[6868. Lourenco WR. Reproduction in scorpions, with special reference to parthenogenesis. European Arachnology 2000;2002:71-85., 6969. Lourenco WR. [Addition to the scorpion fauna of the neotropics (Arachnida) ]. Rev Suisse Zool. 1997;104(3):587-604.] |
T. (Archaeotityus) silvestris Pocock, 1897 |
Yellowish with dark spots over the body. Dorsolateral keels of metasomal segments I to IV without a spinoid posterior. |
25-45 |
Terra firme forest and floodable forest (igapó and várzea) |
They are detected in leaf litter, in the trunk of Arecaceae or among fruits in the Amazonian canopy. Specimens are found inside houses in the urban and rural areas. |
5-14 |
[6262. Lourenço WR. The biogeography of scorpions. Rev Suisse Zool. 1996;103:437-48., 6565. Lourenco WR, Adis J, Araujo JDS. A new synopsis of the scorpion fauna of the Manaus region in Brazilian Amazonia, with special reference to an inundation forest at the Taruma Mirim river. Amazoniana. 2005;18(3-4):241-9., 7070. Coelho JS, Ishikawa EAY, dos Santos PRSG, Pardal PPO. Scorpionism by Tityus silvestris in eastern Brazilian Amazon. J Venom Anim Toxins incl Trop Dis. 2016;22:24. doi: 10.1186/s40409-016-0079-2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40409-016-0079-...
-7272. Pinto-da-Rocha R, de Araujo CO, Barreiros JAP, Bonaldo AB. Arthropoda, Arachnida, Scorpiones: Estacao Cientifica Ferreira Penna and Juruti Plateau, Para, Brazil. Check List. 2007;3(2):143-6.] |
T. (Atreus) anori Lourenço, Rossi and Wilmé, 201925. Lourenço W, Rossi A, Wilmé L. Further clarifications on species of Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836, subgenus Atreus Gervais, 1843 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), from Amazonia, with the description of a new species. Arachnida. 2019 May;21:11-25. |
Reddish-brown to dark brown. I) Chela with an inconspicuous scalloping of the proximal dentate margin of fixed finger in male; III) better marked carinae on mesosoma; IV) very weak chetotaxy on pedipalps; V) sternites III and V with a white triangular zone on posterior edge. |
88 |
Floodable forest |
They hide under tree trunks or in the Amazonian canopy. |
- |
[2525. Lourenço W, Rossi A, Wilmé L. Further clarifications on species of Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836, subgenus Atreus Gervais, 1843 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), from Amazonia, with the description of a new species. Arachnida. 2019 May;21:11-25.] |
T. (Atreus) apiacas Lourenço, 200281. Lourenco WR. Description of the male of Tityus (Tityus) raquelae Lourenco, 1988 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species from the Brazilian Amazon. Rev Iber Aracnol. 2012;21:65-8. |
General coloration reddish-brown, with some yellowish zones on the sternites. Metasomal segments I to V blackish-brown, with 10-8-8-6(8)-5 darker carinae. Dentate margins of pedipalp-chela fingers with 16 oblique rows of granules. |
75-100 |
Terra firme forest. |
These scorpions can be detected in the leaf litter or in tree trunks. They are found in rural communities, in fruit and vegetable plantations. |
- |
[5151. da Silva BAJ, Fe NF, Gomes AAD, Souza AD, Sachett JDG, Fan HW, Melo GC, Monteiro WM. Implication of Tityus apiacas (Lourenco, 2002) in scorpion envenomations in the Southern Amazon border, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2017 May-Jun;50(3):427-30., 7373. Lourenço WR. The distribution of noxious species of scorpions in Brazilian Amazonia: the genus Tityus CL Koch, 1836, subgenus Atreus Gervais, 1843 (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2011;15(185):287-301.] |
T. (Atreus) dinizi Lourenço, 199772. Pinto-da-Rocha R, de Araujo CO, Barreiros JAP, Bonaldo AB. Arthropoda, Arachnida, Scorpiones: Estacao Cientifica Ferreira Penna and Juruti Plateau, Para, Brazil. Check List. 2007;3(2):143-6. |
Blackish, but with some pale regions on the sternites. Basal middle lamellae of pectines of males slightly dilated. Dentate margins of pedipalp-chela fingers with 16 rows of granules; pectines with 20 teeth. |
85-100 |
Floodable forest |
They hide under tree trunks or in the Amazonian canopy. |
- |
[6868. Lourenco WR. Reproduction in scorpions, with special reference to parthenogenesis. European Arachnology 2000;2002:71-85., 7373. Lourenço WR. The distribution of noxious species of scorpions in Brazilian Amazonia: the genus Tityus CL Koch, 1836, subgenus Atreus Gervais, 1843 (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2011;15(185):287-301., 7474. Costa CLSdO. Análises epidemiológica, de distribuição geográfica e genética dos escorpiões que ocorrem no Estado do Amazonas, Brasil [thesis]. Manaus (AM): Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA; 2016.] |
T. (Atreus) elizabethae Lourenço and Ramos, 200478. Lourenço WR. Scorpiones. In: Adis J, editor. Amazonian Arachnida and Myriapoda: identification keys to all classes, orders, families, some genera, and lists of known terrestrial species. Moscow: Pensoft Publishers. p. 430-5. 2002. |
Reddish to dark reddish overall. Metasomal segments with 10-10-10-8(7)-5 carinae. |
72 |
Amazonian savannah |
They are found in the leaf litter or in tree trunks. |
- |
[7575. Lourenço WR, Ramos EB. New considerations on the status of Tityus magnimanus Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), and description of a new species ofTityusfrom the State of Roraima, Brazil. Rev Iber Aracnol. 2004 Jan;(10):285-91.] |
T. (Atreus) generaltheophiloi Lourenço, 201724. Lourenço W. Scorpions from Brazilian Amazonia, with a description of two new species from'Serra da Mocidade'National Park in the State of Roraima (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chactidae). Arachnida. 2017 Jan;12:2-17. |
Blackish-brown to dark blackish, particularly on the legs and pedipalps. Metasomal segments I to V, with 10-8-8-8-5 carinae, crenulated. Basal tooth on fixed finger of chelicera has a particular trifid morphology. |
70.5 |
Terra firme forest (Mountain forest at altitudes of 600 m) |
These scorpions can be detected in the leaf litter or in tree trunks. |
- |
[2424. Lourenço W. Scorpions from Brazilian Amazonia, with a description of two new species from'Serra da Mocidade'National Park in the State of Roraima (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chactidae). Arachnida. 2017 Jan;12:2-17.] |
T. (Atreus) matthieseni Pinto da Rocha and Lourenço, 200082. Eickstedt VRDv. O que você sabe sobre escorpiões? Rev Ensino Ciências. 1989(22):35-40. |
General coloration brownish with some dark spots over the body and pedipalps; legs brownish with yellowish spots. Metasomal segments I to V and telson uniformly blackish-brown; with 10-10-8-8-5 carinae. |
75-85 |
Terra firme forest |
They are found under wood bark in the leaf litter or in palm leaf sheaths. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Atreus) metuendus Pocock, 1897 |
Blackish-brown to blackish. Metasomal segments I to III blackish-brown, IV and V blackish; ventral keels of metasomal segments I to IV parallel. |
80-90 |
Terra firme forest and floodable forest |
They are detected in leaf litter, in the trunk of Arecaceae or among fruits in the Amazonian canopy. Specimens are found in the urban region or near rural settlements. |
25-35 |
[77. Lourenço WR. Scorpions of Brazil. 1st ed: Les editions de l'If, Paris. 307 p. 2002., 6565. Lourenco WR, Adis J, Araujo JDS. A new synopsis of the scorpion fauna of the Manaus region in Brazilian Amazonia, with special reference to an inundation forest at the Taruma Mirim river. Amazoniana. 2005;18(3-4):241-9., 6767. Salvatierra L. Diversity and phenology of arachnids in Igapó forests. In: Myster RW, editor. Igapó (Black-water flooded forests) of the Amazon Basin. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer. p. 81-97. 2018., 6868. Lourenco WR. Reproduction in scorpions, with special reference to parthenogenesis. European Arachnology 2000;2002:71-85., 7373. Lourenço WR. The distribution of noxious species of scorpions in Brazilian Amazonia: the genus Tityus CL Koch, 1836, subgenus Atreus Gervais, 1843 (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2011;15(185):287-301., 7777. Lourenco WR. [Contribution to the knowledge of the Amazonian scorpion Tityus metuendus Pocock, 1897 (Buthidae) ]. Stud Neotrop Fauna E. 1983;18(4):185-93., 7878. Lourenço WR. Scorpiones. In: Adis J, editor. Amazonian Arachnida and Myriapoda: identification keys to all classes, orders, families, some genera, and lists of known terrestrial species. Moscow: Pensoft Publishers. p. 430-5. 2002.] |
T. (Atreus) neblina Lourenço, 2008136. Ireno IC. Partial peptidomics of the venom from the Amazon scorpion Brotheas amazonicus[dissertation]. Belo Horizonte (MG): Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; 2009. |
General coloration reddish-yellow to reddish-brown overall. Metasomal segments with 10-8-8-8(7)-5 carinae. Dorsal carinae of metasomal segments III and IV have 1 to 3 spinoid granules. |
45-52 |
Terra firme forest (Mountain forest at altitudes of 850-2200 m) |
Scorpions can be detected in the leaf litter or in tree trunks. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Atreus) obscurus Gervais, 1843 (synonym: T. cambridgei Pocock, 1897; T. paraensis Kraepelin, 1896) |
Blackish. Metasomal segments I to V and telson uniformly blackish; with 10-10-8-8-5 carinae. Trichobothria* et and est on fixed finger of chela only slightly proximal; Est in the chela not basal to Esb. |
75-100 |
Terra firme forest and floodable forest (igapó and várzea) |
Specimens are found in leaf litter, in the trunk of Arecaceae, on Amazonian canopy or near rural settlements. |
15-25 |
[1515. Nishikawa AK, Caricati CP, Lima M, Dossantos MC, Kipnis TL, Eickstedt VRD, Knysak I, da Silva MH, Higashi HG, da Silva WD. Antigenic cross-reactivity among the venoms from several species of Brazilian scorpions. Toxicon. 1994 Aug;32(8):989-98., 6969. Lourenco WR. [Addition to the scorpion fauna of the neotropics (Arachnida) ]. Rev Suisse Zool. 1997;104(3):587-604., 7171. Outeda-Jorge S, Mello T, Pinto-Da-Rocha R. Litter size, effects of maternal body size, and date of birth in South American scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Zoologia. 2009;26(1):43-53., 7979. Lourenço WR, Huber D, Cloudsley-Thompson JL. Notes on the ecology, distribution and postembryonic development of Tityus cambridgei Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from French Guyana and Oriental Amazonia. Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2000;13(162):197-203.] |
T. (Atreus) tucurui Lourenço, 1988106. Lira AFD, Guilherme E, de Souza MB, Carvalho LS. Scorpions (Arachnida, Scorpiones) from the state of Acre, southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Acta Amaz. 2021 Jan-Mar;51(1). |
Coloration blackish-brown dentate margins of pedipalp-chela fingers with 16 oblique rows of granules; pectines with 20 to 21 teeth. |
85-100 |
Terra firme forest |
These arthropods hide in the vegetation or in the palm leaf sheaths. |
- |
[6868. Lourenco WR. Reproduction in scorpions, with special reference to parthenogenesis. European Arachnology 2000;2002:71-85., 7373. Lourenço WR. The distribution of noxious species of scorpions in Brazilian Amazonia: the genus Tityus CL Koch, 1836, subgenus Atreus Gervais, 1843 (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2011;15(185):287-301.] |
T. (Atreus) unusPinto da Rocha and Lourenço, 200082. Eickstedt VRDv. O que você sabe sobre escorpiões? Rev Ensino Ciências. 1989(22):35-40.
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Blackish-brown. Trichobothria* et and est on fixed finger of chela proximal; Est in the chela basal to Esb. |
70-80 |
Terra firme forest |
They are detected in the leaf litter or in tree trunks. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Brazilotityus) adisi Lourenço & Pézier, 200281. Lourenco WR. Description of the male of Tityus (Tityus) raquelae Lourenco, 1988 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species from the Brazilian Amazon. Rev Iber Aracnol. 2012;21:65-8. |
Yellow-variegated pigmentation. The dentate margins of the pedipalp-tibia fingers are composed of 12/13 oblique rows of granules. |
20 |
Floodable forest (igapó) |
Hide in tree trunks or in the Amazonian canopy. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Brazilotityus) lokiae Lourenço, 2005 |
Coloration yellowish with variegated brown spots over the body and appendages. Subaculear tubercle very and spinoid. |
27 |
Floodable forest (igapó) |
Hide in tree trunks or in the Amazonian canopy. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Brazilotityus) rionegrensis Lourenço, 2006110. Martins MA, Barradas L, Silva RHVd, Pardal PPdO. [Clinical and epidemiological study of accidents by scorpions attended in João de Barros Barreto Universitarian Hospital from January to December, 1996]. Rev Para Med. 2002 Mar;16(1):34-8. |
General color variegated from pale yellow to reddish. Fixed and movable finger cutting edge of pedipalp hands with 10-11 longitudinal series of granules. |
30 |
Floodable forest |
Amazonian canopy. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Tityus) canopensis Lourenço & Pézier, 200281. Lourenco WR. Description of the male of Tityus (Tityus) raquelae Lourenco, 1988 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species from the Brazilian Amazon. Rev Iber Aracnol. 2012;21:65-8. |
Generally pale yellow without spots or pigmented regions on the body and its appendages. |
10.3 |
Floodable forest (igapó) |
Hide in tree trunks or in the Amazonian canopy. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Tityus) carvalhoi |
Coloration reddish-brown; pedipalps without spots; dentate margins of pedipalp-chela fingers composed of 16 oblique rows of denticles; pectines with 23 to 24 teeth. |
45-50 |
Terra firme
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- |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Tityus) gasci Lourenço, 1981 |
General coloration yellowish or with diffuse spots; basal middle lamellae of female pectines at the same level as the anterior tooth. |
63 |
Terra firme.
|
Leaf litter. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Tityus) marajoensis Lourenço & Silva, 200783. ter Steege H, Vaessen RW, Cardenas-Lopez D, Sabatier D, Antonelli A, de Oliveira SM, Pitman NCA, Jorgensen PM, Salomão RP. The discovery of the Amazonian tree flora with an updated checklist of all known tree taxa. Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 13;6:29549. |
Coloration yellow-wish, with carapace and tergites reddish-brown to brown, much darker than appendages. The tergites are divided by a yellow longitudinal strip. |
49 |
Marajó island (0°58′S 49°34′W) |
- |
- |
[8080. Lourenco WR, da Silva EA. New evidence for a disrupted distribution pattern of the 'Tityus confluens' complex, with the description of a new species from the State of Para, Brazil (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Amazoniana. 2007 Jan;19(3-4):77-86.] |
T. (Tityus) nelsoni Lourenço, 2005111. Lourenco WR, Leguin EA, Cloudsley-Thompson JL. The status of Tityus (Atreus) rufofuscus Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), an enigmatic scorpion described from Brazil. Boletin de la SEA. 2009;45:423-7. |
Yellowish to reddish yellow, without any marked spots over the carapace. Basal middle lamellae of female pectines not dilated. |
55-60 |
Terra firme.
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- |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |
T. (Tityus) raquelae Lourenço, 1988106. Lira AFD, Guilherme E, de Souza MB, Carvalho LS. Scorpions (Arachnida, Scorpiones) from the state of Acre, southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Acta Amaz. 2021 Jan-Mar;51(1). |
Coloration yellowish without spots; pedipalp-chela fingers composed of 15 oblique rows of denticles; pectines with 17 to 18 teeth. |
55-60 |
Terra firme forest. |
These animals hide in tree trunks or in palm leaf sheaths. |
- |
[6565. Lourenco WR, Adis J, Araujo JDS. A new synopsis of the scorpion fauna of the Manaus region in Brazilian Amazonia, with special reference to an inundation forest at the Taruma Mirim river. Amazoniana. 2005;18(3-4):241-9., 7878. Lourenço WR. Scorpiones. In: Adis J, editor. Amazonian Arachnida and Myriapoda: identification keys to all classes, orders, families, some genera, and lists of known terrestrial species. Moscow: Pensoft Publishers. p. 430-5. 2002., 8181. Lourenco WR. Description of the male of Tityus (Tityus) raquelae Lourenco, 1988 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species from the Brazilian Amazon. Rev Iber Aracnol. 2012;21:65-8.] |
T. (Tityus) strandi Werner, 1939 |
General coloration yellowish-brown; tergites with confluent pale brown spots; basal middle lamellae of female pectines with only half of its surface at the same level as the anterior tooth. |
50-70 |
Terra firme forest. |
They hide in the vegetation, mainly Arecaceae. They are found in the urban region or near rural settlements. |
12 |
[77. Lourenço WR. Scorpions of Brazil. 1st ed: Les editions de l'If, Paris. 307 p. 2002., 6565. Lourenco WR, Adis J, Araujo JDS. A new synopsis of the scorpion fauna of the Manaus region in Brazilian Amazonia, with special reference to an inundation forest at the Taruma Mirim river. Amazoniana. 2005;18(3-4):241-9., 6868. Lourenco WR. Reproduction in scorpions, with special reference to parthenogenesis. European Arachnology 2000;2002:71-85.] |
T. (Tityus) sylviae Lourenço, 2005111. Lourenco WR, Leguin EA, Cloudsley-Thompson JL. The status of Tityus (Atreus) rufofuscus Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), an enigmatic scorpion described from Brazil. Boletin de la SEA. 2009;45:423-7. |
Coloration yellowish to reddish yellow, with confluent dark spots over the carapace the tergites. Fixed finger with 15 and chela movable finger with 16 oblique rows of granulates. |
45-50 |
Terra firme forest |
Specimens can be found in fallen trunks. |
- |
[7676. Pinto-da-Rocha R, Lourenco WR. Two new species of Tityus from Brazilian Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev Arachnol. 2000 Jan;13(13):187-95.] |