The Scorpion Cytogenetic Database
Current version: 13 (October 20, 2025)
Marielle Cristina Schneider, Viviane Fagundes Mattos and Doralice Maria Cella
Bothriuridae Simon, 1880
Cited as = species name adopted by the researcher that performed the cytogenetic analysis; 2n = diploid number of males and in parenthesis, diploid number of females; M = metacentric; SM = submetacentric; ST = subtelocentric; A = acrocentric; T = telocentric; ? = dubious description.
| Valid name | Cited as | 2n | Chromosomal morphology | Collection site | Bibliography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bothriurus araguayae (Vellard, 1934) | Bothriurus asper araguaiae | 44 | ---- | Brazil | Ferreira, 1968 |
| B. araguayae (Vellard, 1934) | ---- | 42 | 32ST+8SM+2MT | Brazil | Schneider et al., 2009a |
| Bothriurus flavidus (Kraepelin 1911) | ---- | 48 | ---- | Argentina | Giacomozzi, 1977 apud Rodríguez-Gil et al., 2009 |
| Bothriurus prospicuus (Mello-Leitão 1934) | ---- | 50 | ---- | Argentina | Giacomozzi, 1977 apud Rodríguez-Gil et al., 2009 |
| Bothriurus rochensis (San Martín, 1965) | ---- | 46 | 16ST+16SM+14MT | Uruguay | Schneider et al., 2009a |
| Bothriurus sp. | ---- | 36 | M? | Brazil | Piza, 1947a |
| Brachistosternus alienus (Lönnberg, 1898) | ---- | 28 | ---- | Argentina | Giacomozzi, 1977 apud Rodríguez-Gil et al., 2009 |
| B. alienus (Lönnberg, 1898) | ---- | 46 | ---- | Argentina | Adilardi et al., 2013 |
| Brachistosternus ferrugineus (Thorell, 1876) | ---- | 46 | MT+SM+A | Argentina | Rodríguez-Gil et al., 2009 |
| Brachistosternus montanus (Roig Alsina, 1977) | ---- | 46 | MT+SM+A | Argentina | Rodríguez-Gil et al., 2009 |
| Brachistosternus pentheri (Mello-Leitão, 1931) | ---- | 46, 42 | ---- | Argentina | Rodríguez-Gil et al., 2009 |
| Timogenes elegans (Mello-Leitão, 1931) | ---- | 48 | ---- | Argentina | Giacomozzi, 1977 apud Rodríguez-Gil et al., 2009 |