The Scorpion Cytogenetic Database

Current version: 12 (March 27, 2024)

Marielle Cristina Schneider, Viviane Fagundes Mattos and Doralice Maria Cella
Chactidae Pocock, 1893

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
Brotheas amazonicus Lourenço, 1988 Opisthacantus manauarensis 50 ---- ---- Ferreira, 1968
Brotheas amazonicus Lourenço, 1988 ---- 50 30M/SM+ 20A Brazil Lima et al., 2023
Brotheas amazonicus Lourenço, 1988 ---- 50 24M+4SM+22A Brazil Almeida et al., 2023
Brotheas amazonicus Lourenço, 1988 ---- 52 20M+10SM+22A Brazil Almeida et al., 2023
Brotheas paraensis Simon, 1880 ---- 48 14M+4SM+30A Brazil Almeida et al., 2023
Brotheas silvestris Lourenço, 1988 ---- 40 28M+6SM+6A Brazil Almeida et al., 2023
Chactopsis amazonica Lourenço & Francke, 1986 ---- 36 10M/SM+26A Brazil Lima et al., 2023
Neochactas parvulus (Pocock, 1897) ---- 54 4M+26SM+6A+18Micro Brazil Almeida et al., 2023
Neochactas sp. ---- 30 20M/SM+10A Brazil Lima et al., 2023