Brachistosternus
| Brachistosternus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Bothriuridae |
| Genus: | Brachistosternus Pocock, 1893 |
Brachistosternus is a scorpion genus in the Bothriuridae family.[1] B. ehrenbergii is the most cited species in the genus.[2] Brachistosternus is composed of 16 species grouped into 3 subgenera spread out over Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.[3]
References
- ↑ Jan Ove Rein (2012). "Bothriuridae Simon, 1880". The Scorpion Files. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ↑ José A. Ochoai; André S.A. Ojanguren Affilastro (April 2007). "Systematics and distribution of Brachistosternus (Brachistosternus) ehrenbergii (Gervais, 1841), with the first record of stridulation in this genus Brachistosternus (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 42 (1): 61. doi:10.1080/01650520600800310. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ↑ W. David Sissom (1990). Gary A. Polis, ed. "Systematics, Biogeography, and Paleontology". The Biology of Scorpions (Stanford University Press): 88. ISBN 0804712492.