Taxonomical updates in The Scorpion Files for Chactidae (2008 ) Taxa Status Distribution Comments Reference Auyantepuia (Gonzalez- Sponga, 1978) Auyantepuia surinamensis Lourenco, 2010 Unclear The genus Auyantepuia has been synonymized with other genera. Lourenço & Qi (2007) have chosen not to accept this synonymization, and described the new species in Auyantepuia. The taxonomy of The Scorpion Files follows Soleglad & Fet (2005), but it is impossible for me to know where to put the new species. I have chosen to reinstate Auyantepuia in The Scorpion Files for this species until a new revision on the family Chactidae is published. Auyantepuia is not counted in the number of genera for the family, but the species is included. New sp. Surinam Lourenco WR, Duhem B. A new species of Auyantepuia Gonzalez-Sponga, 1978 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from Suriname. Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2010 Jun;15(182):137-45. Belisarius New placement Transferred back to Troglotayosicidae. See family website for more info.
Broteochactas cauaburi Lourenco, Araujo & Franklin, 2010 New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR, Araujo J, Franklin E. Further additions to the chactid scorpions of Brazilian Amazonia (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Chactidae). Boletin de la SEA. 2010(47):135-8. Broteochactas cocuyensis New sp. Venezuela Described in 2004, but I didn t learn about the paper until February 2008. Broteochactas danielleae Lourenco, 2007 Broteochactas niemeyerae Lourenco, Ponce de Leao Giupponi & Pedroso, 2001 Broteochactas purus Lourenco, 2017 New sp. Guyana Published in 2007, but I didn t learn about the paper until September 2009. Gonzalez-Sponga MA. Arárchnidos de Venezuela. Descripcíon de tres nuevas especies de escorpiones de los géneros Tityus (Buthidae), Chactopsis y Broteochactas (Chactidae). Acta Biologica Venezuelica. 2004;24(1):1-12. Lourenco WR. Further additions to the scorpion fauna of the Guanyana region of South America. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 2007;114 (3):513-9. New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR, Ponce de Leao Giupponi A, Pedroso DR. New species of Chactidae (Scorpiones) from the upper Rio Negro in Brazilian Amazonia. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(49):65-73. New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR. One more new species of Broteochactas Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Chactidae) from Brazilian Amazonia. Revista Iberica de Arachnologia. 2017(30):11-4.
Broteochactas silves Lourenco, 2014 Brotheas tapajos Lourenco, 2012 Chactopsis yanomami Lourenco, Ponce de Leao Giupponi & Pedroso, 2001 Chactopsis yanomami Lourenco, Ponce de Leao Giupponi & Pedroso, 2001 New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR. The genus Broteochactas Pocock, 1893 in Brazilian Amazonia, with a description of a new species from the State of Amazonas (Scorpiones: Chactidae). Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg. 2014;17(192):153-9. New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR. The genus Brotheas C. L. Koch, 1837 in Brazilian Amazonia, with a description of a new species from the State of Pará (Scorpiones: Chactidae). Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2012;16(187):1-10. New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR, Ponce de Leao Giupponi A, Pedroso DR. New species of Chactidae (Scorpiones) from the upper Rio Negro in Brazilian Amazonia. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(49):65-73. New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR, Ponce de Leao Giupponi A, Pedroso DR. New species of Chactidae (Scorpiones) from the upper Rio Negro in Brazilian Amazonia. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(49):65-73. Brotheas bolivianus New sp. Bolivia Lourenco WR. A new species of
Lourenco, 2008 Brotheas C. L. Koch, 1837 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from Bolivia. Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2008 Jul 1;15 (178):1-6. Brotheas caramaschii Lourenco, Ponce de Leao Giupponi & Pedroso, 2001 Brotheas cristinae Lourenco, 2007 Chactas adornellae Rossi, 2014 New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR, Ponce de Leao Giupponi A, Pedroso DR. New species of Chactidae (Scorpiones) from the upper Rio Negro in Brazilian Amazonia. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(49):65-73. New sp. Guyana Published in 2007, but I didn t learn about the paper until September 2009. Lourenco WR. A new species of Brotheas C. L. Koch, 1837 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from Guyana. Entomol Mitt Zool Mus Hamburg. 2007;14 (177):407-13. New sp. Peru Rossi A. On the genus Chactas Gervais, 1844 in Peru with the description of a new species (Scorpiones: Chactidae). Onychium. 2014;10 (2013):3-9. Chactas campoelisasensis New sp. Venezuela Published in 2006, but I didn t learn about the paper until February 2008. Gonzales-Sponga MA. Biodiversidad. Tres especies nuevas del género Tityus Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) y una del género Chactas Gervais, 1844 (Chactidae). Escorpiones de la cordillera de Los Andes en Venezuela. Bol Acad C Fis Mat Nat. 2006;64(3-4):41-67. Chactas chabasquensis New sp. Venezuela Name corrected 22.02.08. The name Gonzales-Sponga MA, Wall-
was not corrected spelled in the abstract of the paper. Thanks to Dr. Rojas-Runjaic for informing me about the error. Gonzalez VM. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Arácnidos. Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies del género Chactas, (escorpiones: chactidae) de la región centro occidental. Rev Invest (Guadalajara). 2007(61):35-65. Chactas granulosus New sp. Venezuela Gonzales-Sponga MA. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Arachnidos. Descripcion de una nueva especie del genero Tityus Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) y tres del genero Chactas Gervais, 1844 (Chactidae). Escorpiones de los alrededores del Carcas, Distrito Metropolitano. Acta Biol Venez. 2007;27 (1):7-24. Chactas hatilloensis New sp. Venezuela Gonzales-Sponga MA. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Arachnidos. Descripcion de una nueva especie del genero Tityus Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) y tres del genero Chactas Gervais, 1844 (Chactidae). Escorpiones de los alrededores del Carcas, Distrito Metropolitano. Acta Biol Venez. 2007;27 (1):7-24. Chactas iutensis New sp. Venezuela Gonzales-Sponga MA. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Descripcion de dos nuevas especies del genero Tityus Koch,
1836 (Buthidae) y dos especies del genero Chactas Gervais, 1844 (Chactidae). Bol Acad C Fis Mat y Nat. 2008;58 (1):39-65. Chactas maimirensis New sp. Venezuela Gonzales-Sponga MA, Wall- Gonzalez VM. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Arácnidos. Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies del género Chactas, (escorpiones: chactidae) de la región centro occidental. Rev Invest (Guadalajara). 2007(61):35-65. Chactas moreti Lourenco, 2014 New sp. Ecuador Lourenco WR. The second confirmed record of the scorpion genus ChactasGervais, 1844 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from Ecuador with description of a new species from the Amazonian Province of Sucumbíos. ZooKeys. 2014;372:17-26. Chactas platillonensis New sp. Venezuela Gonzales-Sponga MA, Wall- Gonzalez VM. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Arácnidos. Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies del género Chactas, (escorpiones: chactidae) de la región centro occidental. Rev Invest (Guadalajara). 2007(61):35-65. Chactas rubrolineatus Redescription Brazil* *Brazil is the correct location for the Lourenco WR, Leguin E-A. Le
Simon, 1880 type specimen and not Ecuador as previously reported. Chactas tumaquensis New sp. Venezuela Name corrected 22.02.08. My spelling error. Thanks to Dr. Rojas- Runjaic for informing me about the error. véritable statut de l espèce Chactas rubrolineatus Simon, 1880 (Scorpiones: Chactidae). Revista Iberica de Arachnologia. 2014 (24):87-9. Gonzales-Sponga MA, Wall- Gonzalez VM. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Arácnidos. Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies del género Chactas, (escorpiones: chactidae) de la región centro occidental. Rev Invest (Guadalajara). 2007(61):35-65. Chactas turguaensis New sp. Venezuela Gonzales-Sponga MA. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Arachnidos. Descripcion de una nueva especie del genero Tityus Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) y tres del genero Chactas Gervais, 1844 (Chactidae). Escorpiones de los alrededores del Carcas, Distrito Metropolitano. Acta Biol Venez. 2007;27 (1):7-24. Chactas venegasi New sp. Venezuela Gonzales-Sponga MA. Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Descripcion de dos nuevas especies del genero Tityus Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) y dos especies del genero Chactas Gervais, 1844 (Chactidae). Bol Acad C Fis Mat y Nat. 2008;58 (1):39-
Chactas yaupi Lourenco, 2014 65. New sp. Ecuador Lourenco WR. The third confirmed record of the scorpion genus Chactas Gervais, 1844 (Scorpiones: Chactidae) from Ecuador, with description of a new species from the Amazonian Province of Morona Santiago. Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg. 2014;17(193):171-8. Lourenco WR, Ponce de Leao Giupponi A, Pedroso DR. New species of Chactidae (Scorpiones) from the upper Rio Negro in Brazilian Amazonia. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(49):65-73. New placement This genus was moved from Chactidae to Euscorpiidae by Soleglad & Fet, 2001, but based on decisions in Lourenco, 2003 and Lourenco et al., 2011, I have moved the genus back to Chactidae in The Scorpion Files. Chactopsis carolinae Botero- Trujillo, 2008 Synonymization Synonymized with Chactopsoides anduzei (Gonzalez-Sponga, 1982) Lourenco WR. Le genre Chactopsis Kraepelin ((Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae(ou Chactidae)) en amazonie Bresilienne. Biogeographica. 2003;79(4):167-74. Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM,
Chactopsis chullachaqui Ochoa, Rojas-Runjac, Pinto- Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013 Chactopsis curupira Ochoa, Rojas-Runjac, Pinto-Da- Rocha & Prendini, 2013 Chactopsis yanomami Lourenco, Ponce de Leao Giupponi & Pedroso, 2001 New species Peru Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, New species Brazil Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, New comb. New sp. Brazil Transferred to Chactopsoides (see information below) Lourenco WR, Ponce de Leao Giupponi A, Pedroso DR. New species of Chactidae (Scorpiones) from the upper Rio
Chactopsoides Ochoa, Rojas- Runjac, Pinto-Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013 Chactopsoides anduzei (Gonzalez-Sponga, 1982) Chactopsoides gonzalez- Sponga Ochoa, Rojas- Runjac, Pinto-Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013 Negro in Brazilian Amazonia. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(49):65-73. New genus South America Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, New comb. Previous name Chactopsis anduzei Gonzalez-Sponga, 1982. Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, New species Venezuela Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM,
Chactopsoides marahuacaensis (Gonzalez- Sponga, 2004) Chactopsoides yanomami (Lourenco et al., 2011) Guyanochactas Lourenco, 1998 New comb. New comb. New status Previous name Chactopsis marahuacaensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2004. Previous name Chactopsis yanomami Lourenco et al., 2011. This genus was synonymized with Broteochactas Pocock, 1893 by Soleglad & Fet in 2003, a decision rejected by Prendini & Wheeler (2005) With the description of a new species in 2001, Lourenco & Ythier Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Lourenco WR, Ythier E. A new species of Guyanochactas Lourenco, 1998 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from French Guyana. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(48):203-6.
Guyanochactas flavus Lourenco, 1998 Guyanochactas gonzalezspongai (Lourenco, 1983) Guyanochactas goujei Vellard, 1932 has also confirmed the validity of the genus, and I have therefor reinstated this genus in The Scorpion Files. New sp. French Guyana This genus was synonymized with Broteochactas Pocock, 1893 by Soleglad & Fet in 2003, a decision rejected by Prendini & Wheeler (2005) With the description of a new species in 2001, Lourenco & Ythier has also confirmed the validity of the genus, and I have therefor reinstated this genus in The Scorpion Files. New status This genus was synonymized with Broteochactas Pocock, 1893 by Soleglad & Fet in 2003, a decision rejected by Prendini & Wheeler (2005) With the description of a new species in 2001, Lourenco & Ythier has also confirmed the validity of the genus, and I have therefor reinstated this genus in The Scorpion Files. New status This genus was synonymized with Broteochactas Pocock, 1893 by Soleglad & Fet in 2003, a decision rejected by Prendini & Wheeler (2005) With the description of a new species in 2001, Lourenco & Ythier has also confirmed the validity of the genus, and I have therefor Lourenco WR, Ythier E. A new species of Guyanochactas Lourenco, 1998 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from French Guyana. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(48):203-6. Lourenco WR, Ythier E. A new species of Guyanochactas Lourenco, 1998 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from French Guyana. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(48):203-6. Lourenco WR, Ythier E. A new species of Guyanochactas Lourenco, 1998 (Scorpiones, Chactidae) from French Guyana. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(48):203-6.
Guyanochactas mascarenhasi (Lourenco, 1983) Hadrurochactas araripe Lourenco, 2010 Megachactops Ochoa, Rojas- Runjac, Pinto-Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013 reinstated this genus in The Scorpion Files. New status This genus was synonymized with Lourenco WR, Ythier E. A new Broteochactas Pocock, 1893 by species of Guyanochactas Soleglad & Fet in 2003, a decision Lourenco, 1998 (Scorpiones, rejected by Prendini & Wheeler Chactidae) from French Guyana. (2005) With the description of a new Boletin de la SEA. species in 2001, Lourenco & Ythier 2011(48):203-6. has also confirmed the validity of the genus, and I have therefor reinstated this genus in The Scorpion Files. New sp. Brazil Lourenço WR. The disrupted pattern of distribution of the genus Hadrurochactas Pocock; evidence of past connections between Amazon and the Brazilian Atlantic forest. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 2010;333(1):41-7 New genus South America Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Megachactops coriaceo New comb. Previous name Chactopsis coriaceo Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM,
(Gonzalez-Sponga, 1991) Gonzalez-Sponga, 1991 Megachactops kuemoi Ochoa, Rojas-Runjac, Pinto- Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013 New sp. Venezuela Ochoa JA, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Spinochactas Lourenco, 2016 New genus French Guiana Lourenco WR. Scorpions from the Mitaraka Massif in French Guiana: Description of one new genus and species (Scorpiones: Chactidae). C R Biol. 2016 Mar 16. Spinochactas mitaraka Lourenco, 2016 New sp. French Guiana Lourenco WR. Scorpions from the Mitaraka Massif in French Guiana: Description of one new genus and species (Scorpiones: Chactidae). C R Biol. 2016 Mar
Teuthraustes braziliensis Lourenco & Duhem, 2010 Teuthraustes camposi (Mello-Leitao, 1939) Teuthraustes castiglii Rossi, 2015 Teuthraustes giupponii Ythier & Lourenço, 2017 Teuthraustes khodayarii Ythier & Lourenço, 2017 16. New sp. Brazil Lourenço WR, Duhem B. The geographical pattern of distribution of the genus Teuthraustes Simon (Scorpiones, Chactidae) in South America and description of a new species. Comptes Rendus - Biologies. 2010;In Press. New comb. Ecuador Previous status Chactas camposi Ochoa JA, Pinto da Rocha R. On Mello-Leitao, 1939. the taxonomical status of Chactas camposi Mello-Leitao, 1939. Zootaxa. 2012(3210):61-8. New sp. Peru Rossi A. The genus Teuthraustes Simon, 1878 in Peru, with the description of a new species (Scorpiones: Chactidae). Aracnida - Rivista Arachnologica Italiana. 2015;5(Supplemento):21-7. New sp. Eucador Ythier E, Lourenco WR. The geographical patterns of distribution of the genus Teuthraustes Simon, 1878 in Ecuador and description of three new species (Scorpiones, Chactidae). ZooKeys. 2017(721):45-63. New sp. Eucador Ythier E, Lourenco WR. The geographical patterns of distribution of the genus Teuthraustes Simon, 1878 in
Teuthraustes kuryi Ythier & Lourenço, 2017 Teuthraustes newaribe Lourenco, Ponce de Leao Giupponi & Pedroso, 2001 Vachoniochactas humboldti Florez, Botero-Trujillo & Acosta, 2008 Vachoniochactas roraima Lourenco & Duhem, 2009 Ecuador and description of three new species (Scorpiones, Chactidae). ZooKeys. 2017(721):45-63. New sp. Eucador Ythier E, Lourenco WR. The geographical patterns of distribution of the genus Teuthraustes Simon, 1878 in Ecuador and description of three new species (Scorpiones, Chactidae). ZooKeys. 2017(721):45-63. New sp. Brazil Lourenco WR, Ponce de Leao Giupponi A, Pedroso DR. New species of Chactidae (Scorpiones) from the upper Rio Negro in Brazilian Amazonia. Boletin de la SEA. 2011(49):65-73. New sp. Colombia Florez E, Botero-Trujillo R, Acosta LE. Descritpion of Vachoniochactas humboldti sp. nov. from Colombia, with complementary notes on the genus (Scorpiones, Chactidae). New sp. Guyana, Brazil & Venezuela So far found in a border area between these countries. Zootaxa. 2008(1853):31-44. Lourenço WR, Duhem B. The genus Vachoniochactas González-Sponga (Scorpiones, Chactidae), a model of relictual distribution in past refugia of the Guayana region of South
America. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 2009 (In Press). DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2009.09.006