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The Chactidae are a family of scorpions established by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893. They are included in the superfamily Chactoidea.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderScorpiones
  5. FamilyChactidae
Observations recorded9,860

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
108
Family
Chactidae
Collections
MCZ
Recorded in
Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, United States, Peru

Wikidata facts

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Broteochactas nitidus.jpg
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taxon name
Chactidae
Commons category
Chactidae
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Category:Chactidae
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Genera
  • References

The Chactidae are a family of scorpions established by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893. They are included in the superfamily Chactoidea.

== Genera == Chactidae contains the following genera: Anuroctonus Pocock, 1893 Auyantepuia (Gonzalez-Sponga, 1978) Broteochactas Pocock, 1893 Brotheas C.L. Koch, 1837 Chactas Gervais, 1844 Chactopsis Kraepelin, 1912 Chactopsoides Ochoa, Rojas-Runjaic, Pinto-Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013 Guyanochactas Lourenco, 1998 Hadrurochactas Pocock, 1893 Megachactops Ochoa, Rojas-Runjaic, Pinto-Da-Rocha & Prendini, 2013 Neochactas Soleglad & Fet, 2003 Nullibrotheas Williams, 1974 Spinochactas Lourenço, 2016 Teuthraustes Simon, 1878 Uroctonus Thorell, 1876 Vachoniochactas Gonzalez-Sponga, 1978

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