Tityus serrulatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Scorpiones
Subordo: Neoscorpionina

Familia: Buthidae
Genus: Tityus
Species: Tityus serrulatus

Name

Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922

Type locality: Brazil, Belo Horizonte

Holotype: FUNED (lost)

Neotype: ♀IB-SC-1165 Cunha col., 1980 (possibly destroyed in the 2010 fire)

Synonyms

  • Tityus serrularius
  • Tityus serrulatus vellardi Mello-Leitão, 1933
  • Tityus Tityus acutidens Mello-Leitão, 1939
  • Tityus Tityus lamottei Lourenço, 1981

References

Primary references

  • Lutz, A. & Mello Campos, O. 1922. Cinco novos escorpiões brasileiros dos gêneros Tityus e Rhopalurus. A Folha Médica 3(4): 25–26. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Lourenço, W.R. & Eickstedt, V.R.D. 1980–1981. A propósito da indicação de um neótipo para Tityus serrulatus Lutz e Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 44–45: 181–190. PDF Reference page. 
  • Lourenço, W.R. 2015. What do we know about some of the most conspicuous scorpion species of the genus Tityus? A historical approach. Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 21: 1–12. DOI: 10.1186/s40409-015-0016-9 Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

português: Escorpião-amarelo
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