Chactidae

The Chactidae are a family of scorpions established by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893. They make up the superfamily Chactoidea.[1]

Chactidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Anuroctonus pococki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Scorpiones
Superfamily:
Chactoidea
Family:
Chactidae

Pocock, 1893
Subfamilies
  • Chactinae Pocock, 1893
  • Brotheinae Simon, 1879
  • Uroctoninae

Genera include:[2]

  • Anuroctonus
  • Auyantepuia
  • Broteochactas
  • Brotheas
  • Chactas
  • Chactopsis
  • Chactopsoides
  • Guyanochactas
  • Hadrurochactas
  • Megachactops
  • Neochactas
  • Nullibrotheas
  • Teuthraustes
  • Uroctonus
  • Vachoniochactas

References
  1. Soleglad, Michael E.; Fet, Victor (2003). "High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni)" (multiple parts). Euscorpius. Marshall University. 11: 1–175. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  2. Chactidae. Catalogue of Life. Version 20 December 2017.


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