Chactidae

Chactidae; Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Anuroctonus pococki
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Superfamily:	Chactoidea
Family:	Chactidae ; Pocock, 1893
Subfamilies
	Chactinae Pocock, 1893 ; Brotheinae Simon, 1879 ; Uroctoninae ;

Last updated May 06, 2025

The Chactidae are a family of scorpions established by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893.^[1] They are included in the superfamily Chactoidea.^[2]

Genera

Chactidae contains the following genera:^[3]

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

References

↑ Pocock, Reginald Innes (1893). "A contribution to the study of neotropical scorpions". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6. 12 (68): 77–103. doi:10.1080/00222939308677589.
↑ Soleglad, Michael E.; Fet, Victor (2003). "High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni)" (multiple parts). Euscorpius. 11. Marshall University: 1–175. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
↑ Rein, Jan Ove (2022). "CHACTIDAE Pocock, 1893". The Scorpion Files. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

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[1] Pocock, Reginald Innes (1893). "A contribution to the study of neotropical scorpions". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6. 12 (68): 77–103. doi:10.1080/00222939308677589.

[2] Soleglad, Michael E.; Fet, Victor (2003). "High-level systematics and phylogeny of the extant scorpions (Scorpiones: Orthosterni)" (multiple parts). Euscorpius. 11. Marshall University: 1–175. Retrieved 2008-06-13.

[3] Rein, Jan Ove (2022). "CHACTIDAE Pocock, 1893". The Scorpion Files. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

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Chactidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Anuroctonus pococki
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Superfamily:	Chactoidea
Family:	Chactidae Pocock, 1893
Subfamilies
Chactinae Pocock, 1893 Brotheinae Simon, 1879 Uroctoninae