Tityus serrulatus

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 Reference page. 

Links

• Tityus serrulatus – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Vernacular names

português: Escorpião-amarelo

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