The Chactidae are a family of scorpions established by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1893.[1] They are included in the superfamily Chactoidea.[2]
| Chactidae Temporal range:
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| Anuroctonus pococki | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Superfamily: | Chactoidea |
| Family: | Chactidae Pocock, 1893 |
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Genera
editChactidae 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
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- ^ 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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