Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenco , 2015

Lourenco, Wilson R., 2016, A preliminary synopsis on amber scorpions with special reference to Burmite species: an extraordinary development of our knowledge in only 20 years, ZooKeys 600, pp. 75-87 : 78

Taxon classification Animalia Scorpiones Palaeoburmesebuthidae

Family Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenco, 2015 stat. n.

Diagnosis for the family.

General morphology shows similarities with several elements of extant buthid scorpions. The following combination of features can be used to diagnose the new family (see also Lourenço 2015a): Carapace not granulated, smooth; anterior margin with a moderately marked median concavity, as observed in some extant buthids. chelicerae with moderately long distal teeth which do not clearly overlap; fixed and movable fingers with one basal and one median tooth. Vesicle very long, with a pear-like shape, resembling those of some extant buthids; with a very long aculeus. Fixed and movable fingers of pedipalp chela with a series of small rounded granules, without any conspicuous accessory granules. Trichobothrial pattern with elements ressembling those of extant buthid type A ( Vachon 1974); dorsal trichobothria of femur disposed in alpha (α) or beta (β) configurations (see Vachon 1975). Tibial spurs present on legs III and IV.

Type species.

Palaeoburmesebuthus grimaldii Lourenço, 2002